Previewing the 2023 U.S. Synchronized Skating Collegiate Division Championships

The 2023 U.S. Synchronized Skating Championships are this weekend in Peoria, Illinois and the Collegiate division is center stage Saturday evening. All 12 teams that competed at their sectional competitions qualified for a chance to compete at the national championships.

This is not an NCAA event, although the teams are varsity sports at Miami University, Adrian College and Trine University. Most of the organizations competing are independent organizations working with the universities they represent.

If you’ve never heard of the sport, it’s figure skating with 12-20 skaters on the ice at once, skating as a team to score as many points as possible. It’s similar to Olympic figure skating in…