| Leon Lurje Trophy | |
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| Type: | Synchronized skating |
| Location: | Gothenburg, Sweden |
| Venue: | Frolundaborg Arena, Gothenburg |
| Next: January 2023 | |
Leon Lurje Trophy is an international synchronized skating event for the youth held in Gothenburg, Sweden every year. [1] [2] The competition is named after Leon Lurje, a Belarus born Swedish synchronized skater. [3]
Synchronized skating is an ice skating sport where between 8 to 16 skaters perform together as a team. They move as a flowing unit at high speed over the ice, while performing elements and footwork.
The Finlandia Trophy is a senior-level international figure skating competition. Since 1995, it is held annually in Finland in Greater Helsinki region, including Helsinki, Vantaa, and Espoo. It became part of the ISU Challenger Series in the 2014–15 season. Medals may be awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, ice dancing, and synchronized skating, although not every discipline is included every year.
Helsingfors Skridskoklubb, in Finnish Helsingin Luistinklubi, is the oldest figure skating club in Finland. It was founded in Helsinki in 1875. When spoken in Finnish, the Swedish name is, however, more common than the Finnish, the only abbreviation used is HSK.
The Miami University Synchronized Skating Team is a senior-level synchronized skating team from the United States. Their homeclub is Miami University, in Oxford, Ohio. They were the U.S. national champions in 1999, 2006 and 2009. They became the first American team to medal at the ISU World Synchronized Skating Championships by earning the silver medal at the 2007 championships in London, Ontario, Canada. They are three-time winners of the EDI Award for Best Synchronized Skating Performance at the U.S. national championships.
Marigold IceUnity are a senior-level synchronized skating team from Helsinki, Finland, representing the figure skating club Helsingin Luistelijat. Coached by Anu Oksanen and Tiina Turunen, they are five-time World Champions and were ranked second in the world in 2015 by the International Skating Union.
Team Surprise was a senior synchronized skating team from Sweden. Established in 1985, they were the world's most successful team with six world championships and 12 medals in total, placing off podium only in 2010, 2011, and 2013-17.
The Richard J. Codey Arena at South Mountain is an ice hockey and ice skating arena in West Orange, New Jersey as part of the South Mountain Recreation Complex. The arena is named for former Governor of New Jersey Richard Codey. The Codey Arena is owned and operated by the Essex County Department of Park, Recreation, and Cultural Affairs.
The Essex Skating Club is a figure skating club based at Richard J. Codey Arena in West Orange, New Jersey. The club has teams and over 300 skaters who compete in many national competitions.
Synchroettes - synchronized skating teams, formed by the head coach Geri Lynch Tomich in 2001, represent the Essex Skating Club of New Jersey, United States. The Synchroettes skaters are from around the world, including China, Russia, Ukraine, Great Britain, Uruguay and Colombia in the season of 2016-2017. However the teams are composed primarily of skaters from the New York City and New Jersey.
The 2012–13 synchronized skating season began on July 1, 2012, and ended on June 30, 2013. During this season, which was concurrent with the season for the other four disciplines, elite synchronized skating teams competed on the International Skating Union (ISU) Championship level at the 2013 World and World Junior Championships. They also competed at various other international as well as national competitions.
The 2013–14 synchronized skating season began on July 1, 2013, and will ended on June 30, 2014. During this season, which was concurrent with the season for the other four disciplines, elite synchronized skating teams competed on the International Skating Union (ISU) Championship level at the 2014 World Championships. They also competed at various other international as well as national competitions.
The 2014–15 synchronized skating season began on July 1, 2014, and ended on June 30, 2015. During this season, which was concurrent with the season for the other four disciplines.
The ISU Challenger Series is a series of international figure skating competitions. Established by the International Skating Union in the 2014–15 season, it is a group of senior-level events ranked below the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating. Each event consists of at least three disciplines out of four, and is required to take place between August 1 and December 15.
The 2015–16 synchronized skating season began on July 1, 2015, and ended on June 30, 2016. During this season, which was concurrent with the season for the other four disciplines, elite synchronized skating teams competed on the International Skating Union (ISU) Championship level at the 2016 World Championships. They also competed at various other international as well as national competitions.
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The 2017–18 synchronized skating season began on July 1, 2017, and ended on June 30, 2018. Running concurrent with the 2017–18 figure skating season. During this season, elite synchronized skating teams competed in the ISU Championship level at the 2018 World Championships. They also competed at various other elite level international and national competitions.
The 2018–19 synchronized skating season began on July 1, 2018, and ended on June 30, 2019. Running concurrent with the 2018–19 figure skating season. During this season, elite synchronized skating teams competed in the ISU Championship level at the 2019 World Championships. They also competed at various other elite level international and national competitions.
The 2021–22 synchronized skating season began on July 1, 2021, and ended on June 30, 2022. Running concurrent with the 2021–22 figure skating season. During this season, elite synchronized skating teams competed in the ISU Championship level at the 2022 World Championships, and through the Challenger Series. They also competed at various other elite level international and national competitions.
The 2019–20 synchronized skating season began on July 1, 2019, and ended on June 30, 2020. Running concurrent with the 2019–20 figure skating season. During this season, elite synchronized skating teams were set to compete in the ISU Championship level at the 2020 World Championships which were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and through the Challenger Series. They also competed at various other elite level international and national competitions