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Junior Worlds 2025: Here are the participating teams (2/2)
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Junior Worlds 2025: Here are the participating teams (2/2)
Team Spirit Junior from Sweden promises powerful programs this year. (Credits: Ville Vairinen - 2025)
The countdown is on! This Friday and Saturday, the world’s best junior synchronized skating teams will compete at the ISU World Junior Championships 2025 in Gothenburg, Sweden. Meet the teams ready to take on the challenge—country by country.
Just like in 2024, Italy has earned the right to send two teams to the World Junior Championships. Let's start with Ladybirds from Milan, who made their debut last season with a solid 14th-place finish. Coached by Cristina Francesca Pastorelli and Andrea Martina Perelli, they will bring intensity to the ice with their free program Ring of Fire.
And the second team is a regular at the World Junior Championships. Hot Shivers has long been a strong representative for Italy on the international stage. Their best result came in 2023 with a 7th-place finish, and after securing 8th last year, they helped Italy qualify two teams for this edition. Coached by Andrea Gilardi, they will bring emotion to the ice with their programs.
Team JapanBack for their third World Junior Championships, Jingu Ice Messengers from Tokyo are ready to compete. After a solid 10th-place finish last year, they’ll bring precision and energy to Tucker by Joe Jackson in their short program. Their free program, inspired by Attack on Titan, promises a fierce and intense performance. Coached by Ken Tanabe and Marie Yamada, they are determined to push higher in the standings.
Teams from Canada, Finland, Australia, Germany...
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Find out about other participating countries
Team Illuminettes from Eindhoven will again represent the Netherlands. Their best result, 15th place in 2020, remains a benchmark as they look to improve their ranking after finishing 21st last season. Coached by Angelique Visser, they will deliver a heartfelt and powerful performance in their short program to Remember Not To Forget by Audiomachine.
Team PolandA punchy short program is on the way—are you ready to dance? Team Ice Fire from Gdansk will set the tone with Girls Power in the short program, bringing energy and attitude to the ice. Coached by Agnieszka Filipowicz and Marcin Miedlarz, they finished 11th last season, just shy of their best-ever result, an 8th place in 2023. Determined to regain their spot among the world’s top teams, they’ll be one to watch.
Team SpainRepresenting Madrid, Team Mirum returns to the Worlds under the guidance of coach Elvira Matveeva. After finishing 20th last season, they will aim to improve on their best-ever result, a 16th-place finish in 2023. This year, they will bring intrigue to the ice with their short program, Mystery of Me, as they strive to climb the world rankings.
Teams SwedenAfter an impressive 7th-place finish at last year’s Junior Worlds, Team Seaside from Tjörn is back with ambition. Coached by Therese Hillberg, they will deliver elegance in their short program Cry Me a River. Their free program, Bermuda Triangle, immerses fans in the mystery of this enigmatic region where ships and planes vanish without explanation. Once inside, there’s no way out—will their performance pull the audience into its depths?
The second team skating in Sweden’s yellow and blue, Team Spirit from Kungsbacka and Mölndal is ready to take on the Junior Worlds. Coached by Helena Ericson and Lena Ehrenborg, they will present Becoming Human, a romantic short program about self-discovery and embracing humanity. Their free program, Helios, is a powerful tribute to the eternal dance of day and night, celebrating the sun’s strength and beauty. Can they surpass their best-ever result, a 7th-place finish in 2022?
Team SwitzerlandLast year, on home ice, Team Starlight delivered an outstanding performance, finishing 9th at the World Junior Championships—a remarkable achievement. Now, they aim to build on that momentum. Based in Zurich, the team just claimed the Swiss national title at the Swiss Cup Widnau on Sunday. With this victory, they are determined to stay among the world’s best!
Team Starlight left Switzerland on Tuesday for Sweden (Credits: Jaime Fernandez del Rio - 2025).
Team Turkey
Coming from the city of Kocaeli, Team Elite will take part at its first World Championships after a first experience at the French Cup earlier this year. Coached by Ece Ongul Kucuk and Simge Yazici, the Turkish team will will skate a short program to Sinfonie G Minor by Enter Sandman. Their free program features musics by David Garrett.
Teams USAOne of the most consistent teams on the world stage, Team Skyliners from New York is back, ready to fight for another podium finish. Coached by Joshua Babb and Pamela May, they have won bronze at the last two World Junior Championships (2023, 2024) and silver in 2022 and 2018. This season, they will bring power and elegance to their short program set to Nessun Dorma by Giacomo Puccini, while their free program, Northern Lights, promises a mesmerizing and ethereal performance.
Skyliners is definitely a team not to be missed this weekend. (Credits: Ville Vairinen - 2025)
Freshly crowned 2025 U.S. Junior Champions a few days ago, Teams Elite from Northbrook will be the other team representing the USA at the World Junior Championships. In just three appearances, they have already made their mark, finishing 4th last season and earning bronze in 2022. Coached by Danielle Ostrower and Jamie Whyte, they will be aiming for another strong performance as they continue to establish themselves among the world’s best. Will they return to the podium this year?
Junior Worlds 2025:
Here are the participating teams (1/2)
Here are the participating teams (1/2)
Results - TOP 3
ISU World Junior Synchronized Skating Championships 2025
Gothenburg (SWE)
MAR 07, 2025 - MAR 08, 2025
| TEAM | Score | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Teams Elite (USA) | 205.28 |
| 2 | Team Fintastic (FIN) | 201.87 |
| 3 | Skyliners (USA) | 201.27 |
