United States Synchronized Team Skating Championships
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The U.S. Synchronized Skating Championships is an annual synchronized skating
competition, sanctioned by U.S. Figure Skating, held to determine the national champions of the United States
. It was first held in 1984. Teams compete in eight levels: juvenile, intermediate, novice, junior, senior, collegiate, adult and masters. The top two senior teams then go on to compete at the World Synchronized Skating Championships
, while at the Junior level the teams competing at the Junior World Synchronized Skating Championships is predetermined by a Junior World Qualifier competition. The teams competing at the Junior Level at the U.S. Synchronized Skating Championships are competing for international assignment for the next years.
Subsequently, up to and including 1999, this competition was called the U.S. Precision Team Skating (Synchronized Skating) Championships.
In 2000, the name of the competition was changed to U.S. Synchronized Team Skating Championships.
In 2008, the current name U.S. Synchronized Skating Championships was adopted.
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...
competition, sanctioned by U.S. Figure Skating, held to determine the national champions of the United States
United States
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. It was first held in 1984. Teams compete in eight levels: juvenile, intermediate, novice, junior, senior, collegiate, adult and masters. The top two senior teams then go on to compete 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...
, while at the Junior level the teams competing at the Junior World Synchronized Skating Championships is predetermined by a Junior World Qualifier competition. The teams competing at the Junior Level at the U.S. Synchronized Skating Championships are competing for international assignment for the next years.
Name Changes
When first held in 1984, the competition was called the U.S. Precision Championships.Subsequently, up to and including 1999, this competition was called the U.S. Precision Team Skating (Synchronized Skating) Championships.
In 2000, the name of the competition was changed to U.S. Synchronized Team Skating Championships.
In 2008, the current name U.S. Synchronized Skating Championships was adopted.
Senior Medalists
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Year | Location | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
1998 | San Diego, California San Diego, California San Diego is the eighth-largest city in the United States and second-largest city in California. The city is located on the coast of the Pacific Ocean in Southern California, immediately adjacent to the Mexican border. The birthplace of California, San Diego is known for its mild year-round... |
Haydenettes Haydenettes The Haydenettes are a Synchronized skating team that won the bronze medal at the 2010 and 2011 World Synchronized Skating Championships. Formed in 1979 by Lynn Benson, the Haydenettes are the most successful synchronized skating team in U.S. history, with 19 U.S... |
Miami University | Team Elan |
1999 | Tampa, Florida Tampa, Florida Tampa is a city in the U.S. state of Florida. It serves as the county seat for Hillsborough County. Tampa is located on the west coast of Florida. The population of Tampa in 2010 was 335,709.... |
Miami University | Haydenettes Haydenettes The Haydenettes are a Synchronized skating team that won the bronze medal at the 2010 and 2011 World Synchronized Skating Championships. Formed in 1979 by Lynn Benson, the Haydenettes are the most successful synchronized skating team in U.S. history, with 19 U.S... |
Starlets |
2000 | Plymouth, Michigan Plymouth, Michigan Plymouth is a city in Wayne County of the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 9,132 at the 2010 census. The City of Plymouth is an enclave completely surrounded by Plymouth Charter Township, Michigan.-Geography:... |
Haydenettes Haydenettes The Haydenettes are a Synchronized skating team that won the bronze medal at the 2010 and 2011 World Synchronized Skating Championships. Formed in 1979 by Lynn Benson, the Haydenettes are the most successful synchronized skating team in U.S. history, with 19 U.S... |
Team Elan | Miami University |
2001 | Colorado Springs, Colorado Colorado Springs, Colorado Colorado Springs is a Home Rule Municipality that is the county seat and most populous city of El Paso County, Colorado, United States. Colorado Springs is located in South-Central Colorado, in the southern portion of the state. It is situated on Fountain Creek and is located south of the Colorado... |
Haydenettes Haydenettes The Haydenettes are a Synchronized skating team that won the bronze medal at the 2010 and 2011 World Synchronized Skating Championships. Formed in 1979 by Lynn Benson, the Haydenettes are the most successful synchronized skating team in U.S. history, with 19 U.S... |
Miami University | Crystallettes |
2002 | Lake Placid, New York Lake Placid, New York Lake Placid is a village in the Adirondack Mountains in Essex County, New York, United States. As of the 2000 census, the village had a population of 2,638.... |
