INSYNCH
Miami University
onships. Te Lexettes, U.S. junior champions, are looking to raise the bar this year. “Since winning gold at nationals last year,
we have been setting our goals even higher,” sec- ond-year team member Kelsey Niu said. “My teammates and I believe that we have the poten- tial to accomplish great things, so this year, we are focused on staying at the top, and further improv- ing ourselves.”
Te team will skate the short program to
“Te World is Ours” by David Correy and their free skate to music from My Fair Lady. Saint Louis Synergy will compete at the Mo-
zart Cup for the second consecutive year, having finished eighth in 2014. “Tis year we hope to move up in our place- ment and earn a medal for Team USA at Mozart Cup,” third-year team member Lucy Downing said. “Having learned the ropes a little bit last year, we feel more comfortable and are excited to be returning.” Saint Louis Synergy will skate its short
program to “Too Darn Hot” and “Cool Cat in Town,” and its free skate to a medley of songs re- flecting the African spirit.
FRENCH CUP JANUARY 30–31
Te Haydenettes and ICE’Kateers senior
teams venture to Rouen, France. Tey will be joined by the Skyliners junior team. Te Haydenettes will skate their short pro-
gram to music by Bond, an Australian and Brit- ish string quartet, and their free skate to music from the Sunset Boulevard soundtrack by Andrew Lloyd Webber. Te team from Lexington, Massa- chusetts, placed seventh and fifth at the 2013 and 2014 French Cup.
Te California-based ICE’Kateers last com-
peted at the French Cup in 2013. Te team has an interesting concept for its short program and free skate. It weaves a story throughout the two pro-
ICE’Kateers
grams, with the short program titled “Life Before the Civil War” and its free skate titled “Te Civil War.”
Te Skyliners junior team will skate their
short program to selections of African-influenced music from Cirque du Soleil and their free skate to the music from the Evita soundtrack by Andrew Lloyd Webber.
SPRING CUP FEBRUARY 13–15 Te final international event before the 2015
U.S. Synchronized Skating Championships takes place in Sesto San Giovanni, Italy. Te Haydenettes will compete in their sec- ond international competition of the season. “We hope to capitalize on the internation-
al exposure in order to best prepare ourselves for the World Championships, upon qualification,” Haydenette Emily Albert said. Te Synchroettes, from West Orange, New
Jersey, will represent the U.S. in the junior divi- sion. Te Synchroettes won the silver medal at their international event in Sweden last season. “Te momentum hasn’t stopped since last
year’s national championships,” Synchroettes team member Abigail DiTosto said. “Our team comes to each practice motivated and hungry to climb the ladder.”
Tey will skate their short program to music
from the Slumdog Millionaire soundtrack. Teir free skate is from the musical Tommy by Te Who.
SYNCHRONIZED SKATING CHAMPIONSHIPS MARCH 13–14
ISU WORLD JUNIOR Two teams will be selected at the 2015
World Junior Team Selection event in Marlbor- ough, Massachusetts, Feb. 6–7, to represent the United States in Zagreb, Croatia.
ISU WORLD SYNCHRONIZED SKATING CHAMPIONSHIPS APRIL 10-11
Two senior teams will be selected at the
2015 U.S. Synchronized Skating Championships in Providence, Rhode Island, February 26–28, to compete at the 2015 ISU World Synchronized Skating Championships in Hamilton, Ontario.
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PHOTO BY KATIE LEPIS
PHOTO BY MIKE ZIEGLER
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