Skaters Head to Mid-America Championships
1/13/2012 12:00:00 AM | Synchronized Skating
Jan. 13, 2012
Miami Senior and Collegiate Synchronized Skating Teams at
Mid-America Championships
Jan. 14-15 - Fraser, Michigan
Video Preview With The Miami RedHawk Senior and Collegiate Captains
Fraser Figure Skating Club Website
Miami University's senior and collegiate teams return to the ice this weekend at the Mid-America Championships. Although it is a small field for the senior team, this is a good tune-up for the RedHawks before heading to their international competition at the French Cup Feb. 2-4. This weekend, the RedHawk collegiate team faces seven of the teams that they saw at the Dr. Porter Classic in their season opening competition.
Miami's senior team is coming off a first-place finish among the seven-team field at the Dr. Porter Classic in early December. The RedHawks notched a first-place finish in the short program with their program set to the music of Blue Suede Shoes. Miami placed second in the free skate with its Gypsy-themed program but was able to hold onto its first place standing in the combined results.
The collegiate team had a dominant performance at the Dr. Porter Classic, winning by more than an 11-point margin to their program choreographed to music by Beyonce.
Breakdown of the Mid-America Championships
Senior Team
Competition Field: Miami University, Western Michigan
Short Program: Saturday, Jan. 14 - 6:16 p.m.
Free Skate Program: Sunday, Jan. 15 - 1:38 p.m.
Collegiate Team
Competition Field: Miami University, Adrian, Illinois, Michigan State, Delaware, Michigan, Wisconsin, Western Michigan
Competition: Sunday, Jan. 15 - 12:14 p.m.
