SYNCHRONIZED SKATING
Les Suprêmes (CAN) to hunt for third title at ISU World Synchronized Skating Championships
28 Mar 2024
Les Suprêmes (CAN) are aiming at their third consecutive title at the ISU World Synchronized Skating Championships April 5 and 6 in Zagreb (CRO). A total of 21 teams with 479 Skaters representing 17 ISU Members have been entered for the Championships. It is the 23rd edition of the event that started in 2000.
Les Suprêmes (CAN) aiming at third title
Defending ISU World Synchronized Champions Les Suprêmes of Canada want to follow their younger sisters from Les Suprêmes Junior (CAN) that won the ISU World Junior Synchronized Skating Championships and take home the gold. It would be third consecutive World title for the team from St-Leonard.
Team Les Suprêmes celebrates during the the ISU World Synchronized Skating Championships 2023 in Lake Placid (USA) @ISU
However, competition promises to be strong with teams from Finland and the USA. Les Suprêmes and The Haydenettes (USA) are tied at the top of the ISU Season World Standings for Synchronized Skating.
Les Suprêmes won the Budapest Cup and were second at the Marie Lundmark Trophy. They have earned a seasons best of 234.60 points. The Haydenettes came second to Les Suprêmes in Budapest and won the Hevelius Cup in Gdansk (seasons best 234.66 points).
Three-time ISU World Synchronized Champions and current World silver medalists Helsinki Rockettes (FIN) beat Les Suprêmes at the Marie Lundmark Trophy and are hungry for more success in Zagreb (seasons best 235.05 points).
Team Helsinki Rockettes (FIN) competes during the the ISU World Synchronized Skating Championships 2023 in Lake Placid (USA) @ISU
Reigning World bronze medalists Team Unique (FIN) were second at the French Cup and third at the Marie Lundmark Trophy (seasons best 227.90).
More teams want to challenge the leaders and get as close as possible to the podium: The Skyliners (USA) that return to the ISU World Synchronized Championships for the first time since 2019, Nova Senior (CAN) and Team Berlin 1 (GER).
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).
Zagreb (CRO) hosts the event for the third time after 2004 and 2009. Zagreb was allocated the ISU World Synchronized Skating Championships in 2021, but the event was cancelled (and as well in 2020) due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Schedule of the event
The schedule of the ISU World Synchronized Skating Championships is as follows:
Friday, April 5: Short Program
Saturday, April 6: Free Skating
For full entries and results, please see the ISU event page and the official event website.
The event is live streamed on the ISU Youtube Channel. Follow the event on social media using the hashtag: #WorldSynchro and #FigureSkating.
Where to watch the ISU World Synchronized Skating Championships 2024:
The ISU World Synchronized 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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The International Skating Union (ISU) has supported the Skating Federation of Ukraine since the start of the war, implementing ISU Communication 2469, and also granting financial support to assist Ukrainian Skaters. The ISU reiterates its sympathy for and solidarity to all affected by the War in Ukraine. The ISU maintains its condemnation of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in the strongest possible terms. The ISU Council met on June 9-11, 2023 and discussed the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) recommendations of March 28, 2023 for International Federations on the participation of athletes with a Russian or Belarussian passport in international competitions.The ISU Council decided to explore the feasibility issues with regard to potential pathways to implement the IOC recommendations within ISU Sports.The Council will continue to monitor the situation in Ukraine and its impact on the ISU activity as well as the decisions and their implementation within the Olympic Movement. In the meantime, ISU Communication 2469 remains in force.
