insynch “While we are in Rouen, we hope to get
positive feedback from the international panel as we strive to be top contenders at both nationals and Worlds,” Hannah Lapuck of the Hayden- ettes said. Te Haydenettes, which earned silver med- als at the London SynchroFest International, as well as the Neuchatel Trophy, will skate to “Good Luck” by Basement Jaxx & Metropole Orkest for their short program and the music from Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights for their free skate. Joining the Haydenettes are the ICE’Ka- teers, 2012 U.S. pewter medalists. Tey will per- form their short program to “Stayin’ Alive” and “Boogie Shoes” by the cast of “Glee” and free skate to music from the Sea World show “Blue Horizons.” Team Braemar and the Skyliners, the past two U.S. junior champions, will also compete in Rouen. Team Braemar, led by coach Pam May, will
return to the French Cup for the third time in as many years. Tey finished sixth at the French Cup and fourth at the Junior World Challenge Cup in 2012. Te team will skate to “I’m a Good Girl” for the short program. For its free skate, it will perform to “Cleopatra” from the 1996 TV series and Prince of Persia soundtrack. “Te free skate is a step up from previous
years,” Taylor May of Team Braemar said. “I like the long program more because of the new cre- ative element and how strong the music is.” Te Skyliners, led by Josh Babb, finished
fourth at French Cup and fifth at the Junior World Challenge Cup in 2012. Tey will skate their short program to “Because We Believe” by Chris Mann and their free skate to music from the West Side Story soundtrack.
SPRING CUP Te final international event before the
U.S. Synchronized Skating Championships is the Spring Cup, which takes places in Sesto San Giovanni, Italy, February 8‒10. Te Skyliners will represent the U.S. in the
senior event. Tis is the first senior international competition for the team from Skating Club of New York. In their inaugural season at the senior level, the team finished fifth and earned a spot
Miami University showcases its programs during parents weekend. PHOTO BY GERI LYNCH TOMICH
The Synchroettes junior team skates to ‘Trashin’ the Camp’ at the Thanksgiving Classic.
on the U.S. Synchronized Skating Team. Led by Josh Babb and Pam May, the Skyliners will skate their short program to a Beyoncé medley and their free skate to the music from Lés Miserables. Chicago Jazz and the Lexettes will represent the U.S. in the junior division. Te teams fin- ished first and second, respectively, at the 2012 Neuchatel Trophy. Chicago Jazz, the 2012 U.S. junior pewter medalists, will skate to a medley of Michael Jack- son music for their short program and “Once Upon a Time” by James Newton Howard for their free skate. Te Lexettes will skate their short pro- gram to music from Te Artist soundtrack and their free skate to music from the Mirror, Mirror soundtrack.
ISU WORLD JUNIOR SYNCHRONIZED SKATING CHAMPIONSHIPS
Two teams selected at the 2013 Junior
World Selection Competition in Fraser, Mich., January 11‒13, will represent the United States at the 2013 ISU World Junior Synchronized Skating Championships in Helsinki, Finland, on
March 8‒9. Fourth- and fifth-place finishes last season
by Team Braemar and the Skyliners left both teams off of the podium but with an eagerness to return this season. Te Lexettes will look to earn a berth and
secure their first-ever trip to the event. Chicago Jazz, who placed fourth at last year’s selection event and at the U.S. Synchronized Skating Championships, also hope to skate their way to one of the two open spots.
ISU WORLD SYNCHRONIZED SKATING CHAMPIONSHIPS Te top two senior teams at the U.S. Syn-
chronized Skating Championships in Plymouth, Mich., February 27‒March 2 will travel to the ISU World Synchronized Skating Champion- ships on April 5‒6 in Boston, Mass. Tis is the third time the United States will
host the World Synchronized Championships. Minneapolis hosted the first ISU World Syn- chronized Championships in 2000; Colorado Springs hosted the event in 2010. Te Crystallettes, the 2012 U.S. silver med-
alists, and 2011 U.S. silver medalists Miami University, figure to contend for one of the two slots, in addition to the perennial powerhouse Haydenettes. Te Haydenettes hope to earn their record 21st U.S. title, as well as their 14th trip to the World Championships. “It’s an enormous honor to represent the
The ICE’Kateers display their free skate.
United States at the ISU World Synchronized Skating Championships, but to do that in the United States and our hometown of Boston would be indescribable,” Jenna Longo, of the Haydenettes, said. Te team from Lexington, Mass., was part of a tight competition at last year’s World Cham- pionships in Gothenburg, Sweden, where they placed second in the free skate and third overall.
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