January 03, 2024

140. Synchronized Skating 101 ft. Rory O'Brien

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33 minutes

I chat with Rory O'Brien, member of the champion Hayden Select Synchronized Skating Team for Team USA about all things synchro!

Topics covered:

-synchro skating general rules

-the levels of synchro and moving up competitively

-team tryout process

-the key elements of a synchro program

-the judging system for synchro

-what the synchro competition season looks like

-international competitions for synchro

-training systems for synchro

-what skating skills are most important for synchro

-the elite 12 division and why it was created

-the barriers for getting synchro into the Olympics

-the best part of skating synchro

Follow me on IG: @polinaedmunds

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January 03, 2024

140. Synchronized Skating 101 ft. Rory O'Brien

Listen Later

33 minutes

I chat with Rory O'Brien, member of the champion Hayden Select Synchronized Skating Team for Team USA about all things synchro!

Topics covered:

-synchro skating general rules

-the levels of synchro and moving up competitively

-team tryout process

-the key elements of a synchro program

-the judging system for synchro

-what the synchro competition season looks like

-international competitions for synchro

-training systems for synchro

-what skating skills are most important for synchro

-the elite 12 division and why it was created

-the barriers for getting synchro into the Olympics

-the best part of skating synchro

Follow me on IG: @polinaedmunds

...more