The Miami University Synchronized Skating Team is a senior-level

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team from the

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. Their homeclub is

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, in Oxford, Ohio. They were the U.S. national champions in 1999, 2006 and 2009. They became the first American team to medal at the

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by earning the silver medal at the 2007 championships in

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, Canada. They are three-time winners of the EDI Award for Best Synchronized Skating Performance at the U.S. national championships. The varsity program also has a collegiate-level team which holds the record in U.S. Figure Skating for most consecutive national titles (2005–2016) in any discipline of skating at any level, with a total of 18 national titles. Their free programs are choreographed by

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, while DeGirolamo and Scott Brown choreograph their short programs. The team trains at the

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, at Miami University.

Competitive highlights

2019-20 to - seasons

2009-10 to 2018-19 seasons

1999-00 to 2008-09 seasons

References

External links

Miami University Synchro
* {{Miami University Senior synchronized skating teams Miami University World Synchronized Skating Championships medalists