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Synchronized Ice Skating - Rose Bowl Pictures - Normal Enlargements

These pictures of the 2002 Rose Bowl Competition for Synchronized Skating were taken at the Max Bell Arena in Calgary on January 12 - 13, 2002. Teams of skaters took part in categories ranging from "Pre-Juvenile Under 10" to "Masters". If your Browser supports frames, this list is now available on the Viewer for easier viewing. Click Here to change to Hi-Res Enlargements (suitable for printing)

Opening Ceremony Flag Parade, Anthem and Speeches Specialty Blades - Calgary Special Olympics Adult Competitive Ice Edition - Adult Synchronized Skating Club of Edmonton Ice Symphony - Calalta Figure Skating Club Adult Festival Camrose Rusty Blades - Camrose Skating Club Emerald Ice - Regina Figure Skating Club Ice Entice - Adult Synchronized Skating Club of Edmonton Northern Lites - Flightway Figure Skating Club Royal Blades - Wild Rose Figure Skating Club Saskatoon Silhouettes - Saskatoon Figure Skating Club Junior Festival Black Gold - Calgary Synchronized Skating Club Elnora Ice Spectations - Trochu/Elnora Fig. Skating Club Ice Excite - Edmonton Synchronized Skating Club Ice Magic - Red Deer Figure Skating Club Northern Lites - Flightway Figure Skating Club Silver Blades - Regina Figure Skating Club Juvenile Festival Masters Festival Dynamic Edges - South Calgary Edges Novice Festival Open Festival Northern Lites - Flightway Figure Skating Club Northern Lites - Flightway Figure Skating Club Pre-Juvenile Festival Pre-Juvenile (Under 10) Festival Senior Competitive Ice Elite - Edmonton Synchronized Skating Club Ice Elite - Edmonton Synchronized Skating Club

This event was put on by the Calalta Community Figure Skating Club of Calgary. As the name suggests, Synchronized Skating involves teams of ice skaters performing in unison. You can see from the photographs that there are some common components, such as skating in circles, lines and blocks. What is not so easy to see in the pictures are some tricky moves which require discipline, skill and strong nerves.

Figure Skating is difficult enough in its own right, so having to synchronize movements with a whole team leaves even less room for error. When complex patterns or movements were performed successfully, the audience cheered and applauded to show their appreciation. No cheering was louder than that given to the Calgary Special Olympics Synchronized Skating Team, the "Specialty Blades", which performed as part of the Opening Ceremonies.

In the background, volunteers organized and ran the competition efficiently, with the same precision as was shown on the ice. Also in the background, some people put in a lot of work on the costumes and make up. The make up is accentuated to allow audiences to see features far across the arena under harsh lighting, in the same manner as theatrical make up. I didn't always get the shot I wanted on the competition day, so my apologies to those teams for whom I have used photographs from the practice sessions.

Peter Reath

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