Synchronized Skating

Portland to host 2009 Championships.

"From March 4-7, the 2009 U.S. Synchronized Skating Championships will be held at the Cumberland County Civic Center, an annual competition put on by U.S. Figure Skating. Around 1,850 skaters will compete in 91 teams, performing choreographed routines of eight to 20 skaters. The North Atlantic Figure Skating Club, based in Falmouth, worked to bring the competition to Portland."