Synchronized Skating

CONGRATULATIONS to everyone who took part in the British RJS Synchronized Skating Championships & National Open 2008 in Sheffield yesterday. It was a record breaking event with 437 skaters representing 32 teams from 15 UK rinks – the largest ever British Synchronized Skating event.

Congratulations goes to the trophy winners and medallists.
For a full list of the result, please, click here

The Helen Volgushev Trophy was presented for the most entertaining performance to Lee Valley’s Intermediate 1 team, Phoenix and the Senior team Storm from Basingstoke was also presented with the Team of the year trophy.

Special presentations were made to the coaches for best elements as follows:

Best Line – Isis – Lee Valley
Best Circle – Phoenix – Lee Valley
Best Block – Unum – Sheffield
Best Intersection – Silver Blades – Altrincham
Best Wheel – Fusion 2 - Bracknell

To commemorate this extraordinary event, the President and Chairman of the National Ice Skating Association, Haig Oundjian, donated a special "Record Breakers" T-shirts to every skater, coach and official.

DB Promotions also donated a number of tickets for the Disney on Ice show, Finding Nemo, which will be touring Britain later this year. These tickets will be given to the winning teams in each category.

A special thank you must go out to all the staff at iceSheffield and to all the volunteers, teams, coaches and officials who made this event such a success.

Footage of the event will be available on NISA TV shortly.

Synchronized skating offers skaters, of all ages and abilities, the opportunity to work as a team. Forming a synchronized skating team in your club/rink will take many more of your skaters to competition level, offer group work for your coaches and make ice time more viable for your club/managment, whilst encouraging a team spirit which is vital in the development of young people.

If you would like to know more about synchronized skating, whether you are a Coach, a Skater, a Parent, a Judge or a Rink Manager - please contact one of your Synchro Technical Committee or myself. Email contact through the NISA ABOUT section of the web site under Technical Committees and Board.

Judy Clinton

Test Application Forms for Field Moves Tests

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ISU Synchronized Skating Communications

ISU Synchronized Skating Competitions 2007-8 ISU Communciation 1446
Announcement of International Single & Pair Skating, Ice Dancing and
Synchronized Skating Competitions 2007/2008

ISU Novice Synchronized Skating ISU Communication 1398
GUIDELINES FOR NOVICE COMPETITIONS