Editing Synchronized skating (section)

{{Short description|Ice skating discipline}}
{{Infobox sport
| name       = Synchronized skating
| image      = 2015 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final Team Paradise IMG 9903.JPG
| imagesize  = 
| caption    = Team Paradise at the 2015 Grand Prix
| union      = [[International Skating Union]]
| nickname   = "precision skating", "synchro"
| first= {{Start date and age|df=yes|1956}}
| firstlabel =First Performed
| country/region = 
| registered = 
| clubs      = 
| team = * between 8 and 20 [[Figure skating|figure skaters]] including 4 alternates
* maximum 16 compete on the ice at once
| category   = 
{{Plainlist|
* Discipline of [[figure skating]]
* [[Team sport]]
* [[Winter sport]]
}}
| equipment =
{{Plainlist|
* [[Figure skates]]
}}
| venue =
{{Plainlist|
* [[Ice rink]]
* [[Figure skating rink]]
}}
| olympic    = [[#Why not Synchro Petition|No]]<ref name="SS Olympic">{{cite web|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1061027/new-sports-face-struggle-to-be-added-to-winter-olympic-games-programme-ioc-warn|title=New sports face struggle to be added to Winter Olympic Games programme, IOC warn|last=Butler|first=Nick|date=4 February 2018|website=Insidethegames.biz|publisher=Dunsar Media|access-date=17 June 2018}}</ref>
| paralympic = No
| IWGA       = No

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'''Synchronized skating''', often called '''synchro''', is an [[ice skating]] sport where between 8 and 20 skaters perform together as a team. They move as a flowing unit at high speed over the ice, while performing elements and footwork.

This complex sport originated in 1956 and was initially called "precision skating" due to its emphasis on the maintenance of intricate and precise formations and the requirement of precise timing from all members of the group. Synchronized skating is now well-established as an organized sport in several European countries with several of them having produced teams who frequently win championships at the international level. As of 2022, there are more than 600 synchro teams in United States alone.<ref name="usfs-synchro" />