Haydenettes

{{Short description|American synchronized skating team}} {{Infobox synchronized skating team |name=Haydenettes |image=Image:Team Haydenettes on the podium at the 2026 ISU Synchronized Skating World Championships 01.jpg |caption=Team Haydenettes on the podium at the 2026 ISU Synchronized Skating World Championships. |country={{USA}} |formation_date= |hometown=Norwood, Massachusetts, United States |discontinuation_date= |head coach=Saga Krantz |choreographer= |skating club= The Skating Club of Boston |level=Senior |worldranking=3 |combined total=234.66  |combined date=2024 Hevelius Cup |SP score=78.60  |SP date=2024 Hevelius Cup |FS score=156.06  |FS date=2024 Hevelius Cup |medaltemplates=  {{MedalCountry|{{USA}}}} {{MedalSport|Synchronized skating}} {{MedalCompetition|World Championships}} {{MedalSilver|2024 Zagreb|Synchronized skating}} {{MedalSilver|2026 Salzburg|Synchronized skating}} {{MedalBronze|2010 Colorado Springs|Synchronized skating}} {{MedalBronze|2011 Helsinki|Synchronized skating}} {{MedalBronze|2012 Gothenburg|Synchronized skating}} {{MedalBronze|2013 Boston|Synchronized skating}} {{MedalBronze|2016 Budapest|Synchronized skating}} {{MedalBronze|2025 Helsinki|Synchronized skating}} |seasonranking=* '''1''' (''2023–24'') * '''5''' (''2022–23'') * '''13''' (''2021–22'') * '''N/A''' (''2020–21'') * '''6''' (''2019–20'') }}

The '''Haydenettes''' are a senior-level synchronized skating team representing The Skating Club of Boston in Norwood, Massachusetts, United States. They are the two-time silver medalists (2024, 2026) and six-time bronze medalists (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016 and 2025) at the World Synchronized Skating Championships. Formed in 1979 by Lynn Benson, the Haydenettes are the most successful synchronized skating team in U.S. history, with 33 U.S. National titles.<ref name=Hayden>{{cite web|url=https://www.haydensynchro.com/teams/haydenettes|title=Haydenettes – official website|website=haydensynchro.com|access-date=November 22, 2018}}</ref>

==Team== Members of the Haydenettes are required to have mastered advanced figure skating skills, including senior-level moves, gold-level pattern dances, and at least novice freestyle.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.haydensynchroteams.com/Haydenettes/pdf/FAQs2010-11.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2011-09-23 |archive-date=2012-04-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120401152709/http://www.haydensynchroteams.com/Haydenettes/pdf/FAQs2010-11.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>[https://www.haydensynchro.com/index.php/hayden-synchronized-skating-your-place-here/national-competing-teams-collegiate-junior-senior Hayden Synchro, Tryouts, National Competing Teams Progression - Junior and Senior]. Haydensynchro.com, Retrieved 27 March 2021.</ref> The Hayden teams draw skaters from around the world, though the teams are composed primarily of skaters from the greater Boston area. The Haydenettes practice at both the Hayden Recreation Center<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.jwhayden.org/figureskatingclub.htm|title=Hayden Rec Center web site|website=Jwhayden.org|access-date=11 March 2022|archive-date=8 January 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100108100054/http://www.jwhayden.org/figureskatingclub.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> in Lexington, Massachusetts, the New England Sports Center in Marlborough, Massachusetts, and The Skating Club of Boston in Norwood, Massachusetts. Synchronized skating is sanctioned by U. S. Figure Skating (USFS)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.usfsa.org/Athletes.asp?id=339|title=USFS Synchronized Skating|website=Usfsa.org|access-date=11 March 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.usfsa.org/About.asp?id=71|title=About the USFS|website=Usfsa.org|access-date=11 March 2022}}</ref> and the International Skating Union (ISU),<ref>[http://www.isu.org/vsite/vfile/page/fileurl/0,11040,4844-192306-209529-141863-0-file,00.pdf ISU Governing Rules] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090117102854/http://www.isu.org/vsite/vfile/page/fileurl/0,11040,4844-192306-209529-141863-0-file,00.pdf |date=2009-01-17 }}</ref> the two governing bodies for all skating events in the U.S. and internationally, respectively.

