2012–13 synchronized skating season explained

2012–13 synchronized skating season
Startdate:July 1, 2012
Enddate:June 30, 2013
Previouscomp:2011 - 12
Nextcomp:2013 - 14

The 2012–13 synchronized skating season began on July 1, 2012, and ended on June 30, 2013. During this season, which was concurrent with the season for the other four disciplines (men's single, ladies' single, pair skating and ice dancing), elite synchronized skating teams competed on the International Skating Union (ISU) Championship level at the 2013 World and World Junior Championships. They also competed at various other international as well as national competitions.

Competitions

The 2012 - 13 season included the following major competitions.

Key
ISU ChampionshipsOther internationalNationals
DateEventTypeLevelLocationDetails
2012
October 5–7Finlandia Trophy[1] Other int.SeniorEspoo, FinlandDetails
November 29 - December 1Winter Cup Other int.Sen., BJ., BN., Juv., Mix.Lommel, BelgiumDetails
December 13–16French Figure Skating Championships[2] Nats. SeniorStrasbourg, FranceDetails
2013
January 3 - 5Mozart Cup Other int.Jun., AN., BN., Mix.Salzburg, AustriaDetails
January 12 - 13Neuchâtel Trophy Other int.Sen., Jun., AN.Neuchâtel, SwitzerlandDetails
January 18 - 19Cup of Berlin Other int.Sen., Jun. Nov., AN., BN.Berlin, GermanyDetails
January 26 - 27Leon Lurje Trophy Other int.Sen., Jun., Nov.Gothenburg, SwedenDetails
February 1–2French Cup Other int.Sen., Jun., AN., BN., Ad.Rouen, FranceDetails
February 9–1019th Spring Cup Other int.Sen., Jun., AN.Sesto San Giovanni, ItalyDetails
February 21–23Canadian Synchronized Skating Championships Nats. Sen., Jun., Nov., Int., OpenCalgary, Alberta, CanadaDetails
February 23–24Finnish Synchronized Skating Championships Nats. Sen., Jun., Nov.Turku, FinlandDetails
February 27  - March 2U.S. Synchronized Skating Championships Nats. Sen., Jun., Nov., Int., Col., Ad.Plymouth, MI, United StatesDetails
March 1–2Zagreb Snowflakes Trophy Other int.Sen., Jun., AN., Mix.Zagreb, CroatiaDetails
March 2–3Swedish Synchronized Skating Championships Nats. Sen., Jun., Nov.Kungsbacka, SwedenDetails
March 8–9World Junior Championships ISU Champ.JuniorHelsinki, FinlandDetails
March 14–17Trophy D'Ecosse Other int.Sen., Jun., AN., BN., Juv., Int., Ad.Dumfries, United KingdomDetails
April 2–6World Championships ISU Champ.SeniorBoston, MA, United StatesDetails
Type: ISU Champ. = ISU Championships; Other int. = International events except ISU Championships;
Nats. = National championships; Other dom. = Other national events
Levels: Sen. = Senior; Jun. = Junior; BJ = B Junior; Nov. = Novice; BN. = Basic Novice; AN. = Advanced Novice; Juv. = Juvenile; Mix. = Mixed Age

International medalists

Competition
GoldSilverBronzeResults
Worlds Team Unique NEXXICE Haydenettes[3] [4]
Junior Worlds Musketeers Team Fintastic Spartak Junost'[5]
Other senior internationals
CompetitionGoldSilverBronzeResults
Finlandia Trophy Team Unique Rockettes Paradise[6]
Winter Cup United Angels Skating Graces Team Temptation[7]
Neuchâtel Trophy Ex-L' Ice Starlight Team(no other competitors)[8]
Cup of Berlin Team Unique Rockettes Team Berlin 1[9]
Leon Lurje Trophy Marigold IceUnity Team Surprise Miami University[10]
French Cup Team Unique Paradise Rockettes[11]
19th Spring Cup Team Surprise Team Berlin 1 Hot Shivers[12]
Zagreb Snowflakes Trophy Paradise Tatarstan Team Berlin 1[13]
Trophy D'Ecosse Zariba Team Spirit(no other competitors)[14]
Other junior internationals
CompetitionGoldSilverBronzeResults
Winter Cup Team Olympia(no other competitors)
Mozart Cup FireBlades Icicles Starlets[15]
Neuchâtel Trophy Chrystal Dreams Black Diamonds Cool Dreams[16]
Cup of Berlin Team Fintastic NEXXICE Reflections[17]
Leon Lurje Trophy Team Convivium Team Spirit Synchroettes[18]
French Cup Musketeers Team Mystique Team Convivium[19]
19th Spring Cup Ice Steps Les Pirouettes de Laval Valley Bay Synchro[20]
Zagreb Snowflakes Trophy Idel Les Miracles Majestic Ice[21]
Trophy D'Ecosse Wight Jewels Solway Stars(no other competitors)[22]

