Miami University
ISU World Championships (S)
Miami Synchronized Skating Stands Third at ISU World Championships
3/31/2007 12:00:00 AM | Synchronized Skating
March 31, 2007
LONDON, Ontario - Making its second straight appearance at the World Championships, the Miami University senior synchronized skating team stands third after the short program at the 2007 International Skating Union World Synchronized Skating Championships. Competing in London, Ontario on Friday, the RedHawks posted a total segment score of 69.75 in the short program and trail only Sweden's Team Surprise (77.54) and Russia's Paradise (70.55) heading into Saturday's free skate.
Friday's competition marked the fifth time in the past seven years that Miami competed at the World Championships, and the RedHawks impressed by posting the second highest technical element score (40.31) of the 21 teams competing. Miami also registered solid marks in program component score (29.44), skating skills (7.32), transitions (7.07), performance/execution (7.57), choreography (7.54) and interpretation (7.29).
After equaling the highest finish ever by an American skating team with its fourth-place finish at last season's World Championships, Miami heads into the Saturday's free skate looking to make U.S. Skating history. If the RedHawks maintain their current hold on third place, they would post the highest finish ever by an American skating team at the World Championships.
Since the 1995-96 season, the senior skating team has finished no lower than fourth at the U.S. Nationals and have won a pair of national championships, including last season's title-winning squad.
The free skate gets underway tomorrow at 3 p.m. at the John Labatt Centre, with the medal ceremonies scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Complete event coverage is available at www.skatecanada.ca.
2007 ISU WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS SHORT PORGRAM 1 Team Sweden 1 SWE 77.54 2 Team Russia 1 RUS 70.55 3 Team USA 2 USA 69.75 4 Team Finland 2 FIN 68.93 5 Team Canada 1 CAN 68.54 6 Team USA 1 USA 67.71 7 Team Canada 2 CAN 66.38 8 Team Finland 1 FIN 60.75 9 Team Germany GER 59.23 10 Team Switzerland SUI 50.40 11 Team Sweden 2 SWE 48.29 12 Team Russia 2 RUS 47.06 13 Team Italy ITA 46.14 14 Team Japan JPN 40.95 15 Team Czech Republic CZE 40.89 16 Team France FRA 36.30 17 Team Croatia CRO 32.72 18 Team Australia AUS 31.45 19 Team Great Britain GBR 31.23 20 Team Austria AUT 30.95 21 Team Hungary HUN 28.71TEAM KEY AUS Australia Team Australia AUT Austria Sweet Mozart CAN Canada 1 Nexxice CAN Canada 2 Les Suprêmes CRO Croatia Zagreb Snowflakes CZE Czech Republic Olympia USK Praha FIN Finland 1 Marigold Ice Unity FIN Finland 2 Team Unique FRA France Les Zoulous GBR Great Britain Storm GER Germany Team Berlin 1 HUN Hungary MJC Team ITA Italy Team Italy JPN Japan Jingu Ice Messengers RUS Russia Paradise RUS Russia Tatarstan SUI Switzerland Starlight SWE Sweden Team Surprise SWE Sweden Team Boomerang USA USA 1 Haydenettes USA USA 2 Miami University Senior Varsity Synchronized Skating Team
