2012–13 synchronized skating season

2012–13 synchronized skating season
Date: July 1, 2012 – June 30, 2013
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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 (men's single, ladies' single, pair skating and ice dancing), 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.

Competitions

The 2012–13 season included the following major competitions.[1][2]

Key
ISU Championships Other international Nationals
Date Event Type Level Location Details
2012
October 5–7 Finlandia Trophy[3] Other int. Senior Espoo, Finland Details
November 29 — December 1 Winter Cup Other int. Sen., BJ., BN., Juv., Mix. Lommel, Belgium Details
December 13–16 French Figure Skating Championships[4] Nats. Senior Strasbourg, France Details
2013
January 3–5 Mozart Cup Other int. Jun., AN., BN., Mix. Salzburg, Austria Details
January 12–13 Neuchâtel Trophy Other int. Sen., Jun., AN. Neuchâtel, Switzerland Details
January 18–19 Cup of Berlin Other int. Sen., Jun. Nov., AN., BN. Berlin, Germany Details
January 26–27 Leon Lurje Trophy Other int. Sen., Jun., Nov. Gothenburg, Sweden Details
February 1–2 French Cup Other int. Sen., Jun., AN., BN., Ad. Rouen, France Details
February 9–10 19th Spring Cup Other int. Sen., Jun., AN. Sesto San Giovanni, Italy Details
February 21–23 Canadian Synchronized Skating Championships Nats. Sen., Jun., Nov., Int., Open Calgary, AB, Canada Details
February 23–24 Finnish Synchronized Skating Championships Nats. Sen., Jun., Nov. Turku, Finland Details
February 27 – March 2 U.S. Synchronized Skating Championships Nats. Sen., Jun., Nov., Int., Col., Ad. Plymouth, MI, United States Details
March 1–2 Zagreb Snowflakes Trophy Other int. Sen., Jun., AN., Mix. Zagreb, Croatia Details
March 2–3 Swedish Synchronized Skating Championships Nats. Sen., Jun., Nov. Kungsbacka, Sweden Details
March 8–9 World Junior Championships ISU Champ. Junior Helsinki, Finland Details
March 14–17 Trophy D'Ecosse Other int. Sen., Jun., AN., BN., Juv., Int., Ad. Dumfries, United Kingdom Details
April 2–6 World Championships ISU Champ. Senior Boston, MA, United States Details
Type: ISU Champ. = ISU Championships; Other int. = International events except ISU Championships;
Nats. = National championships; Other dom. = Other national events
Levels: Sen. = Senior; Jun. = Junior; BJ = B Junior; Nov. = Novice; BN. = Basic Novice; AN. = Advanced Novice; Juv. = Juvenile; Mix. = Mixed Age

International medalists

Championships
Competition Gold Silver Bronze Source
Worlds Finland Team Unique Canada NEXXICE United States Haydenettes [5][6]
Junior Worlds Finland Musketeers Finland Team Fintastic Russia Spartak Junost' [7]
Other senior internationals
Competition Gold Silver Bronze Source
Finlandia Trophy Finland Team Unique Finland Rockettes Russia Paradise [8]
Winter Cup Germany United Angels Germany Skating Graces Belgium Team Temptation [9]
Neuchâtel Trophy France Ex-L' Ice Switzerland Starlight Team (no other competitors) [10]
Cup of Berlin Finland Team Unique Finland Rockettes Germany Team Berlin 1 [11]
Leon Lurje Trophy Finland Marigold IceUnity Sweden Team Surprise United States Miami University [12]
French Cup Finland Team Unique Russia Paradise Finland Rockettes [13]
19th Spring Cup Sweden Team Surprise Germany Team Berlin 1 Italy Hot Shivers [14]
Zagreb Snowflakes Trophy Russia Paradise Russia Tatarstan Germany Team Berlin 1 [15]
Trophy D'Ecosse United Kingdom Zariba United Kingdom Team Spirit (no other competitors) [16]
Other junior internationals
Competition Gold Silver Bronze Source
Winter Cup Belgium Team Olympia (no other competitors) [9]
Mozart Cup Finland FireBlades United Kingdom Icicles Czech Republic Starlets [17]
Neuchâtel Trophy Finland Chrystal Dreams France Black Diamonds Switzerland Cool Dreams [18]
Cup of Berlin Finland Team Fintastic Canada NEXXICE Finland Reflections [19]
Leon Lurje Trophy Sweden Team Convivium Sweden Team Spirit United States Synchroettes [20]
French Cup Finland Musketeers Finland Team Mystique Sweden Team Convivium [21]
19th Spring Cup Finland Ice Steps Canada Les Pirouettes de Laval Finland Valley Bay Synchro [22]
Zagreb Snowflakes Trophy Russia Idel Finland Les Miracles Australia Majestic Ice [23]
Trophy D'Ecosse United Kingdom Wight Jewels United Kingdom Solway Stars (no other competitors) [24]

