Team Unity at the 2025 ISU Synchronised Skating World Championships
What is Synchronized Ice Skating?
Synchronized Skating—or “synchro” as it’s often called—is one of the fastest-growing disciplines in figure skating. It brings together the technical precision of singles, the expressive artistry of ice dance, and the thrilling elements of pair skating, all performed in perfect unison by a team of 8 to 20 skaters.
Originating in the 1950s as “Precision Skating,” synchro has evolved into a highly athletic and artistic sport characterised by speed, accuracy, intricate formations, and seamless transitions. Modern synchro programs now feature a wide range of elements including spins, jumps, twizzles, step sequences, pairs lifts, and death spirals, in addition to traditional team formations like circles, wheels, lines, and intersections.
Each skater must be a strong individual athlete while also contributing to the collective harmony of the team. At the Junior and Senior levels, teams perform both a Short Program—with required technical elements—and a Free Program, showcasing their creativity, choreography, and musical interpretation.
While figure skating is often seen as an individual sport, synchro offers the unique opportunity to experience the power of teamwork, build self-confidence, and form lifelong friendships—all while improving skating skills at a competitive level.
Though not yet an Olympic discipline, synchronized skating has been featured at international events such as the World University Games and World Championships, and continues to advocate for inclusion in future Olympic Winter Games.
Synchronized skating is open to skaters of all ages and skill levels and is at the heart of what makes Majestic Ice a welcoming, inspiring, and high-achieving community.
Originating in the 1950s as “Precision Skating,” synchro has evolved into a highly athletic and artistic sport characterised by speed, accuracy, intricate formations, and seamless transitions. Modern synchro programs now feature a wide range of elements including spins, jumps, twizzles, step sequences, pairs lifts, and death spirals, in addition to traditional team formations like circles, wheels, lines, and intersections.
Each skater must be a strong individual athlete while also contributing to the collective harmony of the team. At the Junior and Senior levels, teams perform both a Short Program—with required technical elements—and a Free Program, showcasing their creativity, choreography, and musical interpretation.
While figure skating is often seen as an individual sport, synchro offers the unique opportunity to experience the power of teamwork, build self-confidence, and form lifelong friendships—all while improving skating skills at a competitive level.
Though not yet an Olympic discipline, synchronized skating has been featured at international events such as the World University Games and World Championships, and continues to advocate for inclusion in future Olympic Winter Games.
Synchronized skating is open to skaters of all ages and skill levels and is at the heart of what makes Majestic Ice a welcoming, inspiring, and high-achieving community.
