Miami University Synchronized Skating Team
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The Miami University Synchronized Skating Team is a senior-level synchronized skating
team from the United States
. Their homeclub is Miami University
. They are the 1999, 2006 and 2009 U.S. national champions. They became the first American team to medal at the World Synchronized Skating Championships
by earning the silver medal at the 2007 championships in London, Ontario
. They also have a new junior-level team which has competed internationally as part of Team USA and a collegiate level team which has won 10 of the last 12 national titles.
Their coaches are Vicki Korn, Carla DeGirolamo, and Heather Paige. Their choreographers are the Miami University
coaching staff and Sarah Kawahara
. After 25 years as head coach, Vicki Korn stepped down in the Spring of 2009.
Synchronized skating
Synchronized skating or synchronised skating, a large and fast-growing discipline, consists of 8—20 athletes skating on ice at one time moving as one flowing unit at high speeds...
team from the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. Their homeclub is Miami University
Miami University
Miami University is a coeducational public research university located in Oxford, Ohio, United States. Founded in 1809, it is the 10th oldest public university in the United States and the second oldest university in Ohio, founded four years after Ohio University. In its 2012 edition, U.S...
. They are the 1999, 2006 and 2009 U.S. national champions. They became the first American team to medal at the World Synchronized Skating Championships
World Synchronized Skating Championships
The World Synchronized Skating Championships are the world championships for the sport of synchronized skating. Held since 2000, the World Synchronized Skating Championships is an annual event organized by the International Skating Union and attracts the most elite synchronized skating teams from...
by earning the silver medal at the 2007 championships in London, Ontario
London, Ontario
London is a city in Southwestern Ontario, Canada, situated along the Quebec City – Windsor Corridor. The city has a population of 352,395, and the metropolitan area has a population of 457,720, according to the 2006 Canadian census; the metro population in 2009 was estimated at 489,274. The city...
. They also have a new junior-level team which has competed internationally as part of Team USA and a collegiate level team which has won 10 of the last 12 national titles.
Their coaches are Vicki Korn, Carla DeGirolamo, and Heather Paige. Their choreographers are the Miami University
Miami University
Miami University is a coeducational public research university located in Oxford, Ohio, United States. Founded in 1809, it is the 10th oldest public university in the United States and the second oldest university in Ohio, founded four years after Ohio University. In its 2012 edition, U.S...
coaching staff and Sarah Kawahara
Sarah Kawahara
Sarah Kawahara is a Canadian figure skater and choreographer. She won an Emmy Award in 1997 for Scott Hamilton Upside Down and was the first skater to win the Best Choreography Emmy. She won her second Emmy in 2002 for choreographing the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2002 Winter Olympics....
. After 25 years as head coach, Vicki Korn stepped down in the Spring of 2009.