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Synchronized skating award winners announced
Synchronized Skating Challenge Series winners Eight teams from the East and eight
from the Midwest are champions of the 2017 Synchronized Skating Challenge Series. A total of 103 teams from the Eastern
and Midwestern sections registered to take part in this year’s Challenge Series. All teams competing in the synchro skills 1, synchro skills 2, synchro skills 3, preliminary, pre-ju- venile, juvenile and open juvenile divisions are eligible to participate. Ten competitions in the East and 11 in the Midwest took place between Nov. 14, 2016, and Feb. 20, 2017. Teams earn points based on their top
three placements at the designated com- petitions. While the rules state teams must compete in at least three competitions, many teams took part in five or six events. Points earned are weighted based on the number of teams entered in any particular event. Teams are then ranked by the number of points they receive over the three competitions. U.S. Figure Skating tracks and displays the series point standings on its website. At the end of the season, the Synchro-
nized Skating Challenge Series champions are determined. All competitors receive a participation pin, with the top three teams from each level, in each section, receiving medals.
While most skaters in the series will not compete against teams from outside their region, this program gives them the chance to compare points with teams from across the country. Tis program allows teams to expand their competitive opportunities and compete in a fun, nationwide competitive program.
Team Delaware (University of Delaware FSC)
Eastern Synchronized Skating Challenge Series champions Synchro skills 1 — Skyliners (Springdale FSC) Synchro skills 2 — Sprites (SC of Southern Connecticut) Synchro skills 3 (tie) — Sparklers (Frederick FSC), National Blades (Haymarket Iceplex) Preliminary — Skyliners (Springdale FSC) Pre-juvenile — Skyliners (Springdale FSC) Juvenile — Skyliners (SC of New York) Open juvenile — Mirror Images (Tomas Creek FSC) Midwestern Synchronized Skating Challenge Series champions Synchro skills 1 — Teams Elite (U.S. Figure Skating) Synchro skills 2 — Dazzlers (DuPage FSC) Synchro skills 3 — Ice Connect (SC of Southeastern Michigan) Preliminary — Crystallettes (Dearborn FSC) Pre-juvenile — Teams Elite (U.S. Figure Skating) Juvenile — Starlights (Skokie Valley SC) Open juvenile (tie) — Starlights (Skokie Valley SC), Dazzlers Blue (DuPage FSC) (Photographs of all the winning teams will appear in the digital edition of the June– July issue of SKATING magazine.) Te Synchronized Skating Challenge
Series information will be available in the fall. All nonqualifying synchronized skating competitions are welcome to have their competition be a part of the series.
Juvenile Special Achievement Award winners
New this year, U.S. Figure Skating recognized teams in the juvenile division for their work at the 2017 U.S. Synchronized Skating Sectional Championships. One team from the East and four teams from the Midwest were given pins for their accomplishment of receiving the highest interpretation score in the program components section at the respective event. Tis is the first year that the juvenile division was scored under the international judging system in synchro- nized skating. Winners are pictured on the right. 2017 Eastern Synchronized Sectional Skating Championships winner: Team Delaware (University of Delaware FSC) 2017 Midwestern & Pacific Synchronized Sectional Skating Championships winners: Capital Ice Connection (Bismarck FSC) Teams Elite (U.S. Figure Skating) Chicago Jazz (Chicago FSC) Starlights (Skokie Valley FSC
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Capital Ice Connection (Bismarck FSC)
Teams Elite (U.S. Figure Skating)
Chicago Jazz (Chicago FSC)
Starlights (Skokie Valley SC)
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