Though 20 or so of the globe’s best synchronized skating teams are still gearing up to peak at the World Championships in just a few weeks, the 2012-13 competitive season is winding down for most team skaters. Watching my Facebook and Twitter feeds become flooded with try-out notices, I’m prompted to encourage coaches and skaters not to forget to spend some time reflecting on the past season before being carried away by dreams of what lies ahead. Whether your season was successful, dismal, or something in between, taking a hard look at what did and didn’t work over the past several months can help you make smart decisions about how to approach the coming year. (more…)
2013 World Junior Championships quick links
ISU World Junior Synchronized Skating Championships
March 7-9, 2013
Helsinki, Finland
Worlds on CBC Saturday, April 21: TV broadcast, web stream and chat
The champions were crowned at the World Synchronized Skating Championships nearly a week ago, but thanks to the CBC we can re-live all the excitement this Saturday. CBC will be broadcasting highlights from the competition on TV on April 21, along with a web stream and chat with PJ Kwong. (Presumably the TV broadcast will only be available in Canada, though perhaps fans in other countries will be able to see the web stream on iPhones and iPads as we could with the Swedish feed last weekend.)
Here are the details:
- CBC TV broadcast
- Saturday, April 21
- 2:00 – 3:00 PM (EDT)
- Web stream and chat link
PJ also posted a nice recap of last weekend’s events here.
Thanks to the CBC for their continued support of synchronized and figure skating!
Videos from the 2012 World Championships
If you missed seeing last weekend’s World Championships live from Gothenburg, you can see some of the performances online. I’ll add more links as they surface.
- AUS (Fire On Ice) – Short | Free
- CAN1 (Nexxice) – Short | Free
- CAN2 (Les Supremes) – Short | Free
- FIN1 (Marigold IceUnity) – Short | Free
- FIN2 (Rockettes) – Free
- FRA (Team Zoulous) – Short | Free
- GER (Team Berlin 1) – Short | Short | Free | Free
- HUN (Team Passion) – Short | Free
- JPN (Jingu Ice Messengers Grace) – Short | Free
- RUS1 (Paradise) – Short | Short | Short | Free
- SWE1 (Team Surprse) – Short | Free | Free | Free
- USA1 (Haydenettes) – Short | Free
- USA2 (Crystallettes) – Short | Free
[ADDED April 19: CAN2 short and free and USA1 short.]
[ADDED April 20: USA2 short and free, GER short and free.]
[ADDED April 23: FRA, HUN, JPN short and free, RUS1 free, and new versions of SWE1 free, RUS1 short, and GER short and free.]
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