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I am a Synchro Skater for the Synchroettes of the Essex Skating Club of New Jersey.
Synchronized skating is a popular discipline both within U.S. Figure Skating and around the world. U.S. Figure Skating held the first U.S. Synchronized Skating Championships in 1984 and also hosted the first World Synchronized Skating Championships in 2000. There are approximately 525 synchronized teams registered with U.S. Figure Skating, and nearly 5,000 athletes participate annually in the synchronized skating sectional championships.
Synchronized skating is a team sport in which 8-20 skaters perform a program together. It uses the same judging system as singles, pairs and dance and is characterized by teamwork, speed, intricate formations and challenging step sequences. As with the other disciplines, all teams perform a free skate with required well-balanced program elements. In addition, teams at the junior and senior level perform a short program consisting of required elements.
There are many different levels of synchro skating:
Beginner 1, 2 or 3: A team of 8-16 skaters. No skater may have passed higher than preliminary in any discipline, and the majority of the team must be no test. Please see the beginner page for specific information related to each beginner level.Preliminary: A team of 8-16 skaters. Skaters must be under 12, with the majority of the team under 10.
Pre-juvenile: A team of 8-12 skaters. The majority of the team must be under 12.
Open Juvenile: A team of 8-12 skaters. The majority of the team must be under 19. All skaters must have passed the pre-preliminary moves in the field test.
Juvenile: A team of 12-20 skaters. Skaters must be under 13 and have passed the preliminary moves in the field test.
(I'm on juvenile)
Intermediate: A team of 12-20 skaters. Skaters must be under 18 and have passed the pre juvenile moves in the field test.
Novice: A team of 12-20 skaters. Skaters must be under 16, with the exception of four skaters who may be 16 or 17, and have passed the juvenile moves in the field test.
Junior: A team of 12-16 skaters. Skaters must be at least 12 years old and under 19. All skaters must have passed the intermediate moves in the field test.
Senior: A team of 16 skaters. Skaters must be at least 14 years old and have passed the novice moves in the field test.
Open Collegiate: A team of 8-16 skaters. Skaters must be enrolled in a college or degree program.
Collegiate: A team of 12-20 skaters. Skaters must be enrolled in a college or degree program as full-time students and have passed the juvenile moves in the field test.
Open Adult: A team or 8-12 skaters. The majority of the team must be 19 years or older.
Masters: A team or 12-20 skaters. All skaters must be 25 years or older, with the majority of the team 35 years or older.
Adult: A team or 12-20 skaters. All skaters must be 21 years or older. All skaters must have passed at least one of the following tests: preliminary moves in the field, adult bronze moves in the field, preliminary figure or preliminary dance. All teams may have a maximum of four alternates listed on their roster.
Elements in synchronized skating include blocks, circles, wheels, lines, intersections, moves in the field, moves in isolation, no-hold blocks, spins and pairs moves. The variety and difficulty of elements require that each team member is a highly skilled individual skater. The typical senior-level athlete has passed a senior or gold test in at least two disciplines.
Synchronized teams in the U.S. can compete in 15 different levels according to the age and skill level of the team members.Teams competing at the Basic Skills (beginner) level may compete at any U.S. Figure Skating synchronized skating nonqualifying competition or U.S. Figure Skating Basic Skills competition.
Teams competing at the developmental levels of preliminary, pre-juvenile, open juvenile, open junior, open collegiate or open adult may also compete at the Eastern, Midwestern or Pacific Coast Synchronized Skating Sectional Championships, held annually at the end of January.
Teams at the competitive levels of juvenile, intermediate, novice, junior, senior, collegiate, adult or masters compete first at their respective sectional championships. A placement in the top four at sectionals earns them a spot at the U.S. Synchronized Skating Championships. Top-performing teams at the junior and senior levels at have the opportunity to earn a berth to the U.S. Synchronized Skating Team, with the top two senior teams going on to represent the United States at the World Synchronized Skating Championships.
There are so many benefits to participating in a team sport, and synchronized skating is a great way for figure skaters to compete in a sport they love while enjoying all of the aspects of working with others in a team-oriented sport.
Thank you usfigureskating.org for help on this subject.
What else can I help you with?
What is a synonym for synchronized skating?
Some synonyms for synchro are teamwork, friendship, band, and family.
Is synchronized ice skating and figure skating really that different?
Synchro involves about 20 girls skating in unison and doing formations on the ice. Figure skating includes singles, pairs, and dance, involving jumps, spins, and steps. Both are competitive, but figure skating is much more demanding.
How do you Synchro Summon a Synchro monster that has a negative level for example negative 8?
Currently, no Synchro monster has a negative level.
If you summon synchro fusionist with the effect of junk synchron then you synchro summon does the effect of synchro fusionist still activate?
yes, junk synchron only affects monsters on the field. synchro fusionist activates in the graveyard.
Can you synchro summon with a set monster?
No, Synchro material must be face-up.
What is the best way to stop a synchro summon or synchro deck?
the best way is to get the "machine emperor" cards which are a bunch of anti-synchro union cards
Can you use soul exchange to synchro summon?
No, you do not 'tribute' the Synchro Material for a Synchro Summon. They are sent to the graveyard, not tributed. You can tribute an opponents synchro monster for "Assault Mode Activate!" to summon the assault mode monster from your deck.
Who do you compete in Synchronized Swimming?
Synchronized swimmers from different countries compete against each other. At the Olympics, eight countries swim for the same medals. Some colleges have synchro teams that compete against other college teams. Think of a synchro meet as being like a figure skating competition - everybody wants to be in first place and there are no real "losers."
Does a Synchro Summon count as a normal summon?
No, a Synchro Summon is a kind of Special Summon.
Where are synchro cards supposed to be held?
Synchro cards are supposed to be held in the extra deck.
How does an accel synchro summon work?
An accel synchro summon works when you tuner your synchro monsters with a synchro tuner monster, creating a more powerful monster. There is only one of these monsters (as of December 13, 2009) that exists. But the number will grow. Hope this helps! :) A second form of an accel synchro summon works is when you have a synchro monster, you can use two tuner monster to accel synchro it or in other words double tuner your monster to form a new one stronger version of it.
For Yu-Gi-Oh do you have to have the same stars to Synchro Summon?
The levels of the Synchro Components must be exactly equal to the Synchro Monster you wish to summon. So for a Lv8 Synchro, you must send 8 level's worth, no more, no less.
