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May 2006

Tears flowed backstage on the final night of the 2006 U.S. Synchronized Team Skating Championships.

Tears of disappointment ran down the cheeks of members and coaches of the Haydenettes - winners of 15 U.S. senior titles, including the last six - when they came to grips with the fact that their streak of titles was over.

Tears of ecstasy poured from the eyes of Miami University skaters, who, upon hearing their total score announced, realized they had won the school's second U.S. crown and its first since 1999.

But it was the tears of Vicki Korn, the RedHawks' head coach, who is in her 22nd season with the team, that were the most indelible. She has been in Oxford longer than anyone, and this team meant as much to her as any she'd ever coached.

"These tears are from joy. From working really hard. From figuring out the system. From maximizing our points," Korn said following Miami's giddy team photo that was taken after the senior free skate.

The RedHawks unseated the Lexington, Mass.,-based powerhouse, beating the Haydenettes (Hayden Recreation Centre FSC) by more than 18 points, 179.72-161.28, on Feb. 25 at Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, Mich. The Crystallettes (Dearborn FSC) were third with a score of 155.12 and Team Elán (Detroit SC) came in fourth with 126.96 points.

But 2006 will be remembered as the Year of the RedHawk.

Read all about the 2006 U.S. Synchronized Team Skating Championships in the May issue of SKATING.

While that wasn't exactly the case, it did enable the United States to capture its most World medals (four) in 10 years and produce one of the most stunning performances by an American woman in quite some time.


1961 World Team remembered in SKATING

In recognition of the 45th anniversary of the tragic plane crash that claimed the lives of the 1961 U.S. World Figure Skating Team, SKATING magazine will launch a year-long series this month profiling each member of the team.

This month Bradley Lord, Gregory Kelley and Douglas Ramsay are featured.