Fintastic (FIN) aiming at third consecutive title at ISU World Junior Synchronized Skating Championships

: 09 March 2023

Angers, France

Team Fintastic (FIN) competes during the ISU World Junior Synchronised Skating Championships 2022 in Innsbruck (AUT) @ISU

The ISU World Junior Synchronized Skating Championships take place on March 10 and 11 in Angers (FRA) and the event will be live streamed on the Ice Skating Channel.

A total of 23 teams with 512 Skaters representing 19 ISU Members have been entered for the Championships. It is the eighth edition of the event that started in 2013.

Overview of the competitors

Reigning World Junior Synchronized Skating Champions Fintastic (FIN) are back and aiming for the third consecutive title after winning in 2022 and in 2020. The event was cancelled in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Defending silver medalists Skyliners (USA) return to the Championships as well and want to challenge the Finnish team.

Team Skyliners (USA) competes during the ISU World Junior Synchronized Skating Championships 2022 in Innsbruck (AUT) @ISU

National Junior Champion Fintastic is the hot favorite after winning the Neuchatel Trophy and Leon Lurje Trophy earlier this year. The Skyliners have a gold medal from the Mozart Cup under their belts.

Competition should come from the traditionally strong teams from Finland, Canada and USA: Dream Edges (FIN), Les Supremes (CAN), Nexxice (CAN) and Lexettes (USA). The Dream Edges are the National Junior silver medalists and came second at the Lumiere Cup in December. Les Supremes ranked third at the Lumiere Cup while Nexxice took gold at the Hevelius Cup. The Lexettes won the Spring Cup.

Team Les Supremes (CAN) competes during the ISU World Junior Synchronised Skating Championships 2022 in Innsbruck (AUT) @ISU

Originally called Precision Skating, Synchronized Skating was introduced in the 1950s. It is a highly technical form of Figure Skating characterized by speed, precisions, unison, intricate formations, synchro elements, difficult footwork, spectacular lifts and exciting transitions.

A synchronized team consists of 16 skaters (plus up to four alternates).

The ISU World Junior Synchronized Skating Championships were originally held biennially since 2013 and are held annually since 2017. France hosts the event for the first time. The Championships were allocated to France in 2021 but had to be cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Following the IOC recommendation and in order to protect the integrity of ice skating competitions and for the safety of all the participants of international ice skating competitions, the ISU Council based on Article 17.1.q)i) of the ISU Constitution, agreed that with immediate effect and until further notice, no Skaters belonging to the ISU Members in Russia (Russian Skating Union and the Figure Skating Federation of Russia) and Belarus (Skating Union of Belarus) shall be invited or allowed to participate in International ice skating competitions including ISU Championships and other ISU Events. The same applies to Officials listed in the respective ISU Communications and/or Regulations under Russia and Belarus (see ISU Communication 2469).

Schedule of the event

The schedule of the ISU World Junior Synchronized Skating Championships is as follows:

Friday, March 10: Short Program
Saturday, March 11: Free Skating

For full entries and results, please see the ISU event page. Follow the event on social media using the hashtag: #SynchroSkating and #FigureSkating.

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