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The Haydenettes are a world-renowned synchronized skating team made up of 20 skaters based in Lexington.
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Synchronized skating requires all-around skills, coach Saga Krantz said. “You have to be good at everything,” she said. “You have to be a good single skater, ice dancer, and a pair skater."
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It's a sport "full of risks," Krantz said. “If one person falls, the chance that they take someone else with them is huge."
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Stan Grossfeld/Globe Staff
The Haydenettes are campaigning to make synchronized skating an Olympic sport. It is the only designated skating discipline not sanctioned by the Olympics.
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Stan Grossfeld/Globe Staff
There is no TV coverage of the synchronized skating world championships, and little media coverage. But awareness of the sport is growing slowly.
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Stan Grossfeld/Globe Staff
Skaters like Devin Wang have a lot of dedication, Krantz said. “It’s a serious sport,” she added. “They look cute and girly on the ice, they may giggle, but this, for them, is what they’ve been thinking of for years.’’
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The Haydenettes have won a record 21 national championships. With no other team winning more than three, they are the Boston Celtics of synchronized skating.
