But what is Synchro?

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This is what our teams are doing this season:

 

​Synchronised ice skating is a sport where a defined number of skaters perform together in a group on ice. The primary aim is for the team to move around the ice as one flowing unit at varying speeds, whilst completing different types of footwork. Synchronised skating uses the same judging system as singles, pairs, and ice dance and is judged primarily on teamwork, precision, speed, difficulty, and performance.

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In order for a synchronised team to flow in unison, individual skaters must be competent at a variety of ice skating skills, including speed, footwork and ice presence. The team performs a program set to music, with required formations including circles, lines, blocks, wheels, intersections, a move in isolation, and, at higher levels, lifts.

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The teams are required to perform step sequences involving a number of various turns such as twizzles, counters, brackets, and rockers, together with simpler turns like three-turns, mohawks and choctaws, and double-three turns.​

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