By Kristen Henneman
Team USA won three medals Saturday at the 2025 U.S. Synchronized Skating International Classic in Norwood, Massachusetts.
Skating on home soil at the first ISU Challenger Series Synchronized Skating event held in the United States since 2019 and the final Challenger Series event of the season, the Haydenettes earned bronze in the senior event, their second medal in the series this season.
In the junior event, two U.S. teams stood on the podium as Teams Elite clinched gold and Skyliners junior secured bronze. The podium finish is the first in the Challenger Series for Skyliners junior this season and their sixth medal in the series overall. For Teams Elite, who has the most Challenger Series medals of any U.S. team with eight, the gold is their second of the season. They are undefeated in the series in the last two seasons.
Skating at the club they represent, The Skating Club of Boston, the Haydenettes used international season’s best scores for their short program, free skate and overall score to claim the bronze.
The second team to take the ice, the 31-time U.S. champions and reigning World silver medalists came out strong in front of a home crowd, garnering 9.10 points for their Level 4 move element and 10.35 points for their intersection with a Level 4 point of intersection – the second-highest scoring element of the segment. Both skills were awarded grades of execution of 2.60 and 2.85, respectively.
Overall, the…
