Miami University Synchronized Skating Team

The Miami University Synchronized Skating Team is a senior-level synchronized skating team from the United States. Their homeclub is Miami University, in Oxford, Ohio. They were the U.S. national champions in 1999, 2006 and 2009.^[1][2] They became the first American team to medal at the ISU World Synchronized Skating Championships by earning the silver medal at the 2007 championships in London, Ontario, Canada. They are three-time winners of the EDI Award for Best Synchronized Skating Performance at the U.S. national championships.^[3]

Miami University
Miami University Senior team in 2013
Team information
Country represented	United States
Formed	1984
Home town	Oxford, Ohio
Coach	Carla DeGirolamo (since 2009)
Former coach	Vicki Korn
Skating club	Miami University
Level	Senior
Training locations	Oxford, Ohio
World standing	15 (as of June 2022) 18 (2020–21) 20 (2019–20) 19 (2018–19) 13 (2017–18) 7 (2016–17) 8 (2015–16) 14 (2014–15) ? (2013–14) 14 (2013–13) 14 (2011–12) 17 (2010–11)
ISU team best scores
Combined total	204.90 2022 Worlds
Short program	71.77 2022 Worlds
Free skate	133.13 2022 Worlds
Medal record Representing  United States Synchronized skating World Championships 2007 London Synchronized skating

The varsity program also has a collegiate-level team which holds the record in U.S. Figure Skating for most consecutive national titles (2005–2016) in any discipline of skating at any level, with a total of 18 national titles.^[4]

Their free programs are choreographed by Sarah Kawahara, while DeGirolamo and Scott Brown choreograph their short programs.

The team trains at the Goggin Ice Center, at Miami University.

Competitive highlights

Results since 2019–20

International[5][6]
Event	19–20	20–21	21–22	22–23	23–24	24–25
World Championships		(did not compete)	6th	6th
Budapest Trophy					6th CS
Hevelius Cup					6th CS
International Classic						7th CS
Mozart Cup				5th CS
Spring Cup				6th CS
National
U.S. Championships	4th	(did not compete)	2nd	2nd	3rd	2nd

2009–2019 seasons

International[5][7][8]
Event	09–10	10–11	11–12	12–13	13–14	14–15	15–16	16–17	17–18	18–19
World Championships		10th		8th		8th	9th
Cup of Berlin									3rd
French Cup			5th					7th
Leon Lurje Trophy				3rd					3rd	5th
Mozart Cup					4th	3rd	2nd	2nd
Neuchâtel Trophy	2nd
Spring Cup		3rd					2nd
Zagreb Snowflakes										4th
National
U.S. Championships	3rd	2nd	3rd	2nd	4th	2nd	2nd	4th	3rd	4th

1999–2009 seasons

International[5][9]
Event	1999–00	00–01	01–02	02–03	03–04	04–05	05–06	06–07	07–08	08–09
World Championships		9th	9th	9th		7th	4th	2nd	9th	7th
Finlandia Cup	9th
French Cup			9th						3rd
Neuchâtel Trophy				3rd
Prague Cup		1st								5th
Spring Cup	9th				2nd	3rd	2nd	2nd
National
U.S. Championships	3rd	2nd	2nd	2nd	4th	2nd	1st	2nd	2nd	1st