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Synchronized skating is a specialized branch of skating distinct from figures, free skating, ice dancing and pair skating. It involves teams of skaters from twelve to twentyfour performing a variety of types of footwork, group ations and skating maneuvers. Heads, legs, arms and bodies must be ynchronized and in unison. Formations must be accurate; lines must be traight.Programs are judged for technical difficulty and presentation artistic impression. There is a panel of nine judges, one referee and one assistant referee. The scores of all nine judges are used. The programs are scored with 2 marks out of 6.0; one mark for composition and one for presentation.Synchronized skating was created in 1957. At first, there were no competitions. Around 1960, three competitions were organized in Michigan, Ohio and Indiana. Those states created the first international competition, [called The TriStates] taking place in Ann Arbour, MI in 1976. Since then, new ynchronized Skating teams have started all over the country and the world. Synchronized Skating is gaining momentum throughout the skating community. National competitions now occur annually and the first World Championship took place in March, 2000

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