===Associated teams=== Hayden Synchro, the organization to which the Haydenettes belong, fields currently nine divisions in synchronized skating that compete under sanctioning by USFSA. Each of the teams appear in various ice shows, exhibitions and other events around the country.<ref name=Hayden/>

Hayden Synchro has eight synchronized skating teams spanning eight competitive levels:<ref name=Hayden/> # Shooting Stars, Preliminary # Shooting Stars, Pre-Juvenile # Mini Mates, Juvenile # Star Mates, Intermediate (Novice in 2019 and 2020) # Ice Mates, Novice (Intermediate in 2019 and 2020) # Lexettes, Junior # Hayden Select, Elite 12 Senior # Haydenettes, Senior

==Coaches== The Haydenettes are coached by Saga Krantz and assistant coaches Ashley Tomich and Lee Chandler.<ref>{{cite web |title=Haydenettes |url=https://haydensynchro.com/teams/haydenettes |website=Hayden Synchro |access-date=11 March 2025}}</ref>

===Saga Krantz=== A resident of Boston, Saga Krantz has been head coach for the Haydenettes since 2005. From 2000 to 2004, Krantz was director of Helsingin Taitoluisteluklubi (HTK) in Helsinki, Finland. Under Krantz's coaching, the HTK senior team Rockettes won World silver, Finnish National gold and silver medals and the junior team Team Fintastic won Finnish National gold medal. Saga Krantz was also recognized as the 2008 Professional Skating Association (PSA) Synchronized Skating Coach of the Year and was inducted into the PSA Coaches Hall of Fame in 2023.<ref>{{cite web |title=Saga Krantz |url=https://scboston.org/saga-krantz/#1594144823941-c9da8b97-e4b4 |website=The Skating Club of Boston |access-date=11 March 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Saga Krantz Inducted Into the PSA Hall of Fame |url=https://haydensynchro.com/news/saga-krantz-inducted-psa-hall-fame |website=Hayden Synchro |access-date=11 March 2025}}</ref> Krantz speaks Finnish, English, and Swedish.

