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Milja Sarkkinen shares coaching wisdom in an Instagram series
From team culture to skating fundamentals, Finnish coach Milja Sarkkinen has recently launched a thoughtful Instagram series supporting synchro coaches through the early season. Drawing from decades of experience, she offers concrete tools to help teams thrive from day one.
Have you ever seen this "<" symbol in synchro protocols?
Yes, these are the downgrades. They appeared this season in the synchro scores. Let's explain what they mean.
The unique vocabulary of synchronized skating!
Craving for a peek behind the cultures of our ISU Senior teams preparing for the Worlds? We asked them of the quirks of their skating language, and got responses that spoke of creativity, vivid imagination, and individual coaches’ influence – but also of similarities between the teams.
Challenger Series 2025/26: four cities to watch
From the historic city of Nottingham to the Nordic charm of Turku, the ISU Challenger Series 2025/26 will take teams across four famous synchro locations. Here's where the top synchronized skating events will unfold next season.
“This was always the goal”: Haydenettes secure another World medal
After earning silver in 2024, the Haydenettes (USA) remained on the World podium in Helsinki this April, capturing the bronze medal. The American team reflected on their growth, the unique Finnish atmosphere, and what this medal means as they look ahead to the future.
Les Suprêmes become the first senior team to win three consecutive world titles
Although they left Helsinki without a medal, Les Suprêmes Senior (CAN) have secured their place in synchronized skating history. With three consecutive world titles from 2022 to 2024, the Canadian champions have left a lasting mark on the sport. Interview upon their return from Finland.
"We stayed in our own bubble": Team Unique’s silver triumph at home
Skating in front of a packed Helsinki crowd, Team Unique delivered a powerful free program to claim the silver medal at the 2025 ISU World Synchronized Skating Championships. It was an emotional high point in a season full of challenges, crowned by the best free skate of the competition.
Season concluded in Japan
The curtain is drawn for the Japanese Kyoto–Uji Synchronized Skating Teams after they performed their programmes of this season one last time on 29 March 2025 during the 72nd Kyoto Prefecture Figure Skating Championships.
The Helsinki Rockettes react after winning the Worlds: "Feels like a dream"
Fourteen years after their last world title in 2011, the Helsinki Rockettes, representing Finland, claimed gold on Saturday, April 5. The team captains reflect on their remarkable victory in front of the home crowd in Helsinki.
Worlds 2025: Helsinki Rockettes lead Finnish sweep and win gold!
The 2025 ISU World Synchronized Skating Championships concluded on Saturday at Helsinki Ice Hall, with Finland's Helsinki Rockettes clinching the gold medal. Their compatriots, Team Unique, secured silver, while the United States' Haydenettes earned bronze.
Worlds 2025: Helsinki Rockettes leads after short programs
The twenty teams competing at the 2025 World Synchronized Skating Championships took to the ice on Friday for the short program segment. Helsinki Rockettes claimed the small gold medal with the top performance of the day. Team Unique currently stands in second place, while the Haydenettes hold provisional third position following the first day of competition.
Hockettes welcome Pam May as new On-Ice Director
A legendary figure in synchronized skating, Pam May will lead the Hockettes as their On-Ice Director starting in the 2025–26 season. With increased interest, tryouts remain open.
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