2008–09 synchronized skating season

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{{Infobox Figure Skating Competition

| title = 2008–09 synchronized skating season

| startdate = July 1, 2008

| enddate = June 30, 2009

| previouscomp = 2007–08

| nextcomp = 2009–10

}}

The 2008–09 synchronized skating season began on July 1, 2008, and ended on June 30, 2009. 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 2009 World Championships and Junior World Challenge Cup. They also competed at various other international as well as national synchronized skating competitions.

Competitions

The 2008–09 season included the following competitions:

;Key

class="wikitable"

|bgcolor=98FB98|ISU Championships

|bgcolor=#CCCCFF|Other international

|bgcolor=#EBC2AF|Nationals

class="wikitable"

! Date

! Event

! Type

! Level

! Location

! Details

colspan=7 align=center | 2008
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| December 19–21

|align="center"| French Figure Skating ChampionshipsNote: the French Figure Skating Championships included all disciplines: men's single, ladies's single, pair skating, ice dancing and synchronized skating.

| Nats.

| Sen., Jun.

| Colmar, France

| [https://web.archive.org/web/20100815063854/http://ffsg.org/evenements/documents/elite_2008/html_elites_2008/CAT003RS.HTM Details]

colspan=7 align=center | 2009
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| January 30 — February 1

|align="center"| Prague Cup

| Other int.

| Sen., Jun.

| Prague, Czech Republic

| [https://web.archive.org/web/20131126201158/http://praguecup.cz/history.html Details]

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| February 6–8

|align="center"| French Cup

| Other int.

| Sen., Jun.

| Rouen, France

|

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| February 13–14

|align="center"| 15th Spring Cup

| Other int.

| Sen., Jun.

| Sesto San Giovanni, Italy

| [http://www.springcup.it/09/main09.html Details]

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| February 20–22

|align="center"| Jegvirag Cup

| Other int.

| Sen., Jun.

| Miskolc, Hungary

| [http://web.icenetwork.com/events/detail.jsp?id=64248 Details]

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| February 21–25

|align="center"| 24th Winter Universiade

| Other int.

| Senior

| Harbin, China

| [http://www.isuresults.com/results/wu2009/CAT005RS.HTM Details]

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| February 26 — March 1

|align="center"| Canadian Synchronized Skating Championships

| Nats.

| Sen.

| Oshawa, Ontario, Canada

| [https://web.archive.org/web/20140220004508/http://results.skatecanada.ca/2008-2009/2009SynchroNats/r4.pdf Details]

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| March 3–7

|align="center"| U.S. Synchronized Skating Championships

| Nats.

| All

| Portland, Maine, United States

| [http://web.icenetwork.com/events/detail.jsp?id=50228 Details]

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| March 6–7

|align="center"| Finnish Synchronized Skating Championships

| Nats.

| Sen., Jun.

| Helsinki, Finland

| [http://www.figureskatingresults.fi/results/0809/MLSM2009/index.htm Details]

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| March 12–14

| align="center"| Junior World Challenge Cup

| Other int.

| Junior

| Neuchâtel, Switzerland

| [http://events.skating.ch/events0809/WCCJ_2009/index.htm Details]

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| March 20–22

|align="center"| Leon Lurje Trophy

| Other int.

| Novice

| Gothenburg, Sweden

|

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| April 1–4

| align="center"| World Championships

| ISU Champ.

| Senior

| Zagreb, Croatia

| [http://www.isuresults.com/results/syswc2009/CAT001RS.HTM Details]

colspan=7 align=center | 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; Nov. = Novice; Int. = Intermediate; Juv. = Juvenile; Col. = Collegiate; Ad. = Adult; Mas. = Masters

International medalists

class="wikitable"

! colspan=5 | Championships and major cups

Competition

| align=center bgcolor=gold | Gold

| align=center bgcolor=silver | Silver

| align=center bgcolor=cc9966 | Bronze

! Source

align="center"| World Championships

| {{flagicon|CAN}} NEXXICE

| {{flagicon|FIN}} Team Unique

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Team Surprise

|align="center"|{{Cite web|url=http://www.isuresults.com/results/syswc2009/CAT001RS.HTM|title=Synchronized Senior – Result|publisher=International Skating Union|accessdate=2013-04-11}}

align="center"| Junior World Challenge Cup

| {{flagicon|FIN}} Team Fintastic

| {{flagicon|CAN}} NEXXICE

| {{flagicon|FIN}} Musketeers

|align="center"|Click "VIEW RESULTS" for each segment and the combined total.

  • {{Cite web|url=http://web.icenetwork.com/events/detail.jsp?id=50298|title=2009 World Challenge Cup for Juniors (synchro)|publisher=Ice Network|accessdate=2013-04-11}}
colspan=5 | Other senior internationals
Competition

|align=center bgcolor=gold | Gold

|align=center bgcolor=silver | Silver

|align=center bgcolor=cc9966 | Bronze

! Source

align="center"| Prague Cup

| {{flagicon|FIN}} Marigold IceUnity

| {{flagicon|FIN}} Team Unique

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Team Surprise

|align="center"|Click "VIEW RESULTS" for each segment and the combined total.

