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An American journalist explains why synchro should be an Olympic sport


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Synchroettes Synchronized Skating Teams on the ice. /Credits: NJ.com   

«Complicated, dangerous, and requires incredible strength and hours of training»… Erin Banco from NJ.com, a journalist in the New Jersey (USA) met the Synchroettes Synchronized Skating Teams in West Orange.

During this Winter Olympic period, a journalist from the USA is wondering why synchronized skating is not an Olympic sport. To understand well the discipline, the TV staff met Synchroettes Synchronized Skating Teams.

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NJ.com also wrote an article about synchronized skating, speaking for example about the origins or the development of our sport. 

This is a busy period for synchro team in the USA because Nationals are in just one week. The U.S. Synchronized Skating Championships will take place in Portland, Oregon from Feb. 22-24.