Canton skater to compete at U.S. Synchronized Skating Championships
By Canton Citizen
Canton’s Luci Chin (middle row, 3rd from left) is pictured with her teammates. (Scott Malone photo)
Canton resident and JFK Elementary School student Luci Chin will compete on Boston-based Team Excel Juvenile, a synchronized skating team representing The Skating Club of Boston, at the U.S. Synchronized Skating Championships February 26-29 in Providence, Rhode Island.
Team Excel’s Juvenile team was one of six to qualify for Nationals at last week’s Eastern Synchronized Skating Sectional Championships and will be one of only 13 Juvenile teams from across the country to compete at this elite level.
“I would like to commend Luci and all our Team Excel skaters for their accomplishments,” said Team Excel Director of Synchronized Skating Merita Mullen. “This year marks the first time that our organization will send four teams to the U.S. Championships and the first time in Team Excel’s history that our Juvenile Team has qualified to compete at nationals. These achievements are a true testament to the effort and dedication of our skaters, as well as the commitment and support of our entire Team Excel family — coaches, parents, and volunteers alike. We are incredibly proud of their success.”
Synchronized skating is a demanding discipline of figure skating in which teams of eight to 20 skaters perform a program together, blending elements of singles skating, pairs skating, and ice dance. Programs are characterized by teamwork, speed, intricate formations, and challenging step sequences. Athletes in this sport work and train diligently year-round. Team Excel’s teams practice 11 months a year for a minimum of eight hours a week, on and off the ice. In addition, each skater trains with private coaches on individual skating skills, such as footwork, edge quality, free style jumps and spins, and ice dance.
In addition to its Juvenile Team, Team Excel Junior, Collegiate, and Adult have also qualified to compete at the U.S. Championships. For more information about Team Excel, visit excelsynchro.org.
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Posted by Canton Citizen
on Feb 1 2020. Filed under Sports, Youth Sports.
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