U.S. Synchronized Skating Championships

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The U.S. Synchronized Skating Championships is an annual synchronized skating competition, sanctioned by U.S. Figure Skating, held to determine the national champions of the United States. It was first held in 1984. Teams who qualify at a Sectional Championship competition compete in eight levels: juvenile, intermediate, novice, junior, senior, collegiate, adult and masters. The top two senior teams then go on to compete at the World Synchronized Skating Championships, while at the Junior level the teams competing at the World Junior Synchronized Skating Championships is predetermined by a Junior World Qualifier competition. The teams competing at the Junior Level at the U.S. Synchronized Skating Championships are competing for international assignment for the next years.

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Name changes

When first held in 1984, the competition was called the U.S. Precision Championships. [1]

Subsequently, up to and including 1999, this competition was called the U.S. Precision Team Skating (Synchronized Skating) Championships. [2]

In 2000, the name of the competition was changed to U.S. Synchronized Team Skating Championships. [3]

In 2008, the current name U.S. Synchronized Skating Championships was adopted. [4]

Competitive Levels

The definitions for teams in each of the qualify levels are detailed below. [5] All events are judged under the ISU International Judging System (IJS).

Juvenile: A team of 12-20 skaters. Skaters must be under 13 and have passed the pre-juvenile moves in the field test.

Intermediate: A team of 12-20 skaters. Skaters must be under 18 and have passed the juvenile moves in the field test.

Novice: A team of 12-20 skaters. Skaters must be under 16, with the exception of four skaters who may be 16 or 17, and have passed the intermediate moves in the field test.

Junior: A team of 12-16 skaters. Skaters must be at least 13 years old and under 19. All skaters must have passed the novice moves in the field test.

Senior: A team of 16 skaters. Skaters must be at least 15 years old and have passed the junior moves in the field test.

Collegiate: A team of 12-20 skaters. Skaters must be enrolled in a college or degree program as full-time students and have passed the juvenile moves in the field test.

Adult: A team or 12-20 skaters. All skaters must be 18 years or older. All skaters must have passed at least one of the following tests: preliminary moves in the field, adult bronze moves in the field, preliminary figure or preliminary dance.

Masters: A team or 12-20 skaters. All skaters must be 25 years or older.

Senior medalists

Medalists
YearLocationGoldPointsSilverPointsBronzePointsSource
1984 Bowling Green, Ohio FraserettesIce Chrystallettes

San Diego Figure Skating Club Icettes

 [6]
1985 Lakewood, Ohio FraserettesIce ChrystallettesMinneapplettes [6]
1986 Boston, Massachusetts Hot Fudge Sundaes Haydenettes Detroit Capets [6]
1987 Tulsa, Oklahoma Fraserettes Haydenettes Figurettes [6]
1988 Reno, Nevada Haydenettes FraserettesDetroit Capets [6]
1989 Providence, Rhode Island Haydenettes GoldenettesDetroit Capets [6]
1990 Houston, Texas Goldenettes Haydenettes Fraserettes [6]
1991 Anchorage, Alaska Haydenettes GoldenettesFraserettes [6]
1992 Portland, Maine Haydenettes Team Elan Goldenettes [6]
1993 Detroit, Michigan Haydenettes Team Elan Crystallettes [6]
1994 Providence, Rhode Island Haydenettes Team Elan Miami University [6]
1995 San Diego, California Team Elan Haydenettes Miami University [6]
1996 Chicago, Illinois Haydenettes Miami University Team Elan [6]
1997 Syracuse, New York Haydenettes Team Elan Miami University [6]
1998 San Diego, California Haydenettes Miami University Team Elan [6]
1999 Tampa, Florida Miami University Haydenettes Starlets [6]
2000 Plymouth, Michigan Haydenettes 1.5 Team Elan 3.0 Miami University 4.5 [6] [7]
2001 Colorado Springs, Colorado Haydenettes Miami University Crystallettes [6]
2002 Lake Placid, New York Haydenettes Miami University Crystallettes [6]
2003 Huntsville, Alabama Haydenettes Miami University Team Elan [6]
2004 San Diego, California Haydenettes Crystallettes Team Elan [6]
2005 Lowell, Massachusetts Haydenettes Miami University Crystallettes [6]
2006 Grand Rapids, Michigan Miami University 179.72 Haydenettes 161.28 Crystallettes 155.12 [6] [8]
2007 Colorado Springs, Colorado Haydenettes 201.04 Miami University 199.56 Crystallettes 159.65 [6] [9]
2008 Providence, Rhode Island Haydenettes 213.37 Miami University 201.26 Crystallettes 194.80 [6] [10]
2009 Portland, Maine Miami University 204.72 Haydenettes 203.97 Crystallettes 184.10 [6] [11]
2010 Minneapolis, Minnesota Haydenettes 231.14 Crystallettes 210.35 Miami University 202.68 [6] [12]
2011 Ontario, California Haydenettes 217.41 Miami University 195.50 Crystallettes 179.85 [6] [13]
2012 Worcester, Massachusetts Haydenettes 202.92 Crystallettes 185.54 Miami University 182.64 [6] [14]
2013 Plymouth, Michigan Haydenettes 206.33 Miami University 191.28 Crystallettes 176.96 [15]
2014 Colorado Springs, Colorado Haydenettes 205.03 Crystallettes 179.77Starlights154.90 [16]
2015 Providence, Rhode Island Haydenettes 210.55 Miami University 194.70 Skyliners 178.99 [17]
2016 Kalamazoo, Michigan Haydenettes 202.26 Miami University 183.86 Skyliners 169.47 [18]
2017 Rockford, Illinois Haydenettes 208.83 Crystallettes 189.50 Skyliners 172.96 [19]
2018 Portland, Oregon Haydenettes 204.05 Skyliners 185.86 Miami University 182.99 [20]
2019 Plymouth, Michigan Haydenettes 226.37 Skyliners 218.14 Crystallettes 201.63 [21]
2020 Providence, Rhode Island Haydenettes 203.19 Skyliners 194.94 Crystallettes 193.09 [22]
2021 (event cancelled) [23]
2022 Colorado Springs, Colorado Haydenettes 218.86 Miami University 214.67 Skyliners 208.36 [24]
2023 Peoria, Illinois Haydenettes 244.45 Miami University 223.63 Skyliners 220.09 [25]

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