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 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.

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 Points Silver Points Bronze Points Source
1984 Bowling Green, Ohio Fraserettes Ice Chrystallettes Ann Arbor Hockettes [5]
1985 Lakewood, Ohio Fraserettes Ice Chrystallettes Minneapplettes [5]
1986 Boston, Massachusetts Hot Fudge Sundaes Haydenettes Detroit Capets [5]
1987 Tulsa, Oklahoma Fraserettes Haydenettes Figurettes [5]
1988 Reno, Nevada Haydenettes Fraserettes Detroit Capets [5]
1989 Providence, Rhode Island Haydenettes Goldenettes Detroit Capets [5]
1990 Houston, Texas Goldenettes Haydenettes Fraserettes [5]
1991 Anchorage, Alaska Haydenettes Goldenettes Fraserettes [5]
1992 Portland, Maine Haydenettes Team Elan Goldenettes [5]
1993 Detroit, Michigan Haydenettes Team Elan Crystallettes [5]
1994 Providence, Rhode Island Haydenettes Team Elan Miami University [5]
1995 San Diego, California Team Elan Haydenettes Miami University [5]
1996 Chicago, Illinois Haydenettes Miami University Team Elan [5]
1997 Syracuse, New York Haydenettes Team Elan Miami University [5]
1998 San Diego, California Haydenettes Miami University Team Elan [5]
1999 Tampa, Florida Miami University Haydenettes Starlets [5]
2000 Plymouth, Michigan Haydenettes 1.5 Team Elan 3.0 Miami University 4.5 [5][6]
2001 Colorado Springs, Colorado Haydenettes Miami University Crystallettes [5]
2002 Lake Placid, New York Haydenettes Miami University Crystallettes [5]
2003 Huntsville, Alabama Haydenettes Miami University Team Elan [5]
2004 San Diego, California Haydenettes Crystallettes Team Elan [5]
2005 Lowell, Massachusetts Haydenettes Miami University Crystallettes [5]
2006 Grand Rapids, Michigan Miami University 179.72 Haydenettes 161.28 Crystallettes 155.12 [5][7]
2007 Colorado Springs, Colorado Haydenettes 201.04 Miami University 199.56 Crystallettes 159.65 [5][8]
2008 Providence, Rhode Island Haydenettes 213.37 Miami University 201.26 Crystallettes 194.80 [5][9]
2009 Portland, Maine Miami University 204.72 Haydenettes 203.97 Crystallettes 184.10 [5][10]
2010 Minneapolis, Minnesota Haydenettes 231.14 Crystallettes 210.35 Miami University 202.68 [5][11]
2011 Ontario, California Haydenettes 217.41 Miami University 195.50 Crystallettes 179.85 [5][12]
2012 Worcester, Massachusetts Haydenettes 202.92 Crystallettes 185.54 Miami University 182.64 [5][13]
2013 Plymouth, Michigan Haydenettes 206.33 Miami University 191.28 Crystallettes 176.96 [14]
2014 Colorado Springs, Colorado Haydenettes 205.03 Crystallettes 179.77 Starlights 154.90 [15]
2015 Providence, Rhode Island Haydenettes 210.55 Miami University 194.70 Skyliners 178.99 [16]

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. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 "2013 U.S. FIGURE SKATING SYNCHRONIZED SKATING MEDIA GUIDE" (PDF). U.S. Figure Skating. Retrieved 2013-04-11.
  6. ↑ "Senior". U.S. Figure Skating. Retrieved 2013-04-10.
  7. ↑ "2006 U.S. Synchronized Team Skating Championships". U.S. Figure Skating. Retrieved 2013-04-10.
  8. ↑ "2007 U. S. Synchronized Team Skating Championships". U.S. Figure Skating. Retrieved 2013-04-10.
  9. ↑ Note: Click "VIEW RESULTS" at "Synchro Championships - Senior - Final Standings". "Synchro Championships - Senior - Final Standings". Ice Network. Retrieved 2013-04-10.
  10. ↑ Note: Click "Senior". "2009 U.S. Synchronized Skating Championships". Ice Network. 2009-03-07. Retrieved 2013-04-10.
  11. ↑ Note: Click "Senior". "2010 U.S. Synchronized Skating Championships". Ice Network. 2010-03-06. Retrieved 2013-04-10.
  12. ↑ Note: Click "Senior". "2011 US Synchronized Championships". Ice Network. 2011-03-05. Retrieved 2013-04-10.
  13. ↑ Note: Click "Senior". "2012 U.S. Synchronized Skating Championships". Ice Network. 2012-03-04. Retrieved 2013-04-10.
  14. ↑ Note: Click "Senior". "2013 U.S. Synchronized Skating Championships". Ice Network. 2013-03-02. Retrieved 2013-04-10.
  15. ↑ "Senior Championship". Ice Network. Retrieved 2014-03-03.
  16. ↑ Note: Click "Senior". "2015 U.S. Synchronized Skating Championships". Ice Network. 2015-02-28. Retrieved 2015-03-01.

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