Chicago Jazz (synchronized skating team) explained

Chicago Jazz
Formation Date:1987
Level:Junior,Novice
Hometown:Rolling Meadows, IL, United States
Discontinuation Date:2019
Coaches:Lisa Darken and Paula Bischoffer
Skating Club:Chicago FSC
Worldranking:
Combined Total:155.42
Combined Date:2016 Spring Cup
Sp Score:56.60
Sp Date:2016 Spring Cup
Fs Score:98.82
Fs Date:2016 Spring Cup
Retired:Following the 2018-2019 Season

Chicago Jazz was a synchronized skating team from Rolling Meadows, IL, a northwest suburb of Chicago.

The Chicago Jazz began in 1987, as the Jazz Babies under the direction of Coach Lisa Darken. With a team of 22 skaters, the Jazz Babies began their climb in 1991 and became the U.S. Figure Skating Bronze Medalists in the Intermediate Division at the U.S. National Precision Skating Championships held in Anchorage, Alaska. The team continued to grow and in 1994 earned entry for all four divisions with a total of 80 skaters in the U.S. Figure Skating National Precision Team Championships in Providence, Rhode Island. Every year from 1994 to 2019, the Chicago Jazz was represented in the U.S. National Championships.

In 1996, the Jazz Babies merged their precision skating program with the Rolling Meadows Rockettes Precision Ice Skating Club. This new family of over 160 Skaters, representing 8 divisions, became known as the Chicago Jazz Precision Ice Skating Club. Utilizing skating facilities in Rolling Meadows, Park Ridge, Buffalo Grove, and Glenview, Chicago Jazz represented the Chicago area both nationally and internationally.

In 2006, Head coach Lisa Darken was awarded the PSA Synchronized Skating Coach of the year award.[1]

Notable achievements

Chicago jazz were six-time Junior U.S. national champions, three-time Junior U.S national silver-medalists, three-time Novice U.S. national champions, five-time Juvenile U.S. national champions, and earned a third-place finish at the junior world challenge cup during the 2006–07 season.[2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

Skater achievements

Several Chicago Jazz skaters have been nominated to the USFSA Scholastic Honors Team, which recognizes high school-age U.S. Figure Skating members who have distinguished themselves in figure skating, academics, and community involvement.[7]

Competitive highlights

The Chicago Jazz representative teams competed Internationally as members of Team USA starting in 1998, continuing through the 2018-19 season [10] [11]

2007-08 to 2018-19 seasons

International
Event07-0808-0909-1010-1111-1212-1313-1414-1515-1616-1717-1818-19
Jr World Challenge Cup4th6th
Cup of Berlin4th6th
Neuchâtel Trophybgcolor=gold 1stbgcolor=gold 1st
Mozart Cup4th
Leon Lurje Trophy5th
Trophy D’Ecossebgcolor=gold 1st
French Cup3rd5th10th5th
Spring Cupbgcolor=gold 1st8thbgcolor=gold 1st4th
National: Junior
U.S. Champsbgcolor=gold 1stbgcolor=silver 2nd4th4th4th4th4th4thbgcolor=gold 1st4th4th8th
National: Novice
U.S. Champs3rd6th5thbgcolor=silver 2nd7th6th4th

1998-99 to 2006-07 seasons

International
Event98-9999-0000-0101-0202-0303-0404-0505-06
Jr World Challenge Cup6th9th8th3rd
Neuchâtel Trophy3rd
Czech Openbgcolor=silver 2nd
French Cupbgcolor=silver 2nd
Spring Cupbgcolor=silver 2nd
International: Novice
Czech Openbgcolor=gold 1st
French Cupbgcolor=gold 1stbgcolor=gold 1stbgcolor=silver 2nd
Spring Cupbgcolor=gold 1st
National: Junior
U.S. Champs4th5rdbgcolor=gold 1stbgcolor=gold 1stbgcolor=gold 1stbgcolor=silver 2ndbgcolor=silver 2ndbgcolor=gold 1st
National: Novice
U.S. Champs4th3rdbgcolor=silver 2nd5th3rdbgcolor=gold 1stbgcolor=gold 1stbgcolor=gold 1st

Notes and References

  1. PSA awards Psa Edi Awards . 2013-03-20 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130331022138/http://www.skatepsa.com/PSA-EDI-AWARDS.htm . 2013-03-31 . >
  2. Hodge, Kelly. "Jazz Plays on." Skating Feb. 2007: 29.
  3. Feltes, Emily. "Back on Top." Skating Apr. 2007: 24-31.
  4. Hodge, Kelly. "Time to Fly." Skating Jan. 2009: 34-35.
  5. "2009 U.S. Synchronized Skating Championships." Icenetwork.com. 7 Mar. 2009. Ice Network. 11 Mar. 2009 .
  6. Brown, Mickey, Rebecca Staed, and Troy Schwindt. "In Control." Skating Apr. 2008: 22-29.
  7. Web site: U.S. Figure Skating Scholastic Honors Team . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150607171751/http://www.usfigureskating.org/Athletes.asp?id=341 . 2015-06-07.
  8. Web site: 2012-11-01 . U.S. Figure Skating Scholastic Honors Team . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121101124225/http://www.usfigureskating.org/Athletes.asp?id=341 . 2012-11-01 . 2022-07-03 .
  9. Web site: 2013-09-03 . Welcome to U.S. Figure Skating . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130903140629/http://www.usfigureskating.org/Athletes.asp?id=341 . 2013-09-03 . 2022-07-03 .
  10. Chicago Jazz Website Chicago Jazz- Achievements . 2013-03-20 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131028012815/http://www.chicagojazz.org/pages/about/achievements.html . 2013-10-28 . >
  11. Web site: Chicago Jazz - Synchronized Skating . https://web.archive.org/web/20220703212624/https://usfigureskatingfanzone.com/sports/synchronized-skating/roster/-nbsp--chicago-jazz/118 . 2022-07-03 . 2022-07-03 . U.S. Figure Skating Fan Zone . en.

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