The Canadian Synchronized Skating Championships are annual
synchronized skating
Synchronized skating is an ice skating sport where between 8 to 16 skaters perform together as a team. They move as a flowing unit at high speed over the ice, while performing elements and footwork.
This complex sport originated in 1956 and was ...
events, sanctioned by the
Skate Canada
Skate Canada ( Canadian French: ''Patinage Canada'', lit. "Skating Canada") is the national governing body for figure skating in Canada, recognized by the International Skating Union and the Canadian Olympic Committee. It organizes the annual ...
, held to determine the national champions of
Canada
Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ...
. They were first held in 1983. Since 2000, it is during these events that the senior teams can qualify for the
ISU World Synchronized Skating Championships
The ISU World Synchronized Skating Championships (WSSC) are the world championships for the sport of synchronized skating. Held since 2000, the World Synchronized Skating Championships is an annual event organized by the International Skating Unio ...
. Starting in 2023 the Junior and Senior level teams will be competing in the combined synchronized and
figure skating
Figure skating is a sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform on figure skates on ice. It was the first winter sport to be included in the Olympic Games, when contested at the 1908 Olympics in London. The Olympic disciplines are me ...
championships, held as a single event known as the Canadian National Skating Championships.
Senior medalists
References
External links
2009 Championships official site
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Figure skating in Canada
Figure skating national championships
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