IN SYNCH
ICE’Kateers FRENCH CUP A strong U.S. contingent will head to
Rouen, France, January 31–February 1. The Haydenettes, led by coach Saga Krantz, hope to continue the team’s international success after a bronze-medal finish at the ISU World Synchro- nized Championships.
“We are excited about returning to France
for the 25th anniversary of the French Cup,” Haydenette Noelle Pearson said. “This season we have two programs that highlight our dif- ferent strengths. The short shows off our body movements and speed and the long displays our various emotions and skating abilities.”
The Haydenettes, who finished seventh at
the event last year, will skate to “Bellydance Evo- lution” by Paul Dinletir for their short program and the music from The Count of Monte Cristo for their free skate.
Joining the Haydenettes are the Crystal-
lettes, 2013 U.S. bronze medalists. They will per- form their short program to “I’m a Woman” and free skate to music from the Cirque du Soleil show “Iris.”
The Lexettes and Chicago Jazz, bronze and
pewter medalists at the 2013 U.S. Synchronized Skating Championships, will compete in the ju- nior ranks in Rouen. The Lexettes finished sixth at both the 2013 Spring Cup and ISU World Junior Synchronized Skating Championships. “Both our short and long programs have strong and expressive themes that require us to really get into the music, and we are excited to show
Skyliners (senior team)
everyone how hard we have been working this season.” Rebecca Wales, of the Lexettes, said. The team will skate to a medley of Spanish music by Hans Zimmer. For its free skate, the team will perform to a medley of songs by Shirley Bassey.
Chicago Jazz, led by coach Lisa Darken, will
skate their short program to a swing medley and their free skate to Scheherazade.
“We look forward to the excitement sur-
rounding the competition in Rouen, and hope to bring the French audience to their feet as well,” Samantha Pearsall, of Chicago Jazz, said.
SPRING CUP The final international event before the
U.S. Synchronized Skating Championships takes place in Sesto San Giovanni, Italy, February 14– 16.
The Starlights will represent the U.S. in the
senior event. Led by coach Heather Paige, the Starlights will skate their short program to “Car- naval De Paris” by Dario G and their free skate to the music from Disney’s movie Dinosaur.
Team Braemar and the Hockettes will rep-
resent the U.S. in the junior division. Team Brae- mar, U.S. junior champions, will skate to “Cruella de Vil” from the One Hundred and One Dalma- tians animated film soundtrack for their short program and to music from the animated movie Corpse Bride for their free skate.
The Hockettes will skate their short pro-
gram to “Fly” by Rihanna and Nicki Minaj and “Wings” by Little Mix. They’ll perform their free
St. Louis Synergy
skate to the movie soundtrack Hitchcock (music by Danny Elfman).
“This year I am beyond excited about our
long program,” captain Alyssa Steinhoff said. “Hitchcock was such a pioneer in psychological thrillers, and he was a genius in directing and producing. The music he uses creates so much suspense and tension, but is also very pleasing to the ear, so to be able to skate to dark and mys- terious music is so exciting.”
JUNIOR WORLD CHALLENGE CUP Two teams from the 2014 Junior World Se-
lection Event in Fond du Lac, Wis., January 3–4, will represent the United States in Neuchatel, Switzerland, on March 7–9.
ISU WORLD SYNCHRONIZED SKATING CHAMPIONSHIPS The top two senior teams at the U.S. Syn-
chronized Skating Championships in Colorado Springs, Colo., February 26–March 1 will travel to the ISU World Synchronized Skating Champi- onships on April 4–5 in Courmayeur, Italy.
Leslie Graham is the manager of synchro- nized skating at U.S. Figure Skating.
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PHOTO BY ELLEN HALPERN
PHOTO COURTESY OF BEST EVER MEDIA
PHOTO BY MIKE ZIEGLER
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