The World’s best young Synchronized teams are ready to face off at the ISU World Junior Synchronized Skating Championships March 7 and 8 in Gothenburg (SWE). Who will capture the Junior Synchronized crown? Will Fintastic Junior (FIN) recapture the title that Les Suprêmes Junior (CAN)  took a year ago as the first non-Europeans to win the championship or will Teams Elite (USA) make history and strike gold for their country for the first time? Stay tuned when the Junior Synchronized teams take the ice in Gothenburg and show off their fascinating team sport.

Les Suprêmes Junior (CAN) to face stiff competition

Les Supremes Junior (CAN) won their first title in 2024 in Neuchâtel (SUI) © ISU

Since the ISU World Junior Synchronized Skating Championships have been introduced in 2013, Finland took home the gold five times. Only in 2024, Les Suprêmes Junior (CAN) broke through the dominance of the European teams. This year, the Canadians are back but they have to watch out not only for 2024 silver medalists Fintastic Junior (FIN) but also for 2024 bronze medalists The Skyliners Junior  (USA) and Teams Elite Junior (USA). Both US teams are eager to make history and win the title for the first time for their country.

Teams Elite Junior (USA) leads the Junior Synchronized World Ranking this season © ISU

Teams Elite has been looking very strong this season and won two ISU Challenger events Dresden Cup and International Classic. They top the seasons best list with 208.36 points and lead the ISU Junior Season World Ranking. 

However, Fintastic Junior should not be counted out. The Finns are the most successful team in the history of the ISU World Junior Championships, having collected three told and four silver medals. They won the Challenger event Mozart Cup in Austria and came second at the French Cup earlier this year. They have a seasons best of 200.20 points.

Fintastic Junior (FIN) is the most successful team in the history of the ISU World Junior Synchronized Championships © ISU

The defending champions Les Suprêmes Junior have yet to win an international event this season after finishing second at International Classic and third at Dresden Cup. They come with a seasons best of 192.88 points to Gothenburg but they want to rise to the occasion in Sweden. 

The reigning World Junior bronze medalists Skyliners Junior are currently the number three in the seasons ranking and were third and fifth in their Challengers (seasons best 188.24 points).

Other contenders include Valley Bay Synchro (FIN), Nova Junior (CAN) and the home crowd favorites Seaside Junior (SWE).

Originally called Precision Skating, Synchronized Skating was introduced in the 1950s. It is a highly technical form of Figure Skating characterized by speed, precisions, unison, intricate formations, synchro elements, difficult footwork, spectacular lifts and exciting transitions. A synchronized team consists of 16 skaters (plus up to four alternates). 

A total of 24 teams with 552 Skaters representing 19 ISU Members have been entered for the Championships. It is the tenth edition of the event that started in 2013. The ISU World Junior Synchronized Skating Championships were originally held biennially and are held annually since 2017. Sweden hosts the event for the first time. 

Schedule of the event

The schedule of the ISU World Junior Synchronized Skating Championships is as follows: 

Friday, March 7:                      Short Program
Saturday, March 8:                  Free Skating
 

For full entries and results, please see the ISU event page and the official event page. The event is live streamed on the ISU Youtube Channel. Follow the event on social media using the hashtag: #SynchroSkating.

Where to watch the ISU World Junior Synchronized Skating Championships 2025:

The ISU World Junior Figure Skating Championships will be live streamed on the Skating ISU YouTube Channel. Geo-restrictions will apply in markets where TV rights are in place. You will find the full list in the Where to Watch news here.

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