U.S. Synchronized Skating Championships
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.
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[edit] Name Changes
When first held in 1984, the competition was called the U.S. Precision Championships.[1]
Subsequently, up to and including 1999, this competition was called the U.S. Precision Team Skating (Synchronized Skating) Championships.[2]
In 2000, the name of the competition was changed to U.S. Synchronized Team Skating Championships.[3]
In 2008, the current name U.S. Synchronized Skating Championships was adopted.[4]
[edit] Senior Medalists
[edit] References
- ^ "Fact Sheet", U.S. Figure Skating, http://www.usfigureskating.org/content/FactSheet.pdf (accessed July 27, 2011).
- ^ "1999 U.S. Precision Team Skating (Synchronized Skating) Championships", U.S. Figure Skating, http://www.usfigureskating.org/event_details.asp?id=20424 (accessed July 27, 2011).
- ^ "2000 U.S. Synchronized Team Skating Championships", U.S. Figure Skating, http://www.usfigureskating.org/event_details.asp?id=22173 (accessed July 27, 2011).
- ^ "2008 U.S. Synchronized Skating Championships", U.S. Figure Skating, http://www.usfigureskating.org/event_details.asp?id=37860 (accessed July 27, 2011).
- ^ "2009 U.S. Synchronized Skating Championships." Icenetwork.com. 7 Mar. 2009. Ice Network. 11 Mar. 2009 <http://www.usfigureskating.org/leaderboard/results/50228/results.html>.
- 1998 U.S. Precision Team Skating (Synchronized Skating) Championships at the United States Figure Skating Association
- 1999 U.S. Precision Team Skating (Synchronized Skating) Championships at the United States Figure Skating Association
- 2000 U.S. Synchronized Team Skating Championships at the United States Figure Skating Association
- 2001 U.S. Synchronized Team Skating Championships at the United States Figure Skating Association
- 2002 U.S. Synchronized Team Skating Championships at the United States Figure Skating Association
- 2003 U.S. Synchronized Team Skating Championships at the United States Figure Skating Association
- 2004 U.S. Synchronized Team Skating Championships at the United States Figure Skating Association
- 2005 U.S. Synchronized Team Skating Championships at the United States Figure Skating Association
- 2006 U.S. Synchronized Team Skating Championships at the United States Figure Skating Association
- 2007 U.S. Synchronized Team Skating Championships at the United States Figure Skating Association
- 2008 U.S. Synchronized Skating Championships at the United States Figure Skating Association
[edit] External links
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