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Synchronized skating is a fast-growing discipline that consists of 8-20 athletes skating on ice as one fast moving flowing unit.
The team performs a program set to music, which has to include several required formations,
Ability
For a synchronized team to flow in unison, individual skaters must be competent at a variety of skating skills, including speed, footwork and ice presence.
Description
The team performs a program set to music, with required formations including circles, lines, blocks, wheels, and intersections. Teams are required to perform difficult step sequences involving a number of complicated turns, and are normally required to perform two different routines; a short program and a free skating program. Generally, the short program is more technical in nature, where as the free skating has a longer time limit giving more opportunity to express emotion and interpretation.
Level of Demand
The table below shows the maximum levels of demand that this activity requires. NOTE: These are not entry levels or levels of requirement and has nothing to do with ability.
Energy |
Arms
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Legs
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Sight
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Hearing
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Speech |
Learning |
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