I loved this video posted on YouTube from Audrey in Hungary. The title is "Synchro Skating at the Olympics?"
While synchronized skating is often referred to as one of the fastest growing winter sports along with snowboarding, it's not an Olympic event like snowboarding. I believe synchronized skating will be included in the Olympics in the next decade, probably by 2018.
It takes a little bit of time and politicking to get a newish sport on the Olympic roster. Consider another International Skating Union governed sport: short-track speedskating. It became organized and officially sanctioned in the 1970s. It became an Olympic sport in 1992.
It will be fun to add synchro to the Olympics Figure skating fans will find it enjoyable to see their favorite skating moves completed by 16 skaters together. The average viewer who only pays attention to skating during Olympic years will find even more action in synchro.
Here's a preview of what to look forward to for skating fans:
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