Synchronized figure skating on the cards
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ISU is keen to introduce synchronized figure skating competition, a new discipline, in China as early as next year.
Ottavio Cinquanta, president of the International Skating Union, said he hopes to bring the new event to Shanghai next year, but the Shanghai Sports Bureau said negotiations were ongoing.
In synchronized skating, skaters, usually between 8 to 20, skate as a team. They move as one flowing unit at high speed while completing footwork, lifts and even jumps, making it a pleasant item to watch. There will be short program and free skate synchronized events too.
The discipline was first originated in the US. Compared to traditional figure skating, teamwork plays a larger part than personal skills.
“We want to introduce a sport that everybody can do,” Cinquanta said. “Not everyone can skate as well as the singles and pair skaters. Synchronized skating involves more people, and I’m sure the audiences will like it too.”
Cinquanta also told reporters yesterday that ISU was also holding talks with the International Olympic Committee, and a decision will be made in June on whether synchronized skating will be added to the Winter Olympic Games as a new item.
ISU is also planning a short track speed skating event in Shanghai next March.
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