What is synchro?
Synchro is a special branch of figure skating.
Teams of skaters perform difficult footwork and maneuvers in a variety of formations, ranging from circles to blocks to wheels.
Teams are judged on technical difficulty and presentation.
Our divisions
Adult
Teams of 12 - 20 skaters.
Skaters are 18+ years old.
Passed one of:
(a) preliminary moves in the field
(b) adult bronze moves in the field
(c) preliminary figure or preliminary dance
Masters
Teams of 12 - 20 skaters.
Skaters are 25+ years old.
No test requirements.
Coaches
Nikie Owens
Head Coach for Adult
Hometown: Denville, NJ
Currently: Hoboken, NJ
Occupation: Clinical Scientist in Neuroscience Pharmaceutical Clinical Trials
Years Skating / Synchro: 26 years / 14 years
Years on Team Tenacity: 5 years
Past Teams: Skyliners, Precisely Right
Favorite Program: Skyliners Junior Long 2011 (Phantom of the Opera)
Favorite Element: Group Lifts
Melanie Barton Wunsch
Assistant Coach for Adult
Hometown: San Diego, CA
Currently: Mount Kisco, NY
Occupation: Special Events/Development @ Mount Sinai
Years Skating / Synchro: 32 years / 25 years
Years on Team Tenacity: 9 years
Past Teams: Team Del Sol, Syracuse Orange Experience, Espirit de Corps
Favorite Program: Team Surprise Senior Short 2010 (Michael Jackson)
Favorite Element: Pivoting Block
Jennifer Jacobowitz
Masters Coach
Hometown: Scarsdale, NY
Currently: Scarsdale, NY
Occupation: Food scientist
Years Skating / Synchro: 25 years / 17 years
Years on Team Tenacity: 3 years
Past Teams: Ice Magic, Ice Mates, Skyliners, UMass Synchro, Cornell Synchro, Empire Edge
Favorite Program: Skyliners Senior Long 2015 (So you think you can dance)
Favorite Element: Wheel
Sophie Jones
Masters Coach
Board Members
Becky Barber
Board Member
Hometown: Short Hills, NJ
Currently: Manhattan, NY
Occupation: Quant trader
Years Skating / Synchro: 22 years / 18 years
Years on Team Tenacity: 5 years
Past Teams: Synchroettes, Princeton Synchro
Favorite Program: Haydenettes Long 2024 (Who wants to live forever)
Favorite Element: Wheel
Stacie Lane Berk
Board Member
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Hometown: Newton, MA
Currently: Riverdale, NY
Occupation: Middle School Special Ed Teacher
Years Skating / Synchro: 26 years / 17 years
Years on Team Tenacity: 10 years
Past Teams: The Colonials, University of Delaware Collegiate, Team Delaware
Favorite Program: Haydenettes Long 2012 (Lady Gaga)
Favorite Element: Pivoting Block
Claire Marcus
Board Member
Hometown: Newton, MA
Currently: Manhattan, NY
Occupation: Public Sector Management Consultant (Accenture)
Years Skating / Synchro: 32 years / 27 years
Years on Team Tenacity: 11 years
Past Teams: Espirit de Corps, Team Excel, University of Wisconson-Madison, Superettes, The Storm, Blades of Gold
Favorite Program: Team Paradise Short 2013 (Whitney Houston)
Favorite Element: Pivoting Block