Season's best scores

Senior teams

Rank Name Country Best: Total score Event Best:
Short program		 Event Best:
Free skating		 Event
1 Team Unique Finland 214.58 [13] French Cup 74.76 [25] French Cup 139.82 [26] French Cup
2 Paradise Russia 210.47 [15] Zagreb Snowflakes Trophy 74.52 [27] Zagreb Snowflakes Trophy 135.95 [28] Zagreb Snowflakes Trophy
3 NEXXICE Canada 208.25 [5] World Championships 72.84 [29] World Championships 135.41 [30] World Championships
4 Rockettes Finland 203.21 [11] Cup of Berlin 69.66 [25] French Cup 135.54 [31] Cup of Berlin
5 Haydenettes United States 202.53 [5] World Championships 71.87 [29] World Championships 130.66 [30] World Championships
6 Marigold IceUnity Finland 201.00 [5] World Championships 68.48 [29] World Championships 132.52 [30] World Championships
7 Les Suprêmes Canada 193.02 [13] French Cup 67.46 [25] French Cup 130.23 [30] World Championships
8 Team Surprise Sweden 185.82 [5] World Championships 61.94 [29] World Championships 123.88 [30] World Championships
9 Tatarstan Russia 177.78 [15] Zagreb Snowflakes Trophy 60.89 [27] Zagreb Snowflakes Trophy 116.89 [28] Zagreb Snowflakes Trophy
10 Miami University United States 172.01 [5] World Championships 56.38 [29] World Championships 115.63 [30] World Championships

Junior teams

Rank Name Country Best: Total score Event Best:
Short program		 Event Best:
Free skating		 Event
1 Musketeers Finland 183.20 [7] Junior Worlds 61.57 [32] Junior Worlds 121.63 [33] Junior Worlds
2 Team Fintastic Finland 183.00 [7] Junior Worlds 64.32 [32] Junior Worlds 118.68 [33] Junior Worlds
3 Spartak Junost' Russia 171.56 [7] Junior Worlds 55.11 [32] Junior Worlds 116.45 [33] Junior Worlds
4 Team Mystique Finland 152.04 [34] French Cup 51.02 [35] French Cup 101.02 [36] French Cup
5 NEXXICE Canada 149.84 [7] Junior Worlds 54.29 [32] Junior Worlds 95.55 [33] Junior Worlds
6 Les Suprêmes Canada 145.45 [7] Junior Worlds 45.78 [32] Junior Worlds 99.67 [33] Junior Worlds
7 Lexettes United States 144.70 [7] Junior Worlds 47.06 [32] Junior Worlds 97.64 [33] Junior Worlds
8 Skyliners United States 143.69 [7] Junior Worlds 49.65 [32] Junior Worlds 94.04 [33] Junior Worlds
9 Team Convivium Sweden 143.06 [34] French Cup 48.94 [35] French Cup 94.18 [33] Junior Worlds
10 Stella Polaris Finland 137.04 [34] French Cup 50.36 [34] French Cup 86.68 [34] French Cup

