Synchronous figure skating

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Example of synchronized figure skating

Synchronized ice-skating ( Engl. : Synchronized Skating (SYS) originally, Precision Skating called) is a very young sport , originally from North America coming. A team of 12 to 20 runners will demonstrate steps and formations to selected music.

history

In 1957 , synchronized figure skating was presented to the public for the first time in the USA . The first competitions were held in California in the 1960s . The first international competition took place in 1976 in Ann Arbor ( Michigan ) with American and Canadian teams. In 1977 the USA and Canada developed the first precise rules for synchronized figure skating.

Form of competition

In synchronized figure skating, a team of 12 to 20 (since the 2006/2007 season only teams with 16 female skaters are internationally permitted), mostly female, with up to four male skaters, perform various steps and formations to selected music. The most important thing is synchronicity and precision, but also speed, technical difficulty of the programs, interpretation of the music and expressiveness of the runners.

As in single and pair skating, the competition is divided into two parts: short program and freestyle. In the short program, five prescribed elements must be shown, in the freestyle the teams have more freedom to design, but must observe strict rules and rules for the composition of the program.

World championships have also been held in this sport since 2000 . The Finnish and Swedish teams decide on the medal places among themselves. Other good teams come from Canada , the USA , Russia and Germany . For juniors (ages 12 to 19), unofficial world championships have been held since 2003 (World Challenge Cup for Juniors).

There are also own international competition series such as World Cup , Trophy Switzerland (Neuchatel), Blue-White-Cup , Dinslaken Trophy , Spring Cup and French Cup as well as individual events such as B. in St. Petersburg and London.

In order to reach a high level, year-round and almost daily training is necessary. This also includes dance training, such as ballet or jazz dance , strength and endurance training, studying the programs, practicing the elements and running style training on the ice.

reception

In North America and Scandinavia, synchronized ice skating is very popular, while in the rest of Europe this sport ekes out a shadowy existence. An application to include synchronized ice skating in the program of the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang was rejected by the International Olympic Committee in June 2015 .

In 2019, teams in 19 countries played synchronized figure skating, with the majority coming from Canada and the United States.

In Germany there are teams in Berlin, Dresden, Stuttgart, Munich, Mannheim and Chemnitz as well as Neuss

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Team Paradise (RUS) aiming at hat trick. Retrieved December 29, 2018 .
  2. ↑ Synchronized running not Olympic in 2018 . In: pirouette . Volume 48, No. 6 , 2015, p. 20 .
  3. ↑ a b teams. synchroskating.com , accessed December 29, 2019 .
  4. ^ NSK formations: "Butterfl'ice" & "Minifl'ice". Neusser Schlittschuh-Klub eV - NSK, accessed on December 29, 2018 .

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