==Practice== The Haydenettes practice for about 10 hours on ice per week during the school year, with an average practice length for the year of 16 hours per week. Additionally, the Haydenettes hold at least three off-ice practices per week. Prior to a competition, the team practice time is increased to 18 hours per week.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://web.icenetwork.com/skaters/detail.jsp?id=38033&mode=T|title=Ice Network|website=Icenetwork.com|access-date=11 March 2022}}</ref> ==Programs== {{Synchronized skating program list|SP1="Libertango" * by Bond and Piazzolla<|FS1=Music from the ''Forbidden Kingdom''|season1=2008–09|SP2="A Wonderful World" * by Sarah Brightman|FS2=Music from the ''West Side Story'' soundtrack|season2=2009–10|season3=2010–11|season4=2011–12|season5=2012–13|season6=2013–14|season7=2014–15|SP3="Twilight" and "Ritmo de la Noche" * by Safri Duo|FS3=Music from the ''Burlesque'' soundtrack|SP4="Dancing with the Muse" by Chris Spheeris|FS4=Lady Gaga medley|SP5="Run this Town / Posthumus Zone" * by Jay-Z, Rihanna, and E.S. Posthumus|FS5=Music from the ''Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights'' soundtrack|SP6=“Dark Side of the Crown” * by Bellydance Evolution|FS6=''The Count of Monte Cristo'' soundtrack|SP7=“James Bond in Miami” * by Monte Norman & John Barry|FS7=''Sunset Boulevard'' soundtrack|season8=2015–16|FS8="Empire State Of Mind (Part II)" * by Alicia Keys|SP8=“All or Nothing” * by Brand X Music|FS9=Prince medley|SP9="Now We Are Free" theme music of Gladiator|season9=2016–17|FS10="Underground Nightlife""Iron" * by Woodkid "Jungle Bae" * by Skrillex & Diplo|SP10="Run Boy Run" * by Woodkid|season10=2017–18|SP11="Gravity" * by Raphael Beau|FS11=Music from ''The Greatest Showman''|season11=2018–19|SP12="It's All Coming Back to Me Now" * by Celine Dion|FS12=Medley by INXS|season12=2019–20|SP13="Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" * by Dave Stewart & His Rock Fabulous Orchestra|FS13="Hold On To Tomorrow" * by Brennan Heart feat. CHRISTON and Metropole Orkest|season13=2021–22|SP14="Good Times Roll" * by Big Gigantic, GriZ|FS14="Quest for Souls" * by Reliable Source Music, David Marsden "Inner Peace" * by Reliable Source Music, Robert De Fresnes "Hope and Dreams of Grandeur" * by Karl Hugo "Ocean Princess" * by Thomas Bergersen|season14=2022–23|SP15="Clair de Lune" * by Imagine Music|FS15="Who Wants to Live Forever" * by Queen|season15=2023–24|SP16="Lim Fantasy of Companionship for Piano and Orchestra" * by Barau Joi, Martin Manuel Denis "Fantasietta on a Theme from 'Photograph'" * by Cody Fry "Lim Fantasy for Companionship for Piano and Orchestra" * by Barau Jayanta Dhar, Danziger Ron Josef, Eymard Matthieu, Vincent Nicolas, Joselson Tedd Jeffrey, Lim Susan Mey Lee, Martin Manuel Denis, and Tan Christina Jin Hui|FS16="Caves" * by Cody Fry "Eleanor Rigby" * by Cody Fry "Eleanor Rigby" * by Joshua Bell, Frankie Moreno, John Lennon, and Paul McCartney|season16=2024–25|season17=2025–26|SP17=“Crazy Train” * by Joseph William Morgan|FS17=“Somewhere Only We Know” * by Sons of Serendip }}

==Competitive highlights==

thumb|Haydenettes partner element at 2023 US ChampionshipsThe Haydenettes are 33-time National champions, 26-time ISU World Championship competitors, and eight-time ISU World Medalists. The Haydenettes have represented the U.S. in every World Championship since the International Skating Union (ISU) sanctioned the first World Championship event in 2000. The team's success has earned it the nickname "The Haydenettes Dynasty."<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080224&content_id=44616&vkey=ice_news |title=Haydenettes dominate senior field in Providence |access-date=2011-09-23 |archive-date=2012-09-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120926145655/http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080224&content_id=44616&vkey=ice_news |url-status=dead }}</ref>

During 2003, the Haydenettes led a contingent of three teams to France where they won The French Cup for the U.S. In addition, the United States contingent won The Nations Cup, awarded to the highest scoring country in this competition.<ref name=Hayden/> Their awards include the Bronze medal in the 2005 Prague Cup and the Silver medal in the 2004 Neuchâtel Trophy in Switzerland. [[File:Haydenettes 2025 Worlds Gala 09.jpg|thumb|The Haydenttes performing in the 2025 World Figure Skating Championships gala]] The Haydenettes were the 2010 national champions with a score of 231.14, the highest-ever posted to date at the U.S. Synchronized Skating Championships by nearly 18 points. They went on to win the bronze medal at the World Championships held in Colorado Springs, Colorado in 2010. The team won their second bronze at the 2011 World Championships in Helsinki, Finland. They earned their third World bronze in 2012 in Gothenburg and fourth consecutive World bronze in Boston in 2013.

