TEAM VIDEOS HELP GENERATE EXCITEMENT AT THE OPENING DRAW Tere was glitz and glamour and all 20 teams


were dressed to impress. Te official draw for the short program at the ISU World Synchronized Skat- ing Championships 2013 not only set the order of competition, but it was a night to remember. Complete with an emcee and a disc jockey,


the room at the Boston Marriott Copley Place was abuzz, with the competition less than 24 hours away. After opening statements from U.S. Figure Skating President Patricia St. Peter and International Skating Union representative Marie Lundmark, each team was called up to select its starting position for the short program. As each team’s captains were called up to draw,


a video the team had prepared played on two big screens to the left and right of the stage. Te videos ranged from Team Unique of Finland doing the Har- lem Shake to welcome messages from members of the NHL’s Boston Bruins in their native languages. After each team drew its position, the captains placed a banner with the team name and flag on the stage in the order in which they would skate. At the end of the festive night, the stage was filled with 20 team banners and the order was set. Haydenettes Jenna Longo and Kelly Ottaviano


drew for their team, while Miami’s Ingrid Benson and Taylor Walker drew for the RedHawks. — Josh Ellis


U.S. WORLD TEAM ALUMNI REUNITE IN BOSTON Left photo: Alumni skaters from Miami University showed their patriotism at the U.S. Team Alumni Reception in Boston. Pictured are (top row, l-r) Carrie Lullo, Bonnie Glass, Beth (Cherry) Brown, Megan (Martin)


One of the best parts about being on a team


is that years down the road you’ll always be part of that team. Te ISU World Synchronized Skating


Championships 2013 marked the 14th year of the prestigious event, and only four U.S. teams have competed. Te Haydenettes have competed at all 14, while Miami University (10 times), the Crystallettes (three times) and Team Elan (one time) have also represented the U.S. With the World Championships in Boston,


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dozens of alumni of U.S. World Teams past got together to rekindle friendships and cheer on the current members of their teams. U.S. Figure Skating helped kick off the


weekend of fun and friendship by hosting a World Team Alumni Reception prior to the short program. Past members of all U.S. World Synchronized Skating Teams were invited. In ad- dition to the nearly 100 athletes that took part, almost every past and present World Team coach attended, including former Haydenettes coach


Holden, Alida Anderson, Libby Rhoads, Tracy Blomquist, Chrissy (Stauffer) O’Connor, Lauren Magliola, Kristin Abbott; (bottom row, l-r): Kelly Critchfield, Jana Fronda, Sarah Arnold, Andrea Trembath, Stefani An- drews, Alyssa Sutter, Marissa Hutchinson, Christina Lee, Jessica (Swartz) Lanka. | Right photo: Members of Team Elan, which represented the United States at the first World Synchronized Skating Championships in Minneapolis, Minn., in 2000, reunite during the special weekend. Sharing in the festivities are Tekla Henri, Jeannine Weinschrod, Tara Pavlock, Jennifer Gallivan and Diane Williamson.


Lynn Benson, Jeannine Cullen-Weinschrod, who led Team Elan at the first World Synchronized Skating Championships in 2000, and Crystal- lettes coach Shannon Peterson, who has coached her team to three appearances. Memories and stories were shared, team


pictures taken and all participants left with a special commemorative pin, excited to cheer on the young ladies to whom they had passed the torch.


— Kelly Vogtner


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