Watertown Skater to Compete At Synchronized Skating Competition

WATERTOWN, MA — Watertown Middle School, Michelle Vinnik, will compete on Boston-based Team Excel Juvenile, a synchronized skating team representing The Skating Club of Boston, at the U.S. Synchronized Skating Championships Feb. 26 to the 29 in Providence, RI.

Team Excel’s Juvenile Team was one of six Juvenile teams to qualify for Nationals at last week’s Eastern Synchronized Skating Sectional Championships and will be one of only thirteen Juvenile teams from across the country to compete at this elite level.

“I would like to commend Michelle and all our Team Excel skaters for their accomplishments,” said Team Excel Director of Synchronized Skating Merita Mullen.

Synchronized skating is a demanding discipline of figure skating in which teams of eight to 20 skaters perform a program together, blending elements of singles skating, pairs skating and ice dance. Programs are characterized by teamwork, speed, intricate formations and challenging step sequences. Athletes in this sport work and train diligently year-round. Team Excel's teams practice eleven months a year, for a minimum of eight hours a week, on and off the ice.