2004–05 synchronized skating season

The 2004–05 synchronized skating season began on July 1, 2004, and ended on June 30, 2005. During this season, which was concurrent with the season for the other four disciplines (men's single, ladies' single, pair skating and ice dancing), elite synchronized skating teams competed on the International Skating Union (ISU) Championship level at the 2005 World Championships and Junior World Challenge Cup. They also competed at various other international as well as national synchronized skating competitions.

2004–05 synchronized skating season
Date:	July 1, 2004 – June 30, 2005
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Competitions

The 2004–05 season included the following competitions:

Key

ISU Championships

Other international

Nationals

Date	Event	Type	Level	Location	Details
2005
January 20–22	Cup of Berlin	Other int.	Sen., Jun.	Berlin, Germany	Details
January 29–30	Prague Cup	Other int.	Sen., Jun.	Prague, Czech Republic	Details
February 4–6	French Cup	Other int.	Sen., Jun., Nov.	Rouen, France	Details
February 12–13	11th Spring Cup	Other int.	Sen., Jun., Nov.	Milan, Italy	Details
February 24–26	Zagreb Snowflakes Trophy	Other int.	Sen., Jun., Nov.	Zagreb, Croatia	Details
March 10–13	Junior World Challenge Cup	Other int.	Junior	Neuchâtel, Switzerland	Details
April 22—23	World Championships	ISU Champ.	Senior	Gothenburg, Sweden	Details
Type: ISU Champ. = ISU Championships; Other int. = International events except ISU Championships; Nats. = National championships Levels: Sen. = Senior; Jun. = Junior; Nov. = Novice

International medalists

Championships and major cups
Competition	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Source
World Championships	Team Surprise	Rockettes	Marigold IceUnity	[1]
Junior World Challenge Cup	Musketeers	Team Mystique	Gold Ice
Other senior internationals
Competition	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Source
Cup of Berlin	Rockettes	Team Berlin 1	Team Unique	[2]
Prague Cup	Marigold IceUnity	Rockettes	Haydenettes
French Cup	Marigold IceUnity	Team Unique	Paradise
12th Spring Cup	Team Surprise	Team Berlin 1	Miami University
Zagreb Snowflakes Trophy	Steps on Ice	Skating Mystery	Olympia

Season's best scores

Senior teams – 6.0 system

Rank	Name	Country	Best: free skating (average score of SP* and FS** combined)		Event	Best: short program (average score*)		Event	Best: free skating (average score**)		Event
1	Marigold IceUnity		22.46	[3][4]	French Cup	11.20	[3]	French Cup	11.26	[4]	French Cup
2	Team Surprise		22.43	[5][6]	Spring Cup	11.00	[5]	Spring Cup	11.43	[6]	Spring Cup
3	Rockettes		21.73	[7][8]	Cup of Berlin	10.67	[7]	Cup of Berlin	11.06	[8]	Cup of Berlin
4	Team Unique		21.51	[3][4]	French Cup	10.81	[3]	French Cup	10.70	[4]	French Cup
5	Miami University		20.60	[5][6]	Spring Cup	10.10	[5]	Spring Cup	10.50	[6]	Spring Cup
*all judges' combined points (for required elements and presentation) put together, divided by number of judges **all judges' combined points (for technical merit and presentation) put together, divided by number of judges