Season's best scores

Senior teams

RankNameCountrywidth=120px colspan="2"Best: Total scoreEventBest:
Short program
EventBest:
Free skating
Event
1Team Uniquealign=center align=center 214.58align=center French Cupalign=center 74.76align=center [23] French Cupalign=center 139.82align=center [24] French Cup
2Paradisealign=center align=center 210.47align=center Zagreb Snowflakes Trophyalign=center 74.52align=center [25] Zagreb Snowflakes Trophyalign=center 135.95align=center [26] Zagreb Snowflakes Trophy
3NEXXICEalign=center align=center 208.25align=center World Championshipsalign=center 72.84align=center [27] World Championshipsalign=center 135.41align=center [28] World Championships
4Rockettesalign=center align=center 203.21align=center Cup of Berlinalign=center 69.66align=center French Cupalign=center 135.54align=center [29] Cup of Berlin
5Haydenettesalign=center align=center 202.53align=center World Championshipsalign=center 71.87align=center World Championshipsalign=center 130.66align=center World Championships
6Marigold IceUnityalign=center align=center 201.00align=center World Championshipsalign=center 68.48align=center World Championshipsalign=center 132.52align=center World Championships
7Les Suprêmesalign=center align=center 193.02align=center French Cupalign=center 67.46align=center French Cupalign=center 130.23align=center World Championships
8Team Surprisealign=center align=center 185.82align=center World Championshipsalign=center 61.94align=center World Championshipsalign=center 123.88align=center World Championships
9Tatarstanalign=center align=center 177.78align=center Zagreb Snowflakes Trophyalign=center 60.89align=center Zagreb Snowflakes Trophyalign=center 116.89align=center Zagreb Snowflakes Trophy
10Miami Universityalign=center align=center 172.01align=center World Championshipsalign=center 56.38align=center World Championshipsalign=center 115.63align=center World Championships

Junior teams

RankNameCountrywidth=120px colspan="2"Best: Total scoreEventBest:
Short program
EventBest:
Free skating
Event
1Musketeersalign=center align=center 183.20align=center Junior Worldsalign=center 61.57align=center [30] Junior Worldsalign=center 121.63align=center [31] Junior Worlds
2Team Fintasticalign=center align=center 183.00align=center Junior Worldsalign=center 64.32align=center Junior Worldsalign=center 118.68align=center Junior Worlds
3Spartak Junost'align=center align=center 171.56align=center Junior Worldsalign=center 55.11align=center Junior Worldsalign=center 116.45align=center Junior Worlds
4Team Mystiquealign=center align=center 152.04align=center French Cupalign=center 51.02align=center French Cupalign=center 101.02align=center French Cup
5NEXXICEalign=center align=center 149.84align=center Junior Worldsalign=center 54.29align=center Junior Worldsalign=center 95.55align=center Junior Worlds
6Les Suprêmesalign=center align=center 145.45align=center Junior Worldsalign=center 45.78align=center Junior Worldsalign=center 99.67align=center Junior Worlds
7Lexettesalign=center align=center 144.70align=center Junior Worldsalign=center 47.06align=center Junior Worldsalign=center 97.64align=center Junior Worlds
8Skylinersalign=center align=center 143.69align=center Junior Worldsalign=center 49.65align=center Junior Worldsalign=center 94.04align=center Junior Worlds
9Team Conviviumalign=center align=center 143.06align=center French Cupalign=center 48.94align=center French Cupalign=center 94.18align=center Junior Worlds
10Stella Polarisalign=center align=center 137.04align=center French Cupalign=center 50.36align=center French Cupalign=center 86.68align=center French Cup
11Team Spiritalign=center align=center 124.75align=center Junior Worldsalign=center 43.10align=center Junior Worldsalign=center 81.65align=center Junior Worlds
12Sunrise 1align=center align=center 119.93align=center Junior Worldsalign=center 41.83align=center Junior Worldsalign=center 78.10align=center Junior Worlds