  • {{Cite web|url=http://web.icenetwork.com/events/detail.jsp?id=50295|title=2009 Prague Cup (synchro)|publisher=Ice Network|accessdate=2013-04-11}}
align="center"| French Cup

| {{flagicon|FIN}} Team Unique

| {{flagicon|FIN}} Rockettes

| {{flagicon|USA}} Haydenettes

|align="center"|Click "VIEW RESULTS" for each segment and the combined total.

  • {{Cite web|url=http://web.icenetwork.com/events/detail.jsp?id=50296|title=2009 French Cup (synchro)|publisher=Ice Network|accessdate=2013-04-11}}
align="center"| 15th Spring Cup

| {{flagicon|GER}} Team Berlin 1

| {{flagicon|USA}} California Gold

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Team Boomerang

|align="center"|Click "VIEW RESULTS" for each segment and the combined total.

  • {{Cite web|url=http://web.icenetwork.com/events/detail.jsp?id=50297|title=2009 Spring Cup (synchro)|publisher=Ice Network|accessdate=2013-04-11}}
align="center"| Jegvirag Cup

| {{flagicon|USA}} Western Michigan University

| {{flagicon|HUN}} Passion

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Seaside

|align="center"|Click "VIEW RESULTS" for each segment and the combined total.

  • {{Cite web|url=http://web.icenetwork.com/events/detail.jsp?id=64248|title=2009 Jegvirag Cup (synchro)|publisher=Ice Network|accessdate=2013-04-11}}
align="center"| 24th Winter Universiade

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Team Surprise

| {{flagicon|FIN}} Rockettes

| {{flagicon|RUS}} Paradise

|align="center"|Click "VIEW RESULTS" for each segment and the combined total.

  • {{Cite web|url=http://web.icenetwork.com/events/detail.jsp?id=50292|title=2009 Winter Universiade|publisher=Ice Network|accessdate=2013-04-11}}

Season's best scores

=Senior teams=

class="wikitable sortable"
Rank

! Name

! Country

! width=120px colspan="2"| Best: Total score

! Event

! colspan="2"|Best:
Short program

! Event

! colspan="2"|Best:
Free skating

! Event

1

| NEXXICE

| align=center | {{flagicon|CAN}}

| align=center | 223.58

| align=center |

| World Championships

| align=center | 80.12

| align=center | {{Cite web|url=http://www.isuresults.com/results/syswc2009/SEG001.HTM|title=Synchronized Senior - Short Program|publisher=International Skating Union|accessdate=2013-04-11}}

| World Championships

| align=center | 143.46

| align=center | {{Cite web|url=http://www.isuresults.com/results/syswc2009/SEG002.HTM|title=Synchronized Senior - Free Skating|publisher=International Skating Union|accessdate=2013-04-11}}

| World Championships

2

| Team Unique

| align=center | {{flagicon|FIN}}

| align=center | 220.28

| align=center |

| World Championships

| align=center | 82.36

| align=center |

| World Championships

| align=center | 137.92

| align=center |

| World Championships

3

| Team Surprise

| align=center | {{flagicon|SWE}}

| align=center | 209.30

| align=center |

| World Championships

| align=center | 78.24

| align=center |

| World Championships

| align=center | 132.18

| align=center |

| 24th Winter Universiade

4

| Haydenettes

| align=center | {{flagicon|USA}}

| align=center | 207.40

| align=center |

| World Championships

| align=center | 77.10

| align=center |

| World Championships

| align=center | 130.30

| align=center |

| World Championships

5

| Rockettes

| align=center | {{flagicon|FIN}}

| align=center | 205.05

| align=center |

| French Cup

| align=center | 72.13

| align=center |

| French Cup

| align=center | 132.92

| align=center |

| French Cup

6

| Marigold IceUnity

| align=center | {{flagicon|FIN}}

| align=center | 204.08

| align=center |

| Prague Cup

| align=center | 78.68

| align=center |

| World Championships

| align=center | 129.46

| align=center |

| Prague Cup

7

| black ice

| align=center | {{flagicon|CAN}}

| align=center | 201.10

| align=center |

| World Championships

| align=center | 73.92

| align=center |

| World Championships

| align=center | 127.18

| align=center |

| World Championships

8

| Paradise

| align=center | {{flagicon|RUS}}

| align=center | 197.66

| align=center |

| Prague Cup

| align=center | 73.82

| align=center |

| Prague Cup

| align=center | 123.84

| align=center |

| Prague Cup

9

| Miami University

| align=center | {{flagicon|USA}}

| align=center | 188.42

| align=center |

| World Championships

| align=center | 71.62

| align=center |

| World Championships

| align=center | 116.80

| align=center |

| Prague Cup; World Championships

10

| Team Berlin 1

| align=center | {{flagicon|GER}}

| align=center | 182.26

| align=center |

| World Championships

| align=center | 68.84

| align=center |

| World Championships

| align=center | 113.66

| align=center |

| 15th Spring Cup

References

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