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A free program choreography from 5953 km distance
For their new free program, the German skaters from Team United Angels experienced a particular working method. Marilyn Langlois, the famous Canadian coach from Montreal, should have joined the team during their camp in Oberstdorf, but due to the COVID-19 and the travel restrictions, the synchro coach wasn't able to come to Germany. Therefore, the team coach Chrisi and Marilyn Langlois decided to maintain the camp... via video call.
In a month, these synchro teams should be able to compete again
Hopes are high in Italy, a country that should organize its first synchro competition of the season next month. After the difficulties due to the COVID-19 pandemic, how are doing the senior teams? What are their goals for this season? Overview.
"The only thing we can do is to keep a positive mind and keep training with the same intensity"
The Covid-19 is changing the skating season in Quebec. Since the announcement of the ice rinks' closure in the province until October 28, synchronized skating teams are keeping their spirits up and finding alternatives. Reactions.
USA and Canada named their 2020-21 National Teams
U.S. Figure Skating and Skate Canada announced recently their 2020-21 National athletes. The selected skaters consisted of men, women, pair and ice dance teams, and of course, synchronized skating teams.
Team Paradise: "Everything went as planned"
The Russian senior champion Team Paradise is back on the ice since early July. Even if strict health measures must be respected during the training, the skaters from Saint-Petersburg hopes that they will be able to travel this season.
Two synchro skaters design stickers, pins, and masks for an organization that helps LGBTQ+
The new Instagram page "Love in Synch" and the U.S. skater and designer Ava Privratsky have started a new collaboration. Their goal? Helping an LGBTQ+ youth organization by selling stickers, pins, and masks.
U.S. Synchro Skaters Learn Valuable Lessons Through Global Pandemic
As the United States learns how to work through the COVID-19 pandemic, rinks have slowly been able to reopen, allowing teams to begin their training. However, training looks much different with strict regulations and an increased focus on skaters’ mental wellbeing.
How to manage diversity on your synchro team?
In the last few months, we talked a lot about diversity in the world. One sure thing is that synchronized skating is diverse in all the senses.
"The skating culture needs to change"
The Senior team Magenta based in Great Britain is organizing a talk with the former figure American skater Gia Kokotakis about eating problems that may affect skaters.
Top 5 photos that made your eyes shine last season
Synchronized skating is above all a visual discipline. Elements on the ice, costumes, expressions... Let's go back to the five photos that were the most viewed last season!
Top 10 best synchro interviews of the past season
From Simoeemil Nurmela (FIN) and Hugo Chouinard (CAN) to Angelina Shapovalova (RUS) and Nadine Banholzer (SUI), here are the best interviews of the season 2019/2020.
Building a strong team from the very first minute of the season
On March 13th, Spain declared a national state of alarm due to the rising cases of Covid-19. The state of alarm lasted over three months, keeping people confined to their homes and skaters unable to step on the ice and practice the sport they love.
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