Synchronized Skating in Fort Collins The Ice Skating Club of Fort Collins is the home for several Synchronized Ice Skating Teams: The Fire Crystals, an Adult Team, and the Colorado State University (CSU) Team.  The Fire Crystals are in the midst of an exciting 2008-2009 season.  This year, we have three Fire Crystals teams:  Open Juvenile, Pre-Juvenile, and Beginner 2. Come watch our teams skate!  Click here for a list of upcoming Competitions, Exhibitions, and Performances . The Fire Crystals would like to say a special THANK YOU to our sponsors for making it possible for our teams to travel.

Fire Crystal News WANTED: SYNCHRONIZED SKATERS! April 7: Come try Synchro for FREE!  The Fire Crystals will be hosting an Open House for interested skaters, ages 6-18, on Tuesday, April 7 at 6:15 pm. Skaters must have completed Learn-to-Skate level Basic 4.  More advanced level skaters are also needed -- for example, we hope to create an Intermediate team (which requires passing certain moves-in-the-field tests.  Parents are welcome to come learn more about this exciting and fun program. April 21 and 28: Ready to learn more?  Come to a synchronized skating workshop, learn more about synchro, and try out for one of next year's teams.  The workshop and team evaluation will be on two consecutive Tuesdays (April 21 and 28) at 6:15 pm.  Cost is $25 for both days. For more information, contact coach Pam at EPIC

What is Synchronized Skating? Synchronized skating is a team sport in which 8 - 20 skaters perform a program together.  It is judged using the same system as singles, pairs and dance.  It is characterized by teamwork, speed, intricate formations and challenging step sequences.  Some of the elements in synchronized skating include blocks, circles, wheels, lines, intersections, moves in the field, moves in isolation, no-hold blocks, spins and pairs moves.  Teams compete in 15 different levels from the Beginner level up to Senior.  Click here for a USFSA Synchronized Skating Team Definition list. There are many benefits to participating in a team sport, and synchronized skating is a great way for figure skaters to compete in a sport they love while enjoying all of the aspects of working with others in a team-oriented sport. Click here for a Timeline/History of Synchronized Skating.

Fire Crystal Kudos  The Pre-juvenile and Open Juvenile teams traveled to Ann Arbor, Michigan (the home of synchronized skating) in early December for the Porter Synchronized Skating Classic. What fun it was to meet teams from all over the U.S. and Canada, too! A big THANK YOU to our Fire Crystals sponsors  for helping make our travel possible. All our teams did well at the 2009 Pacific Coast Sectional Championships in Broomfield, Colorado. We are very proud of all of our teams for their hard work and for a very successful season. Our teams skated at a number of exhibitions during the year and performed in the Winter Wishes Ice Show in Fort Collins. And watch for us at more competitions in April!