The Britannia Cup was held on the 23rd and 24th April at IceSheffield in Sheffield. Usually held in January, this was the first Synchronised Skating British Championships held since 2020 and had been rescheduled due to COVID earlier this year.
For the past few days, the hearts of British skaters have been beating again! After long months of pandemic, skaters over 18s can return to the ice, but not all!
The Senior team Magenta based in Great Britain is organizing a talk with the former figure American skater Gia Kokotakis about eating problems that may affect skaters.
Strict confinement is not in place everywhere. A synchro skater from Essex, England, has found a great alternative to continue training while ice rinks are actually closed in many countries: roller skating. Evangeline Perry shares her experience with us.
There are very young synchro skaters who don't go unnoticed. This is the case of Isabella Green, 6 years old, from Cardiff in the United Kingdom. In a very funny video published today, the little girl gives her beauty tips for synchro competitions.
Lumière Cup 2019 took place this weekend in Eindhoven (NED). 30 synchro teams competed on Saturday evening with their Free Programs. Cool Dreams won the Advanced Novice division, Musketeers delivered an excellent skate and earned the Junior gold and Marigold IceUnity put out a beautiful program in the Senior category.
Finnish teams cruised to their first gold medal in European international competition this season. After the Short Program competition, Marigold IceUnity totaled 74.94 points to seal the Senior victory. Musketeers skated into the lead in the Junior event with 69.98 points. Canada, Germany and France are also on the provisional podium.
Nexxice takes the lead after the short programme at the Trophy d’Ecosse in Dumfries Ice Bowl in Scotland, Friday evening.