GOLD | Team Unique (Finland), 208.77 SILVER | NEXXICE (Canada), 208.25 BRONZE | Haydenettes (USA), 202.53
For their short program, the Haydenettes
received maximum credit for their block, circle and moves-in-
the-field element. Teir moves-in-the-field ele- ment, which featured change of edge spirals, 135 spirals and spread eagles in pairs, earned them their highest element score of 8.36 points. Te Haydenettes carried their momentum
into the free skate and turned in a sassy Latin-in- fused performance that had the crowd on its feet. Tey started their free skate with a fast, tight block, which earned 7.79 points. Teir angled in- tersection was nearly flawless, as was their moves- in-the-field element. Despite having a small issue during official practice, the team performed four well-executed lifts, which changed position in the air, and received 7.79 points. Despite a fall in its no hold block, the team still received only two 0s and the rest positive GOEs. Te Haydenettes finished fourth in the seg- ment and with an overall score of 202.53 points. “Tis performance was about love,” said team member Lindsay Grajek, who calls Howell, Mich., home. “We got on the ice and we could feel every- one in the stands pulling for us. Trough every step, we were able to be ourselves and have fun.” Miami University accomplished a season goal
by winning the silver medal at the 2013 U.S. Syn- chronized Skating Championships and earning its
10th berth to the World Champion- ships. However, this one was special because the RedHawks hadn’t qualified for either of the two World Championships held in the United States — in Minneapolis (2000) or Colorado Springs, Colo. (2010). After qualifying this time around, Miami
took time to break down both of its programs and ensure everything was as tight and consistent as possible. “We’ve been fine-tuning,” coach Carla DeGi-
rolamo said. “We made a couple of small adjust- ments, but we really went very detailed through the programs and focused on all parts of the score. We looked at the technical elements, the grades of execution and specifically at each of the com- ponents to be the strongest we could be in each.” For its “Danse Macabre” short program,
Miami delivered one of its strongest efforts of the year for its block. Te team had struggled with
Canada’s NEXXICE Finland’s Team Unique
Haydenettes SKATING 11
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