team skating became an olympic event in 2014.
when did team skating became an olympic event?
2014
"why not synchro 2018" is an ongoing campaign which became popular over social media through the hashtag #whynotsynchro and #whynotsynchro2018 on facebook, twitter, and instagram. this was popularized at the mozart cup, held in austria in january 2014. during the medal ceremonies, teams gathered on the ice and created the shape of the olympic rings. this image was then shared widely over social media as skaters petitioned to get awareness about the sport. a petition to the international olympic committee was posted on change.org calling for 15,000 signatures and asking the ioc "synchronized figure skating: make it an olympic event." the petition states "the time has come to add this incredible event to the pinnacle of the sport of figure skating."
synchronized skating
section::::name changes.





























when first held in 1984, the competition was called the u.s. precision championships.





























subsequently, up to and including 1999, this competition was called the u.s. precision team skating (synchronized skating) championships.





























in 2000, the name of the competition was changed to u.s. synchronized team skating championships.





























in 2008, the current name u.s. synchronized skating championships was adopted.





























section::::competitive levels.





























the definitions for teams in each of the qualify levels are detailed below. all events are judged under the isu international judging system (ijs).
u.s. synchronized skating championships