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.
Ilia Izyaslavich Averbukh is a Russian ice dancer. With his then-wife Irina Lobacheva, he is the 2002 Olympic silver medalist, the 2002 World champion and the 2003 European champion.
Marie-France Dubreuil is a Canadian ice dancing coach and former competitor. With her husband Patrice Lauzon, she is a two-time (2006–2007) World silver medallist.
Drew Meekins is an American retired pairs skater, coach, and choreographer. With former partner Julia Vlassov, he is the 2006 World Junior Champion.
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.
Daniil Markovich Gleikhengauz is a Russian former ice dancer and single skater. In single skating, he is the 2007 Russian junior national bronze medalist and competed at the 2007 World Junior Championships, placing 19th. He was coached by Viktor Kudriavtsev.
Damon Allen is an American former competitive figure skater who currently works as a coach and choreographer. He is the 1992 World Junior bronze medalist and a two-time Winter Universiade silver medalist. In July 2014, he married Enrique Viveros in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
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.
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.
Nikolai Yurievich Moroshkin is a Russian choreographer and former competitive ice dancer. With Evgenia Kosigina, he won six medals on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series and finished in the top ten at three World Junior Championships.
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.
Edoardo De Bernardis is an Italian figure skating coach and choreographer.
Anastasiya Georgievna Galustyan is a Russian-Armenian figure skater who represents Armenia in ladies' singles. She is the 2014 CS Warsaw Cup silver medalist, the 2019 Santa Claus Cup champion, the 2015 CS Warsaw Cup bronze medalist, the 2016 Toruń Cup silver medalist, and the 2014 Tallinn Trophy silver medalist.
Michael Chrastecky is a Czech-born Slovenian–Italian ice dancer. With his former skating partner, Carolina Portesi Peroni, he is the 2023 Italian national bronze medalist, a two-time Italian junior national champion and competed in the final segment at the 2020 World Junior Championships. In September 2021, at the qualifications for the 2022 Winter Olympics, they placed as the third reserve. Chrastecky speaks six languages, he is fluent in English, Czech, Italian, and Slovene, French and Bosnian. He is living in Switzerland.
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 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 Skyliners Synchronized Skating Team is a synchronized skating team from the New York metropolitan area.
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.
The 2023–24 synchronized skating season began on July 1, 2023, and ended on June 30, 2024, running concurrent with the 2023–24 figure skating season. During this season, elite synchronized skating teams competed in the ISU Championship level at the 2024 World Championships and through the Challenger Series. They also competed at various other elite level international and national competitions.
Alina Dmitrievna Gorbacheva is a Russian figure skater. She is the 2025 Russian bronze medalist. At the junior level, she is the 2023 Russian champion.
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