References

  1. ↑ "Communication No. 1727: Announcement of International Figure Skating and Synchronized Skating Competitions 2012/2013". International Skating Union. 2012-05-15. Retrieved 2013-04-29.
  2. ↑ Note: Enter "Synchronized Skating" at "Filter by discipline", "01/07/2012" at "From" and "30/06/2013" at "To", click "Search" and then click "Events List".
  3. ↑ Note: the 2012 Finlandia Trophy included also competitions for men's single, ladies's single and ice dancing.
  4. ↑ Note: the French Figure Skating Championships included all disciplines: men's single, ladies's single, pair skating, ice dancing and synchronized skating.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 "Synchronized Skating". International Skating Union. Retrieved 2013-04-29.
  6. ↑ "Team Unique (Finland 1) earns the world title". International Skating Union. 2013-04-06. Retrieved 2013-05-13.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7 "Junior Synchronized Skating". International Skating Union. Retrieved 2013-04-29.
  8. ↑ "Finlandia Trophy 2012". Finnish Figure Skating Association. Retrieved 2013-04-29.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "WINTER CUP 2012". Retrieved 2013-04-29.
  10. ↑ "Neuchâtel-Trophy 2013". Swiss Skating. Retrieved 2013-04-29.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Cup of Berlin 2013". Deutsche Eislauf-Union. Retrieved 2013-04-29.
  12. ↑ "Leon Lurje Trophy 2013". Svenska Konståkningsförbundet. Retrieved 2013-04-29.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 "FRENCH CUP 2013". Federation Française des Sports de Glace. Retrieved 2013-04-29.
  14. ↑ "19° SPRING CUP 2013". Federazione Italiana Sport del Ghiaccio. Retrieved 2013-04-29.
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 "11th Zagreb Snowflakes Trophy 2013". Croatian Skating Federation. Retrieved 2013-04-29.
  16. ↑ "Trophy D'ECOSSE 2013". National Ice Skating Association of United Kingdom. Retrieved 2013-04-29.
  17. ↑ "MOZART CUP 2013 Int.Synchronized Skating Comp.". Österreichischer Eiskunstlaufverband. Retrieved 2013-05-21.
  18. ↑ "Neuchâtel-Trophy 2013". Swiss Skating. Retrieved 2013-05-21.
  19. ↑ "Cup of Berlin 2013". Deutsche Eislauf-Union. Retrieved 2013-04-29.
  20. ↑ "Leon Lurje Trophy 2013". Svenska Konståkningsförbundet. Retrieved 2013-05-21.
  21. ↑ "FRENCH CUP 2013". Federation Française des Sports de Glace. Retrieved 2013-05-21.
  22. ↑ "19° SPRING CUP 2013". Federazione Italiana Sport del Ghiaccio. Retrieved 2013-05-21.
  23. ↑ "11th Zagreb Snowflakes Trophy 2013". Croatian Skating Federation. Retrieved 2013-05-21.
  24. ↑ "Trophy D'ECOSSE 2013". National Ice Skating Association of United Kingdom. Retrieved 2013-04-29.
  25. ↑ 25.0 25.1 25.2 "FRENCH CUP 2013". International Skating Union. Retrieved 2012-02-28.
  26. ↑ "FRENCH CUP 2013". International Skating Union. Retrieved 2012-02-28.
  27. ↑ 27.0 27.1 "11th Zagreb Snowflakes Trophy 2013". Croatian Skating Federation. Retrieved 2013-04-29.
  28. ↑ 28.0 28.1 "11th Zagreb Snowflakes Trophy 2013". Croatian Skating Federation. Retrieved 2013-04-29.
  29. ↑ 29.0 29.1 29.2 29.3 29.4 "Synchronized Skating". International Skating Union. Retrieved 2013-04-29.
  30. ↑ 30.0 30.1 30.2 30.3 30.4 30.5 "Synchronized Skating". International Skating Union. Retrieved 2013-04-29.
  31. ↑ "Cup of Berlin 2013". International Skating Union. Retrieved 2013-02-28.
  32. ↑ 32.0 32.1 32.2 32.3 32.4 32.5 32.6 "Junior Synchronized Skating – Short Program". International Skating Union. Retrieved 2013-06-04.
  33. ↑ 33.0 33.1 33.2 33.3 33.4 33.5 33.6 33.7 "Junior Synchronized Skating – Free Skating". International Skating Union. Retrieved 2013-06-04.
  34. ↑ 34.0 34.1 34.2 34.3 34.4 "FRENCH CUP 2013". Fédération française des sports de glace. 2013-02-02. Retrieved 2013-12-09.
  35. ↑ 35.0 35.1 "FRENCH CUP 2013". Fédération française des sports de glace. 2013-02-02. Retrieved 2013-12-09.
  36. ↑ "FRENCH CUP 2013". Fédération française des sports de glace. 2013-02-02. Retrieved 2013-12-09.

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