Haydenettes Haydenettes The Haydenettes are a Synchronized skating team that won the bronze medal at the 2010 and 2011 World Synchronized Skating Championships. Formed in 1979 by Lynn Benson, the Haydenettes are the most successful synchronized skating team in U.S. history, with 19 U.S... |
Miami University | Crystallettes |
2003 | Huntsville, Alabama Huntsville, Alabama Huntsville is a city located primarily in Madison County in the central part of the far northern region of the U.S. state of Alabama. Huntsville is the county seat of Madison County. The city extends west into neighboring Limestone County. Huntsville's population was 180,105 as of the 2010 Census.... |
Haydenettes Haydenettes The Haydenettes are a Synchronized skating team that won the bronze medal at the 2010 and 2011 World Synchronized Skating Championships. Formed in 1979 by Lynn Benson, the Haydenettes are the most successful synchronized skating team in U.S. history, with 19 U.S... |
Miami University | Team Elan |
2004 | San Diego, California San Diego, California San Diego is the eighth-largest city in the United States and second-largest city in California. The city is located on the coast of the Pacific Ocean in Southern California, immediately adjacent to the Mexican border. The birthplace of California, San Diego is known for its mild year-round... |
Haydenettes Haydenettes The Haydenettes are a Synchronized skating team that won the bronze medal at the 2010 and 2011 World Synchronized Skating Championships. Formed in 1979 by Lynn Benson, the Haydenettes are the most successful synchronized skating team in U.S. history, with 19 U.S... |
Crystallettes | Team Elan |
2005 | Lowell, Massachusetts Lowell, Massachusetts Lowell is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA. According to the 2010 census, the city's population was 106,519. It is the fourth largest city in the state. Lowell and Cambridge are the county seats of Middlesex County... |
Haydenettes Haydenettes The Haydenettes are a Synchronized skating team that won the bronze medal at the 2010 and 2011 World Synchronized Skating Championships. Formed in 1979 by Lynn Benson, the Haydenettes are the most successful synchronized skating team in U.S. history, with 19 U.S... |
Miami University | Crystallettes |
2006 | Grand Rapids, Michigan Grand Rapids, Michigan Grand Rapids is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. The city is located on the Grand River about 40 miles east of Lake Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 188,040. In 2010, the Grand Rapids metropolitan area had a population of 774,160 and a combined statistical area, Grand... |
Miami University | Haydenettes Haydenettes The Haydenettes are a Synchronized skating team that won the bronze medal at the 2010 and 2011 World Synchronized Skating Championships. Formed in 1979 by Lynn Benson, the Haydenettes are the most successful synchronized skating team in U.S. history, with 19 U.S... |
Crystallettes |
2007 | Colorado Springs, Colorado Colorado Springs, Colorado Colorado Springs is a Home Rule Municipality that is the county seat and most populous city of El Paso County, Colorado, United States. Colorado Springs is located in South-Central Colorado, in the southern portion of the state. It is situated on Fountain Creek and is located south of the Colorado... |
Haydenettes Haydenettes The Haydenettes are a Synchronized skating team that won the bronze medal at the 2010 and 2011 World Synchronized Skating Championships. Formed in 1979 by Lynn Benson, the Haydenettes are the most successful synchronized skating team in U.S. history, with 19 U.S... |
Miami University | Crystallettes |
2008 | Providence, Rhode Island Providence, Rhode Island Providence is the capital and most populous city of Rhode Island and was one of the first cities established in the United States. Located in Providence County, it is the third largest city in the New England region... |
Haydenettes Haydenettes The Haydenettes are a Synchronized skating team that won the bronze medal at the 2010 and 2011 World Synchronized Skating Championships. Formed in 1979 by Lynn Benson, the Haydenettes are the most successful synchronized skating team in U.S. history, with 19 U.S... |
Miami University | Crystallettes |
2009 | Portland, Maine Portland, Maine Portland is the largest city in Maine and is the county seat of Cumberland County. The 2010 city population was 66,194, growing 3 percent since the census of 2000... |
Miami University | Haydenettes Haydenettes The Haydenettes are a Synchronized skating team that won the bronze medal at the 2010 and 2011 World Synchronized Skating Championships. Formed in 1979 by Lynn Benson, the Haydenettes are the most successful synchronized skating team in U.S. history, with 19 U.S... |
Crystalettes |
2010 | Minneapolis, Minnesota Minneapolis, Minnesota Minneapolis , nicknamed "City of Lakes" and the "Mill City," is the county seat of Hennepin County, the largest city in the U.S. state of Minnesota, and the 48th largest in the United States... |
Haydenettes Haydenettes The Haydenettes are a Synchronized skating team that won the bronze medal at the 2010 and 2011 World Synchronized Skating Championships. Formed in 1979 by Lynn Benson, the Haydenettes are the most successful synchronized skating team in U.S. history, with 19 U.S... |
Crystallettes | Miami University |