2012 U.S. SYNCHRONIZED SKATING CHAMPIONSHIPS | SENIOR
SENIOR MEDALS
GOLD Haydenettes 202.92
SILVER Crystallettes 185.54
BRONZE Miami University 182.64
FOURTH ICE’Kateers 145.15
GOING ‘GA-GA’ HAYDENETTES BREEZE TO 20TH TITLE; CRYSTALLETTES SECOND by RENEE FELTON/PHOTOS BY ED COLLIER PHOTOGRAPHY
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he Haydenettes made it look easy as they won their third consecutive U.S. title, and 20th in the program’s esteemed history, to cap off the 2012 U.S. Synchronized Skating Championships in Worcester, Mass., Feb. 29– March 3.
Tey were joined on the podium by the
Crystallettes, Miami University and ICE’Kateers. Representing the Hayden Recreation Cen-
HAYDENETTES
tre FSC, the Haydenettes took a four-point lead into the free skate and saw the gap between first and second grow to 17 points following their Lady Gaga program. For the competition, they earned 202.92 points overall. After placing second to the Crystallettes at
2012 Neuchatel Trophy two weeks earlier, the Haydenettes, led by coach Saga Krantz, saw fit to overhaul both programs.
U.S. champion Haydenettes, back row (l-r) Meghan Crocker, Audrey McQuade, Noelle Pearson, Jenna Goecke, Jenna Longo, Hannah Lapuck, River Kynoch, Lauren Lapuck; middle row (l-r) Janelle Schamaun, Shawnee Smith, Kelly Ottaviano, Tessa Hedges, Alexandra Finn, Jennifer DuBreuil, Abigail Goslin; front row (l-r) Lindsay Grajek, Alaina Salusti, Emily Albert, Leah Short, Jennifer Marshall
“We knew we had a lot of room to improve after our international,” Krantz said. “In the last two weeks, every element in the short program changed and we made a lot of adjustments to the free skate as well. Really, the last three minutes of the free skate are new.” Skaters Lindsay Grajek and Emily Albert
could hardly manage to discuss their short pro- gram after receiving 64.26 points for the “Danc-
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