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Podcast: The Iron Butterfly
Episode: 140. Synchronized Skating 101 ft. Rory O'Brien
Description: I chat with Rory O'Brien, member of the champion Hayden Select Synchronized Skating Team for Team USA about all things synchro!
Topics covered:
-synchro skating general rules
-the levels of synchro and moving up competitively
-team tryout process
-the key elements of a synchro program
-the judging system for synchro
-what the synchro competition season looks like
-international competitions for synchro
-training systems for synchro
-what skating skills are most important for synchro
-the elite 12 division and why it was created
-the barriers for getting synchro...