{{Synchronized skating competitive highlights |ref=<ref name=isu-bio>{{Cite web |title=Competition Results Team Haydenettes (USA) |url=http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs_cr_00013219.htm|access-date=2026-04-12 |website=www.isuresults.com}}</ref> |season1=2019-20|season2=2020-21|season3=2021-22|season4=2022-23|season5=2023-24 |season6=2024-25|season7=2025-26 |{{FS placements|7|World Championships|p1=C|p2=C|p3=5th|p4=5th|p5=2nd|p6=3rd|p7=2nd}} |{{FS placements|7|U.S. Championships|p1=1st|p2=C|p3=1st|p4=1st|p5=1st|p6=1st|p7=1st}} |{{FS placements|7| Brittania Cup|p1=1st|p7=3rd|t7='''CS'''}} |{{FS placements|7| Budapest Cup|p5=2nd|t5='''CS'''}} |{{FS placements|7|California Cup|p1=2nd|t1='''CS'''}} |{{FS placements|7|Dresden Cup|p6=3rd|t6='''CS'''}} |{{FS placements|7| French Cup|p1=5th|t1='''CS'''|p7=2nd}} |{{FS placements|7| Hevelius Cup|p5=1st|t5='''CS'''}} |{{FS placements|7| International Classic|p6=3rd|t6='''CS'''|p7=2nd|t7='''CS'''}} |{{FS placements|7|Leon Lurje Trophy|p4=4th|t4='''CS'''}} |{{FS placements|7| Mozart Cup|p4=2nd|t4='''CS'''}} | | }} {{Synchronized skating competitive highlights |ref={{r|isu-bio}} |between=2009-10 2018–19 |season1=2009-10|season2=2010-11|season3=2011-12|season4=2012-13|season5=2013-14|season6=2014-15|season7=2015-16|season8=2016-17|season9=2017-18|season10=2018-19 |{{FS placements|10|{{nowrap|World Championships}}|p1=3rd|p2=3rd|p3=3rd|p4=3rd|p5=7th|p6=7th|p7=3rd|p8=4th|p9=7th|p10=6th}} |{{FS placements|10|U.S. Championships|p1=1st|p2=1st|p3=1st|p4=1st|p5=1st|p6=1st|p7=1st|p8=1st|p9=1st|p10=1st}} |{{FS placements|10|ISU Grand Prix Final|p7=5th}} |{{FS placements|10|Cup of Berlin|p1=3rd|p8=2nd}} |{{FS placements|10|French Cup|p4=7th|p5=5th|p6=6th}} |{{FS placements|10|Leon Lurje Trophy|p7=2nd|p8=2nd|p9=1st|p10=3rd}} |{{FS placements|10|Mozart Cup|p2=2nd|p10=5th}} |{{FS placements|10|Neuchâtel Trophy|p3=2nd|p9=3rd}} |{{FS placements|10|Shanghai Trophy|p7=2nd|p9=5th}} |{{FS placements|9|Spring Cup|p6=3rd}} }}

{{Synchronized skating competitive highlights |ref=<ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-09-12 |title=icenetwork.com: Skaters |url=http://web.icenetwork.com/skaters/detail.jsp?id=38033&mode=T |access-date=2024-02-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130912142302/http://web.icenetwork.com/skaters/detail.jsp?id=38033&mode=T |archive-date=2013-09-12 }}</ref> |between=1999-00 2008–09 |season1=1999-00|season2=2000-01|season3=2001-02|season4=2002-03|season5=2003-04 |season6=2004-05|season7=2005-06|season8=2006-07|season9=2007-08|season10=2008-09 |{{FS placements|10|{{nowrap|World Championships}}|p1=5th|p2=5th|p3=4th|p4=5th|p5=4th|p6=4th|p7=7th|p8=4th|p9=5th|p10=4th}} |{{FS placements|10|U.S. Championships|p1=1st|p2=1st|p3=1st|p4=1st|p5=1st|p6=1st|p7=2nd|p8=1st|p9=1st|p10=2nd}} |{{FS placements|10|Cup of Berlin|p9=4th}} |{{FS placements|10|French Cup|p1=1st|p4=1st|p7=5th|p10=3rd}} |{{FS placements|10|Neuchâtel Trophy|p6=3rd|p8=4th}} |{{FS placements|10|Spring Cup|p2=2nd|p3=3rd}} }}

== References == {{reflist}}

== External links == {{commons category}} * [https://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00013219.htm Team Haydenettes] at isuresults.com * [https://isu-skating.com/synchronized-skating/skaters/team-haydenettes/ Team Haydenettes] at isu-skating.com * {{Official website|https://www.haydensynchro.com/}}

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