IN S YN C H
The Fond du Lac Blades shared a plane trip to Switzerland with Olympic ice dance champions Meryl Davis and Charlie White.
SWITZERLAND PROVIDES MEDALS
AND MEMORIES
by LESLIE GRAHAM U.S. synchronized skaters had a solid in-
ternational showing, earning two junior medals and a fourth-place senior finish at the Neuchâtel Trophy, Jan. 30–31, in Neuchâtel, Switzerland. In the junior competition, the Chicago Jazz (Chicago FSC) earned the gold medal, while the Fond du Lac Blades (Fond du Lac FSC) captured the bronze. Te Skyliners (Te SC of New York) were just shy of making the senior podium, fin- ishing fourth. SKATING magazine asked members of each team to share their thoughts about the trip to this renowned international competition and destination.
How did your team prepare for the Neuchâtel Trophy?
Lily Brouwer, Skyliners
We practiced every weekend, with extra ice leading up to our departure. We worked ex- tremely hard to perfect the technicality of our elements to ensure that they would get called at the international level, as well as competed na- tionally in Anaheim, California, and Ann Arbor, Michigan, to practice performing and compet- ing. We arrived early to Neuchâtel to get ready for the time difference and familiarize ourselves with the rink we would be skating in.
What did you do to pass time on the ÁLJKW WR (XURSH" Pam Palines, Fond du Lac Blades
We flew out at night, so most of the team slept for the majority of the flight. When we were awake we worked on homework, read books, listened to music, watched movies and knitted and crocheted. Meryl Davis and Charlie White were on our plane. Everyone was pretty
The Fond du Lac Blades celebrate their first interna- tional competition and podium finish since 2006.
66 MARCH 2016
PHOTO BY SARAH PALINES PHOTO BY SUSI PALINES
PHOTO BY SARAH PALINES
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