Synchronized skating, often called synchro, is an ice skating sport where between 8 and 20 skaters perform together as a team. They move as a flowing unit at high speed over the ice, while performing elements and footwork.
Igor Yuryevich Shpilband is an American ice dancing coach and former competitor for the Soviet Union. He is the 1983 World Junior champion with former partner Tatiana Gladkova.
The ISU World Synchronized Skating Championships (WSSC) are the world championships for the sport of synchronized skating. Held since 2000, the World Synchronized Skating Championships is an annual event organized by the International Skating Union and attracts the most elite senior-level synchronized skating teams from around the world to compete for the World Championship.
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.
black ice were a synchronized skating team from Canada. Their senior team were three-time medalists at the World Championships and eight-time Canadian national champions. The team was founded by Cathy Dalton and Susan Pettes. On October 20, 2010, black ice announced they were retiring. Their junior team won the 2006 French Cup and was 5th at Junior World Challenge Cup that same year. black ice also appeared on the Canadian reality show Say Yes & Marry Me! in 2003, where they helped a man propose to his girlfriend.
The Haydenettes are a senior-level synchronized skating team representing The Skating Club of Boston in Norwood, Massachusetts, United States. They are five-time bronze medalists at the World Synchronized Skating Championships, earning the title in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2016. Formed in 1979 by Lynn Benson, the Haydenettes are the most successful synchronized skating team in U.S. history, with 30 U.S. National titles.
Team Braemar was a junior-level synchronized skating team representing Braemar City of Lakes Figure Skating Club, based in Edina, Minnesota. They were Junior world challenge cup bronze medalists (2011), four-time Junior U.S. champions,and two-time junior national medalists. They skated in the opening ceremonies of the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York.
The 2014 World Junior Figure Skating Championships was an international figure skating competition in the 2013–14 season. Commonly called "World Juniors" and "Junior Worlds", the event determined the World Junior champions in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. It was held in Sofia, Bulgaria.
The ISU World Junior Synchronized Skating Championships (WJSSC) are the junior world championships for the sport of synchronized skating. Held first time in 2013 and originally planned to be held biennially, the WJSSC is now an annual event sanctioned by the International Skating Union.
Spartak Junost are a junior-level synchronized skating team from Yekaterinburg, Russia. They are 2017 and 2018 World Junior Synchronized Skating Championships gold medalist. They have also won bronze medal at the 2013 World Junior Synchronized Skating Championships, held in Helsinki, Finland.
Team Paradise are a senior-level synchronized skating team representing Russia. They are three-time World Champions, they claimed the 2015 World Championships bronze medals, and they are the 1999-2017 Russian National Champions.
Shun Sato is a Japanese figure skater. He is a two-time Four Continents medalist, a six-time Grand Prix medalist, a two-time ISU Challenger Series silver medalist, and the 2020 Bavarian Open champion. At the junior level, Sato is the 2019–20 Junior Grand Prix Final champion, and a two-time Japan Junior national silver medalist.
Evgeni Stanislavovich Semenenko is a Russian figure skater. He is the 2021 Skate Canada bronze medalist and a two-time Russian national champion (2023–24). He placed in the top eight at the 2021 World Championships. He was the best result of Russia at 2022 Winter Olympics, placing 8th all-around. On the junior level, he is the 2021 Russian junior national champion.
The 2016–17 synchronized skating season began on July 1, 2016, and ended on June 30, 2017. Running concurrent with the 2016-17 figure skating season. During this season elite synchronized skating teams competed on the ISU Championship level at the 2017 World Championships. They also competed at various other elite level international and national competitions.
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 concurrently 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.
Teams Elite is a synchronized skating team from Northbrook, Illinois. Fielding Junior and Senior level teams.
The 2022–23 synchronized skating season began on July 1, 2022 and ended on June 30, 2023, running concurrent with the 2022–23 figure skating season. During this season, elite synchronized skating teams competed in the ISU Championship level at the 2023 World Championships and through the Challenger Series. They also competed at various other elite level international and national competitions.
