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June/July 2002Gold Medal "Finn"-ish2002 World Synchronized Skating Championships  U.S. champions the Haydenettes (USA 1) and U.S. silver medalist Miami University (USA 2) knew exactly what to expect. For the second consecutive year, these two teams comprised the U.S. World Synchronized Skating Team. After a ninth-place finish last year, Miami University was well aware of the intense competition from Finland, Sweden and Canada, who year after year produce some of the strongest synchronized teams in the world. In the field of 24, Miami set its sight on a top-10 finish. Despite some minor errors in both the short and the free skate, they held onto their rank from last year, finishing ninth in both segments and bringing home the coveted top-10 finish. The Haydenettes, meanwhile, have been sitting just below the podium for several years, but this year the team from Lexington, Mass., came closer than ever. They made the biggest jump in the competition, moving all the way up to fourth - their best placement ever and the highest placement ever for a U.S. team in the World Synchronized Skating Championships. ...
Read more about the 2002 World Synchronized Skating Championships and see some of the best photos from the event in SKATING magazine.
Also featured in this issue ... 
Amy Marlowe - 2002 U.S. Adult Championshipsby Michele Cooper, Shannon Keeler and Andy Schell The competition at the U.S. Adult Championships, held this year in Ann Arbor, Mich., April 4-7, keeps getting better and better. While the competitors in the pairs events amazed onlookers, championship masters men's winner Larry Holliday took the event to a new level by landing the first-ever triple jump at the championships. At right is championship masters ladies gold medalist Amy Marlowe. 
Profile: Melissa Gregory and Denis Petukhovby Bob Schaller Melissa Gregory and Denis Petukhov came out of nowhere - sort of - to win the bronze medal in ice dancing at the 2002 State Farm U.S. Championships. She's a former U.S. junior champion in dance, while he was a World Junior ice dancing medalist for Russia. They teamed up to form a partnership on and off the ice. In Synch: Olympic Angelzz by Catherine Miller What was it like being an "ice crystal" or "grass" in the 2002 Olympic Winter Games Opening Ceremonies? Nearly all the members of Utah's Ice Angelzz synchronized skating program, along with other skaters from the Cottonwood Heights FSC in Salt Lake City, Utah, had the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to find out. | IN THIS EDITION |
