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Protecting athletes’ health: a former synchro skater’s battle against RED-S

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After a long synchro career, Lea Bušac Krišto from Croatia is now leading one of the first scientific studies on RED-S in synchronized skating—a condition that could silently affect many elite athletes.

10 Qualities that Make a Great Synchro Team Captain

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A good captain can make a big positive difference for a synchronized skating team. As the new season gets underway, here are 10 qualities that will make you (or your teammate) a good leader.

How to embrace diversity in your synchro team?

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Revisited this summer, this article is an opportunity to rediscover a vital topic for every team: how to build an environment where everyone feels respected, valued, and empowered to perform at their best.

Milja Sarkkinen: "Coaching is not about having all the answers"

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Finnish coach Milja Sarkkinen has just wrapped up her six-week Instagram series for synchro coaches. Covering everything from summer motivation to seasonal planning and self-development, her posts—available in English—o…

The unique vocabulary of synchronized skating!

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Craving for a peek behind the cultures of our ISU Senior teams preparing for the Worlds? We asked them of the quirks of their skating language, and got responses that spoke of creativity, vivid imagination, and individu…

rooms4groups: simplifying synchro teams travel in 5 key points

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With 2025 fast approaching, synchronized skating teams are preparing for competitions around the globe. This year, one of Jura Synchro’s partners, rooms4groups, offers specialized hotel booking services designed specifi…

Ending a career in synchro skating. What next?

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Every spring, synchronized skaters worldwide contemplate retiring from the sport—or perhaps returning after a short break! Giving up your competitive career is a huge decision, one that comes with changes to your habits…

Synchronized skating through the eyes of other athletes

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Throughout the season, we invited prestigious athletes from other sports to experience synchronized skating for the first time. Their reactions told a story of beauty, harmony, speed, teamwork, and community spirit.

From inauguration to end-of-the-season hockey games, these are the annual traditions of ISU Senior teams

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In this article, we discuss skating traditions from the welcoming of new team members to annual team hangouts and competition superstitions. We asked for skaters input and got answers from 15 different ISU Senior teams …

From Skating to Coaching: a Japanese experience

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In 2020 we had the pleasure to interview Yurika Ando and learnt about her experience skating in Team Berlin 1. Fast-forward a few years we happily met her again in a local competition in Kyoto, Japan, as she was coachin…

Travelling the globe to skate, they did it!

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Synchronized skating can be a great way to change your life, or simply to try a new experience abroad. Learn a new language, discover another culture, and of course, a new style of skating. Three skaters from all over t…

Helena, from solo to synchro hero

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There are people for whom synchronized skating radically transforms their lives. After a lousy foot fracture, Helena Ericson dedicated herself to synchro, ending her career at 26 with a World Championship title. Intervi…

Nona Vihma: "I hope in the future there will be more support towards women's sports"

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At 24, she has skated for nearly fifteen years and eight years with the Helsinki Rockettes. As the season resumes in one week in Finland, interview with Nona Vihma, former captain of the top team RCKT.

After giving her team the world gold, the captain of Les SuprĂŞmes announces her retirement

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Although Laurie Désilets will no longer be on the competitive ice, the former captain of Les Suprêmes (CAN) - the 2022 World Champions - will continue to inspire the younger generation.

A synchro team shoots a video clip with an international artist

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With more than 200,000 views, the video clip of Coeur de Pirate, an internationally known artist from Quebec, was shot with synchro skaters from the Nova team in Canada. We take you behind the scenes!

Skating to communicate a message, the new trend among teams

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More and more teams (and their coaches) are choosing to engage with a theme. Whether it is climate, disability or disease, the chosen topic is fully embraced by the athletes on the ice.

This summer on Jura Synchro, we want to hear from you!

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Sunny days are back in many countries, and synchronized skating is in-between seasons. Tell us your good stories, anecdotes, or what happened to your team!

"We have always had synchro teams in South Africa"

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The Team In-sync has something special: they train in South Africa, a country where skating is not well known, but where there are some synchro teams. Interview with this Mixed Age team which participated in its first i…

From the Ice to the Stands: The Thoughts of a Former U.S. Synchro Skater

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After nearly 730 days of Covid-19, cancelled competitions, and practice restrictions, the synchro community finally welcomed back the Junior World Championships in Innsbruck, Austria. Read the editorial of Jocelyn Song,…

Synchro skating can lead to anything... even a wedding!

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Stepanka and Frantz-Michael met 9 years ago on the ice before being teammates in a team. She is from the Czech Republic, and he is from France, they are 25 and 26 years old. They now want to work together as synchro coa…