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Competition season gets underway in Spain
Team Fusion performs their free program at the Madrid Championships. (Credits: Pedro Seguí - 2020)
Last weekend, Spanish synchronized skaters kicked-off their season at the Madrid Championships. The competition, which followed strict guidelines in order to comply with the government’s Covid restrictions, was a good opportunity for teams to showcase their programs to a live panel of judges for the first time in the season.
Another difference from previous years is that teams skated both their short and long programs on Saturday morning to avoid contact between synchronized skaters and skaters in other disciplines. Also, teams did not wait for their scores in the kiss and cry, and a few minutes were left between the time one team left the ice and the next one entered it to avoid contact between teams.
Senior and Junior programs
In the Junior category, Team Mirum showcased their powerful new short program to the soundtrack of the new Mulan film. They decided to keep last season’s Jungle Book free program since they were not able to perform it at Junior Worlds. Team Mirum’s captain, Paula Escribano, mentioned that “the team was very excited and eager to skate it again after we were forced to withdraw from Junior Worlds due to the health situation in our country”.
“It’s given us a lot of strength to keep going forward and improving”
Both teams are planning on participating in virtual competitions, and they hope the Madrid Championships are not the last time they get to compete in-person. “We will keep working hard and hope everything will be back to normal as soon as possible”.