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Chicago Jazz (synchronized skating team)

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Chicago Jazz
Chicago Jazz in 2007.
Team information
Country represented United States
Formed1987
Retired2019
Home townRolling Meadows, IL, United States
Skating clubChicago FSC
LevelJunior, Novice
World standing
ISU team best scores
Combined total155.42
2016 Spring Cup
Short program56.60
2016 Spring Cup
Free skate98.82
2016 Spring Cup

Chicago Jazz was a synchronized skating team from Rolling Meadows, IL, a northwest suburb of Chicago.

The Chicago Jazz began in 1987, as the Jazz Babies under the direction of Coach Lisa Darken. With a team of 22 skaters, the Jazz Babies began their climb in 1991 and became the U.S. Figure Skating Bronze Medalists in the Intermediate Division at the U.S. National Precision Skating Championships held in Anchorage, Alaska. The team continued to grow and in 1994 earned entry for all four divisions with a total of 80 skaters in the U.S. Figure Skating National Precision Team Championships in Providence, Rhode Island. Every year from 1994 to 2019, the Chicago Jazz was represented in the U.S. National Championships.

In 1996, the Jazz Babies merged their precision skating program with the Rolling Meadows Rockettes Precision Ice Skating Club. This new family of over 160 Skaters, representing 8 divisions, became known as the Chicago Jazz Precision Ice Skating Club. Utilizing skating facilities in Rolling Meadows, Park Ridge, Buffalo Grove, and Glenview, Chicago Jazz represented the Chicago area both nationally and internationally.

In 2006, Head coach Lisa Darken was awarded the PSA Synchronized Skating Coach of the year award.[1]

Notable achievements

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Chicago jazz were six-time Junior U.S. national champions, three-time Junior U.S national silver-medalists, three-time Novice U.S. national champions, five-time Juvenile U.S. national champions, and earned a third-place finish at the junior world challenge cup during the 2006–07 season.[2][3][4][5][6]

Skater achievements

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Several Chicago Jazz skaters have been nominated to the USFSA Scholastic Honors Team, which recognizes high school-age U.S. Figure Skating members who have distinguished themselves in figure skating, academics, and community involvement.[7]

  • 2002 Kara Dollaske, Awardee
  • 2002 Charity Witlock, runner up
  • 2010 Alexa Kommich, Awardee
  • 2012 Jordan Barone, Awardee [8]
  • 2013 Jacquelyn Cruz, Awardee [9]

Competitive highlights

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The Chicago Jazz representative teams competed Internationally as members of Team USA starting in 1998, continuing through the 2018-19 season [10][11]

2007-08 to 2018-19 seasons

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International
Event 07-08 08-09 09-10 10-11 11-12 12-13 13-14 14-15 15-16 16-17 17-18 18-19
Jr World Challenge Cup 4th 6th
Cup of Berlin 4th 6th
Neuchâtel Trophy 1st 1st
Mozart Cup 4th
Leon Lurje Trophy 5th
Trophy D’Ecosse 1st
French Cup 3rd 5th 10th 5th
Spring Cup 1st 8th 1st 4th
National: Junior
U.S. Champs 1st 2nd 4th 4th 4th 4th 4th 4th 1st 4th 4th 8th
National: Novice
U.S. Champs 3rd 6th 5th 2nd 7th 6th 4th

1998-99 to 2006-07 seasons

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International
Event 98-99 99-00 00-01 01-02 02-03 03-04 04-05 05-06
Jr World Challenge Cup 6th 9th 8th 3rd
Neuchâtel Trophy 3rd
Czech Open 2nd
French Cup 2nd
Spring Cup 2nd
International: Novice
Czech Open 1st
French Cup 1st 1st 2nd
Spring Cup 1st
National: Junior
U.S. Champs 4th 5rd 1st 1st 1st 2nd 2nd 1st
National: Novice
U.S. Champs 4th 3rd 2nd 5th 3rd 1st 1st 1st

References

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  1. ^ PSA awards <"Psa Edi Awards". Archived from the original on 2013-03-31. Retrieved 2013-03-20.>
  2. ^ Hodge, Kelly. "Jazz Plays on." Skating Feb. 2007: 29.
  3. ^ Feltes, Emily. "Back on Top." Skating Apr. 2007: 24-31.
  4. ^ Hodge, Kelly. "Time to Fly." Skating Jan. 2009: 34-35.
  5. ^ "2009 U.S. Synchronized Skating Championships." Icenetwork.com. 7 Mar. 2009. Ice Network. 11 Mar. 2009 <http://www.usfigureskating.org/leaderboard/results/50228/results.html Archived 2009-09-26 at the Wayback Machine>.
  6. ^ Brown, Mickey, Rebecca Staed, and Troy Schwindt. "In Control." Skating Apr. 2008: 22-29.
  7. ^ "U.S. Figure Skating Scholastic Honors Team". Archived from the original on 2015-06-07.
  8. ^ "U.S. Figure Skating Scholastic Honors Team". 2012-11-01. Archived from the original on 2012-11-01. Retrieved 2022-07-03.
  9. ^ "Welcome to U.S. Figure Skating". 2013-09-03. Archived from the original on 2013-09-03. Retrieved 2022-07-03.
  10. ^ Chicago Jazz Website <"Chicago Jazz- Achievements". Archived from the original on 2013-10-28. Retrieved 2013-03-20.>
  11. ^ "Chicago Jazz - Synchronized Skating". U.S. Figure Skating Fan Zone. Archived from the original on 2022-07-03. Retrieved 2022-07-03.
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