U.S. Synchronized Skating Championships

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 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 Junior World 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]

Senior Medalists

Medalists
Year Location Gold Silver Bronze
1998 San Diego, California Haydenettes Miami University Team Elan
1999 Tampa, Florida Miami University Haydenettes Starlets
2000 Plymouth, Michigan Haydenettes Team Elan Miami University
2001 Colorado Springs, Colorado Haydenettes Miami University Crystallettes
2002 Lake Placid, New York Haydenettes Miami University Crystallettes
2003 Huntsville, Alabama Haydenettes Miami University Team Elan
2004 San Diego, California Haydenettes Crystallettes Team Elan
2005 Lowell, Massachusetts Haydenettes Miami University Crystallettes
2006 Grand Rapids, Michigan Miami University Haydenettes Crystallettes
2007 Colorado Springs, Colorado Haydenettes Miami University Crystallettes
2008 Providence, Rhode Island Haydenettes Miami University Crystallettes
2009 Portland, Maine Miami University[5] Haydenettes Crystalettes
2010 Minneapolis, Minnesota Haydenettes Crystallettes Miami University

References

  1. ^ "Fact Sheet", U.S. Figure Skating, http://www.usfigureskating.org/content/FactSheet.pdf (accessed July 27, 2011).
  2. ^ "1999 U.S. Precision Team Skating (Synchronized Skating) Championships", U.S. Figure Skating, http://www.usfigureskating.org/event_details.asp?id=20424 (accessed July 27, 2011).
  3. ^ "2000 U.S. Synchronized Team Skating Championships", U.S. Figure Skating, http://www.usfigureskating.org/event_details.asp?id=22173 (accessed July 27, 2011).
  4. ^ "2008 U.S. Synchronized Skating Championships", U.S. Figure Skating, http://www.usfigureskating.org/event_details.asp?id=37860 (accessed July 27, 2011).
  5. ^ "2009 U.S. Synchronized Skating Championships." Icenetwork.com. 7 Mar. 2009. Ice Network. 11 Mar. 2009 <http://www.usfigureskating.org/leaderboard/results/50228/results.html>.

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