2012–13 synchronized skating season

The 2012–13 synchronized skating season began on July 1, 2012, and ended on June 30, 2013. 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 2013 World and World Junior Championships. They also competed at various other international as well as national competitions.

2012–13 synchronized skating season
Date:	July 1, 2012 – June 30, 2013
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Competitions

The 2012–13 season included the following major competitions.^[1][2]

Key

ISU Championships

Other international

Nationals

Date	Event	Type	Level	Location	Details
2012
October 5–7	Finlandia Trophy[3]	Other int.	Senior	Espoo, Finland	Details
November 29 — December 1	Winter Cup	Other int.	Sen., BJ., BN., Juv., Mix.	Lommel, Belgium	Details
December 13–16	French Figure Skating Championships[4]	Nats.	Senior	Strasbourg, France	Details
2013
January 3–5	Mozart Cup	Other int.	Jun., AN., BN., Mix.	Salzburg, Austria	Details
January 12–13	Neuchâtel Trophy	Other int.	Sen., Jun., AN.	Neuchâtel, Switzerland	Details
January 18–19	Cup of Berlin	Other int.	Sen., Jun. Nov., AN., BN.	Berlin, Germany	Details
January 26–27	Leon Lurje Trophy	Other int.	Sen., Jun., Nov.	Gothenburg, Sweden	Details
February 1–2	French Cup	Other int.	Sen., Jun., AN., BN., Ad.	Rouen, France	Details
February 9–10	19th Spring Cup	Other int.	Sen., Jun., AN.	Sesto San Giovanni, Italy	Details
February 21–23	Canadian Synchronized Skating Championships	Nats.	Sen., Jun., Nov., Int., Open	Calgary, Alberta, Canada	Details
February 23–24	Finnish Synchronized Skating Championships	Nats.	Sen., Jun., Nov.	Turku, Finland	Details
February 27 – March 2	U.S. Synchronized Skating Championships	Nats.	Sen., Jun., Nov., Int., Col., Ad.	Plymouth, MI, United States	Details
March 1–2	Zagreb Snowflakes Trophy	Other int.	Sen., Jun., AN., Mix.	Zagreb, Croatia	Details
March 2–3	Swedish Synchronized Skating Championships	Nats.	Sen., Jun., Nov.	Kungsbacka, Sweden	Details
March 8–9	World Junior Championships	ISU Champ.	Junior	Helsinki, Finland	Details
March 14–17	Trophy D'Ecosse	Other int.	Sen., Jun., AN., BN., Juv., Int., Ad.	Dumfries, United Kingdom	Details
April 2–6	World Championships	ISU Champ.	Senior	Boston, MA, United States	Details
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; BJ = B Junior; Nov. = Novice; BN. = Basic Novice; AN. = Advanced Novice; Juv. = Juvenile; Mix. = Mixed Age

International medalists

Championships

Competition	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Results
Worlds	Team Unique	NEXXICE	Haydenettes	[5][6]
Junior Worlds	Musketeers	Team Fintastic	Spartak Junost'	[7]
Other senior internationals
Competition	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Results
Finlandia Trophy	Team Unique	Rockettes	Paradise	[8]
Winter Cup	United Angels	Skating Graces	Team Temptation	[9]
Neuchâtel Trophy	Ex-L' Ice	Starlight Team	(no other competitors)	[10]
Cup of Berlin	Team Unique	Rockettes	Team Berlin 1	[11]
Leon Lurje Trophy	Marigold IceUnity	Team Surprise	Miami University	[12]
French Cup	Team Unique	Paradise	Rockettes	[13]
19th Spring Cup	Team Surprise	Team Berlin 1	Hot Shivers	[14]
Zagreb Snowflakes Trophy	Paradise	Tatarstan	Team Berlin 1	[15]
Trophy D'Ecosse	Zariba	Team Spirit	(no other competitors)	[16]
Other junior internationals
Competition	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Results
Winter Cup	Team Olympia	(no other competitors)		[9]
Mozart Cup	FireBlades	Icicles	Starlets	[17]
Neuchâtel Trophy	Chrystal Dreams	Black Diamonds	Cool Dreams	[18]
Cup of Berlin	Team Fintastic	NEXXICE	Reflections	[19]
Leon Lurje Trophy	Team Convivium	Team Spirit	Synchroettes	[20]
French Cup	Musketeers	Team Mystique	Team Convivium	[21]
19th Spring Cup	Ice Steps	Les Pirouettes de Laval	Valley Bay Synchro	[22]
Zagreb Snowflakes Trophy	Idel	Les Miracles	Majestic Ice	[23]
Trophy D'Ecosse	Wight Jewels	Solway Stars	(no other competitors)	[24]

Season's best scores

Senior teams

Rank	Name	Country	Best: Total score		Event	Best: Short program		Event	Best: Free skating		Event
1	Team Unique		214.58	[13]	French Cup	74.76	[25]	French Cup	139.82	[26]	French Cup
2	Paradise		210.47	[15]	Zagreb Snowflakes Trophy	74.52	[27]	Zagreb Snowflakes Trophy	135.95	[28]	Zagreb Snowflakes Trophy
3	NEXXICE		208.25	[5]	World Championships	72.84	[29]	World Championships	135.41	[30]	World Championships
4	Rockettes		203.21	[11]	Cup of Berlin	69.66	[25]	French Cup	135.54	[31]	Cup of Berlin
5	Haydenettes		202.53	[5]	World Championships	71.87	[29]	World Championships	130.66	[30]	World Championships
6	Marigold IceUnity		201.00	[5]	World Championships	68.48	[29]	World Championships	132.52	[30]	World Championships
7	Les Suprêmes		193.02	[13]	French Cup	67.46	[25]	French Cup	130.23	[30]	World Championships
8	Team Surprise		185.82	[5]	World Championships	61.94	[29]	World Championships	123.88	[30]	World Championships
9	Tatarstan		177.78	[15]	Zagreb Snowflakes Trophy	60.89	[27]	Zagreb Snowflakes Trophy	116.89	[28]	Zagreb Snowflakes Trophy
10	Miami University		172.01	[5]	World Championships	56.38	[29]	World Championships	115.63	[30]	World Championships

Junior teams

Rank	Name	Country	Best: Total score		Event	Best: Short program		Event	Best: Free skating		Event
1	Musketeers		183.20	[7]	Junior Worlds	61.57	[32]	Junior Worlds	121.63	[33]	Junior Worlds
2	Team Fintastic		183.00	[7]	Junior Worlds	64.32	[32]	Junior Worlds	118.68	[33]	Junior Worlds
3	Spartak Junost'		171.56	[7]	Junior Worlds	55.11	[32]	Junior Worlds	116.45	[33]	Junior Worlds
4	Team Mystique		152.04	[34]	French Cup	51.02	[35]	French Cup	101.02	[36]	French Cup
5	NEXXICE		149.84	[7]	Junior Worlds	54.29	[32]	Junior Worlds	95.55	[33]	Junior Worlds
6	Les Suprêmes		145.45	[7]	Junior Worlds	45.78	[32]	Junior Worlds	99.67	[33]	Junior Worlds
7	Lexettes		144.70	[7]	Junior Worlds	47.06	[32]	Junior Worlds	97.64	[33]	Junior Worlds
8	Skyliners		143.69	[7]	Junior Worlds	49.65	[32]	Junior Worlds	94.04	[33]	Junior Worlds
9	Team Convivium		143.06	[34]	French Cup	48.94	[35]	French Cup	94.18	[33]	Junior Worlds
10	Stella Polaris		137.04	[34]	French Cup	50.36	[34]	French Cup	86.68	[34]	French Cup