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A blog for all my synchro thoughts

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Infusion, Australia - FP Worlds 2015

Photo by: synchrophoto.eu

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Yassss accompanying gif on point

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Infusion, Australia - FP Worlds 2015 Photo by: synchrophoto.eu

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Infusion, Australia - FP Worlds 2015

Photo by: synchrophoto.eu

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WORLDS COUNTDOWN - 5 days to go!!! Team Australia - Infusion Short - Putting on the Ritz Free - Hunger Games

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Yaaasss

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Worlds are only one week away. So exciting!

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ISU hopes to introduce synchro in China as early as next year

ShanghaiDaily.com reports that negotiations between ISU and the Shanghai Sports Bureau are ongoing.

“We want to introduce a sport that everybody can do,” says Ottavio Cinquanta, president of the ISU. “Not everyone can skate as well as the singles and pair skaters. Synchronized skating involves more people, and I’m sure the audiences will like it too.”

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am i the only one who is finding this mildly offensive?

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When people get all up in your space in the No-Hold Block

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are all the Australian teams taking their international nomination? it will be exciting to see Australia present at more of these competitions.

As far as I know,  Nova are the only team nominated that aren’t going overseas. 

SeniorInfusion- World Synchronized Skating Championships , Hamilton CanadaFire On Ice- French Cup, Rouen France (not sure what happened with Spring cup) Ice Storm- Budapest Cup, Budapest Hungary

JuniorIceskateers Elite- World Junior Synchronized Skating Championships, Zagreb CroatiaMajestic Ice- French Cup, Rouen France & Mozart Cup, Salzburg AustriaBest of luck to all teams!I am seriously excited to see synchro growing within Australia and branching out to more international comps!!! Lets keep it up guys!

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Love it!

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Fire On Ice,  Senior - Australia

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Are you from infusion! That hunger games program was killer!

:)

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What is your run down on Australian national championships for each division?

A few people have asked me this question so here I go… 

DISCLAIMER: I don’t claim to be an expert! These are my own opinions, I try to be as honest and unbiased as possible so don’t hate.

SENIOR

I think this is the strongest field ever in the senior division. There hasn’t been a whole lot of competition in recent history so it was really awesome to see 5 strong teams competing! I don’t exactly agree with the results of the senior division. I didn’t get a chance to see any of the teams skate on the day, so obviously the judges/tech specialist saw something that doesn’t translate to video.

Infusion improve every time I see them skate. They came to win, and I think that shows in their performance. I really enjoyed their SP, it had great energy and I think that kind of music really suits their bouncy skating style. There were a couple of rough spots throughout the FP, especially towards the end and I wasn’t a massive fan of the music cuts. The program was very cleverly choreographed, they got pretty much all of their calls which put them ahead on technical for both programs.  I thought some of the transitions were interesting and I am excited to see how they develop the program for worlds!Fire On Ice, wow what a comeback. I saw them skate earlier in the season and both programs were a bit of a shamble.  I thought both programs were strong this year. I really liked their SP and it looked like they loved skating it! I really didn’t think they should have been 6 points behind after the short, but it came down to technical.  I thought their FP was well skated, I just wasn’t sure what the theme was (Psycho?).  I didn’t feel like the music gave the skaters a lot to work with, if that makes sense.  They have such a lovely skating style and I feel like their component scores should reflect that more. Nova, I don’t think the team was particularly happy with their result. I didn’t feel like either of their programs had the same punch as usual. Not necessarily in the choreography more in the performance on the day. I had the chance to see their FP earlier in the week and I thought it was a winner. Not sure if the team was nervous or the pressure got to them but on FP day they cracked. Their SP was nice, a little bleh in that it was kinda one note from start to finish, but I thought that it was a solid skate. I didn’t see 5 points behind them and 1st but Nova had 2 massive downgrades in their line and circle. (I’m not sure what the TS saw but I can’t see the down grade on the video I have, so please share if you know what they did wrong – just so I can expand my knowledge of the rules).  Thought their FP started out strong then slowly started to unravel (I’m still not sure how they got a PB1 with that many people on the ice). Ice Storm, They have definitely improved from last year. I heard they have started working with Danielle O’Brien and Gregory Merriman and I think it shows in their basic skating skills. If they continue to improve like this I feel they could be a real threat next year. I didn’t love their SP, it didn’t really have anything to do with the skating, just the music. I think it was maybe a bit too soon to use hallelujah after Paradise did it so well.  I think the main thing this team needs to work on is components, and that comes from music the skaters can connect with. Their FP was great! And I think it is because the team likes skating to that kind of music. I think the team did awesome considering how many double teamers they have (there were 5 skaters only skating senior). Adelaide Ice Magic, are 100 times better than the last time they competed in the senior division. I think the programs just needed a little bit more polishing, to fix unison errors etc. Sometimes I think the team looks frantic or rushed, if they would just get down in their knees and relax I think they could do very well. 

Congrats to all teams on an awesome comp! Good luck overseas! Onwards and upwards!Next up Junior…

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How did you go today?

My team had two great skates and we're off to worlds!!!!

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I'm so excited!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Massive congrats to all the Australian teams who gained international nomination! Senior Infusion- World Synchronized Skating Championships , Hamilton Canada Fire On Ice- Spring Cup, Milan Italy Nova- French Cup, Rouen France Ice Storm- Budapest Cup, Budapest Hungary

Junior Iceskateers Elite- World Junior Synchronized Skating Championships, Zagreb Croatia Majestic Ice- French Cup, Rouen France Best of luck to all teams!

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2 days!!!

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How did this happen???

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8 days

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shit.

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This time in two weeks it will either be

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What is your opinion on who will win Aussie nationals for each division ?

Hmm I really don’t think I’m in a position to judge that right now. I mean I certainly know who I would like to win each division but I haven’t really seen enough of every team to give you a definitive answer.Sorry! Ask me again on the 28th! Whatever the outcome I know it’s going to be an exciting event! 34 teams is awesome!