2011–12 synchronized skating season

The 2011–12 synchronized skating season began on July 1, 2011, and ended on June 30, 2012. 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 2012 Senior World Championships and Junior World Challenge Cup. They also competed at various other international as well as national synchronized skating competitions.

2011–12 synchronized skating season
Date:	July 1, 2011 – June 30, 2012
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Competitions

The 2011–12 season included the following major competitions.^[1][2]

Key

ISU Championships

Other international

Nationals

Date	Event	Type	Level	Location	Details
2011
December 9–10	Winter Cup	Other int.	Sen., Mix., BN., Juv., Ad.	Gullegem, Belgium	Details
December 16–18	French Figure Skating Championships[3]	Nats.	Sen., Jun., Nov.	Dammarie-lès-Lys, France
2012
January 27–29	Mozart Cup	Other int.	Sen., Jun. AN.	Salzburg, Austria	Details
February 3–5	French Cup	Other int.	Sen., Jun., Nov.	Rouen, France	Details
February 9–11	Neuchâtel Trophy	Other int.	Sen., Jun., Nov.	Neuchâtel, Switzerland
February 17–19	18th Spring Cup	Other int.	Sen., Jun., Nov.	Sesto San Giovanni, Italy	Details
February 24–26	Finnish Synchronized Skating Championships	Nats.	Sen., Jun., Nov.	Espoo, Finland	Details
February 29 — March 3	U.S. Synchronized Skating Championships	Nats.	All	Worcester, Massachusetts, United States	Details
March 2–3	Zagreb Snowflakes Trophy	Other int.	Sen., Jun., Nov.	Zagreb, Croatia
March 16–17	Junior World Challenge Cup	Other int.	Junior	Gothenburg, Sweden
March 17–18	Leon Lurje Trophy	Other int.	Sen., Jun., Nov.	Gothenburg, Sweden
April 6–8	Trophy D'Ecosse	Other int.	Sen., Jun., Nov.	Dumfries, United Kingdom
April 13–14	World Championships	ISU Champ.	Senior	Gothenburg, Sweden
Type: ISU Champ. = ISU Championships; Other int. = International events except ISU Championships; Nats. = National championships; Other dom. = Other national events Levels: Sen. = Senior; Jun. = Junior; Int. = Intermediate; Nov. = Novice; BN. = Basic Novice; AN. = Advanced Novice; Ad. = Adult; Col. = Collegiate

International medalists

Championships and major cups
Competition	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Source
World Championships	Team Surprise	NEXXICE	Haydenettes	[4]
Junior World Challenge Cup	Team Fintastic	Musketeers	Les Suprêmes	[5]
Other senior internationals
Competition	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Source
Winter Cup	Team Temptation	Team Spirit	(no other competitors)	[6]
Mozart Cup	Marigold IceUnity	Rockettes	NEXXICE	[7][8][9]
French Cup	Team Unique	Marigold IceUnity	Paradise	[10]
Neuchâtel Trophy	Crystallettes	Haydenettes	United Angels	[11]
18th Spring Cup	Team Surprise	Tatarstan	Team Boomerang	[12]
Zagreb Snowflakes Trophy	Paradise	Team Berlin 1	Skating Graces	[13]
Leon Lurje Trophy
Trophy D'Ecosse

Season's best scores

Senior teams

Rank	Name	Country	Best: Total score		Event	Best: Short program		Event	Best: Free skating		Event
1	Team Surprise		194.87	[4]	World Championships	64.63	[14]	World Championships	130.24	[15]	World Championships
2	NEXXICE		193.64	[4]	World Championships	63.76	[14]	World Championships	129.88	[15]	World Championships
3	Haydenettes		192.78	[4]	World Championships	62.14	[14]	World Championships	130.64	[15]	World Championships
4	Rockettes		192.75	[4]	World Championships	63.09	[8]	Mozart Cup	131.73	[15]	World Championships
5	Paradise		192.25	[4]	World Championships	65.07	[14]	World Championships	127.18	[15]	World Championships
6	Marigold IceUnity		187.68	[7]	Mozart Cup	63.38	[10]	French Cup	126.05	[9]	Mozart Cup
7	Team Unique		183.92	[10]	French Cup	62.91	[8]	Mozart Cup	121.76	[10]	French Cup
8	Tatarstan		179.13	[12]	18th Spring Cup	58.09	[16]	18th Spring Cup	121.04	[17]	18th Spring Cup
9	Les Suprêmes		177.50	[4]	World Championships	58.51	[14]	World Championships	118.99	[15]	World Championships
10	Team Boomerang		173.44	[4]	World Championships	57.65	[14]	World Championships	115.79	[15]	World Championships