External links

Notes and References

  1. Note: the 2012 Finlandia Trophy included also competitions for men's single, ladies's single and ice dancing.
  2. Note: the French Figure Skating Championships included all disciplines: men's single, ladies's single, pair skating, ice dancing and synchronized skating.
  3. Web site: Synchronized Skating. International Skating Union. 2013-04-29.
  4. Web site: Team Unique (Finland 1) earns the world title. International Skating Union. 2013-04-06. 2013-05-13.
  5. Web site: Junior Synchronized Skating. International Skating Union. 2013-04-29.
  6. Web site: Finlandia Trophy 2012. Finnish Figure Skating Association. 2013-04-29.
  7. Web site: WINTER CUP 2012. 2013-04-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20130617052636/http://www.winter-cup.be/pages/sub/82226/WINTER_CUP_2012.html. 2013-06-17. dead.
  8. Web site: Neuchâtel-Trophy 2013. Swiss Skating. 2013-04-29.
  9. Web site: Cup of Berlin 2013. Deutsche Eislauf-Union. 2013-04-29.
  10. Web site: Leon Lurje Trophy 2013. Svenska Konståkningsförbundet. 2013-04-29.
  11. Web site: FRENCH CUP 2013 . Federation Française des Sports de Glace . 2013-04-29 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131111173408/http://www.frenchcup.fr/images/isu/CAT004RS.HTM . 2013-11-11 .
  12. Web site: 19° SPRING CUP 2013. Federazione Italiana Sport del Ghiaccio. 2013-04-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20140228091309/http://application.fisg.it/results/2881/SEG130.HTM. 2014-02-28. dead.
  13. Web site: 11th Zagreb Snowflakes Trophy 2013. Croatian Skating Federation. 2013-04-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20130525051711/http://zagreb-snowflakes-trophy.org/admin/js/filemanager/files/Rezultati/r/CAT001RS.HTM. 2013-05-25. dead.
  14. Web site: Trophy D'ECOSSE 2013. https://archive.today/20130505154459/http://www.sk8scotland.org.uk/Results/TrophyDEcosse2013/CAT001RS.HTM. dead. May 5, 2013. National Ice Skating Association of United Kingdom. 2013-04-29.
  15. Web site: MOZART CUP 2013 Int.Synchronized Skating Comp.. Österreichischer Eiskunstlaufverband. 2013-05-21.
  16. Web site: Neuchâtel-Trophy 2013. Swiss Skating. 2013-05-21.
  17. Web site: Cup of Berlin 2013. Deutsche Eislauf-Union. 2013-04-29.
  18. Web site: Leon Lurje Trophy 2013. Svenska Konståkningsförbundet. 2013-05-21.
  19. Web site: FRENCH CUP 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130312024124/http://www.frenchcup.fr/images/isu/CAT003RS.HTM . dead . 2013-03-12 . Federation Française des Sports de Glace . 2013-05-21 .
  20. Web site: 19° SPRING CUP 2013. Federazione Italiana Sport del Ghiaccio. 2013-05-21. https://archive.today/20130615220324/http://application.fisg.it/results/2881/CAT074RS.HTM. 2013-06-15. dead.
  21. Web site: 11th Zagreb Snowflakes Trophy 2013. Croatian Skating Federation. 2013-05-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20130313132256/http://zagreb-snowflakes-trophy.org/admin/js/filemanager/files/Rezultati/r/CAT002RS.HTM. 2013-03-13. dead.
  22. Web site: Trophy D'ECOSSE 2013. https://archive.today/20130615220328/http://www.sk8scotland.org.uk/Results/TrophyDEcosse2013/CAT002RS.HTM. dead. June 15, 2013. National Ice Skating Association of United Kingdom. 2013-04-29.
  23. Web site: FRENCH CUP 2013. International Skating Union. 2012-02-28. https://archive.today/20130412164137/http://www.frenchcup.fr/images/isu/SEG005.HTM. 2013-04-12. dead.
  24. Web site: FRENCH CUP 2013. International Skating Union. 2012-02-28. https://archive.today/20130412164353/http://www.frenchcup.fr/images/isu/SEG006.HTM. 2013-04-12. dead.
  25. Web site: 11th Zagreb Snowflakes Trophy 2013. Croatian Skating Federation. 2013-04-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20130313113813/http://zagreb-snowflakes-trophy.org/admin/js/filemanager/files/Rezultati/r/SEG001.HTM. 2013-03-13. dead.
  26. Web site: 11th Zagreb Snowflakes Trophy 2013. Croatian Skating Federation. 2013-04-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20130313113818/http://zagreb-snowflakes-trophy.org/admin/js/filemanager/files/Rezultati/r/SEG002.HTM. 2013-03-13. dead.
  27. Web site: Synchronized Skating. International Skating Union. 2013-04-29.
  28. Web site: Synchronized Skating. International Skating Union. 2013-04-29.
  29. Web site: Cup of Berlin 2013. International Skating Union. 2013-02-28.
  30. Web site: Junior Synchronized Skating  - Short Program. International Skating Union. 2013-06-04.
  31. Web site: Junior Synchronized Skating  - Free Skating. International Skating Union. 2013-06-04.