title: 2011–12 synchronized skating season
text: # 2011–12 synchronized skating season
  
  The 2011–12 synchronized skating season began on July 1, 2011, and ended on June 30, 2012. During this season, which was concurrent with the season for the other four disciplines (men's single, ladies' single, pair skating and ice dancing), elite synchronized skating teams competed on the International Skating Union (ISU) Championship level at the 2012 Senior World Championships and Junior World Challenge Cup. They also competed at various other international as well as national synchronized skating competitions.
  
  ## Competitions
  
  The 2011–12 season included the following major competitions.
  
  ### Key
  
  | ISU Championships | Other international | Nationals |
  | - | - | - |
  | Date | Event | Type | Level | Location | Details |
  | 2011 ||||||
  | December 9–10 | Winter Cup | Other int. | Sen., Mix., BN., Juv., Ad. | Gullegem, Belgium | Details |
  | December 16–18 | French Figure Skating Championships | Nats. | Sen., Jun., Nov. | Dammarie-lès-Lys, France | |
  | 2012 ||||||
  | January 27–29 | Mozart Cup | Other int. | Sen., Jun. AN. | Salzburg, Austria | Details |
  | February 3–5 | French Cup | Other int. | Sen., Jun., Nov. | Rouen, France | Details |
  | February 9–11 | Neuchâtel Trophy | Other int. | Sen., Jun., Nov. | Neuchâtel, Switzerland | |
  | February 17–19 | 18th Spring Cup | Other int. | Sen., Jun., Nov. | Sesto San Giovanni, Italy | Details |
  | February 24–26 | Finnish Synchronized Skating Championships | Nats. | Sen., Jun., Nov. | Espoo, Finland | Details |
  | February 29 — March 3 | U.S. Synchronized Skating Championships | Nats. | All | Worcester, Massachusetts, United States | Details |
  | March 2–3 | Zagreb Snowflakes Trophy | Other int. | Sen., Jun., Nov. | Zagreb, Croatia | |
  | March 16–17 | Junior World Challenge Cup | Other int. | Junior | Gothenburg, Sweden | |
  | March 17–18 | Leon Lurje Trophy | Other int. | Sen., Jun., Nov. | Gothenburg, Sweden | |
  | April 6–8 | Trophy D'Ecosse | Other int. | Sen., Jun., Nov. | Dumfries, United Kingdom | |
  | April 13–14 | World Championships | ISU Champ. | Senior | Gothenburg, Sweden | |
  | Type: ISU Champ. = ISU Championships; Other int. = International events except ISU Championships; Nats. = National championships; Other dom. = Other national events Levels: Sen. = Senior; Jun. = Junior; Int. = Intermediate; Nov. = Novice; BN. = Basic Novice; AN. = Advanced Novice; Ad. = Adult; Col. = Collegiate ||||||
  
  ## International medalists
  
  Championships and major cups :
  
  | Competition | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Source |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | World Championships | Team Surprise | NEXXICE | Haydenettes | |
  | Junior World Challenge Cup | Team Fintastic | Musketeers | Les Suprêmes | |
  | Other senior internationals |||||
  | Competition | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Source |
  | Winter Cup | Team Temptation | Team Spirit | (no other competitors) | |
  | Mozart Cup | Marigold IceUnity | Rockettes | NEXXICE | |
  | French Cup | Team Unique | Marigold IceUnity | Paradise | |
  | Neuchâtel Trophy | Crystallettes | Haydenettes | United Angels | |
  | 18th Spring Cup | Team Surprise | Tatarstan | Team Boomerang | |
  | Zagreb Snowflakes Trophy | Paradise | Team Berlin 1 | Skating Graces | |
  | Leon Lurje Trophy | | | | |
  | Trophy D'Ecosse | | | | |
  
  ## Season's best scores
  
  ### Senior teams
  
  | Rank | Name | Best: Total score | Event | Best: Short program | Event | Best: Free skating | Event |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Team Surprise | 194.87 | World Championships | 64.63 | World Championships | 130.24 | World Championships |
  | 2 | NEXXICE | 193.64 | World Championships | 63.76 | World Championships | 129.88 | World Championships |
  | 3 | Haydenettes | 192.78 | World Championships | 62.14 | World Championships | 130.64 | World Championships |
  | 4 | Rockettes | 192.75 | World Championships | 63.09 | Mozart Cup | 131.73 | World Championships |
  | 5 | Paradise | 192.25 | World Championships | 65.07 | World Championships | 127.18 | World Championships |
  | 6 | Marigold IceUnity | 187.68 | Mozart Cup | 63.38 | French Cup | 126.05 | Mozart Cup |
  | 7 | Team Unique | 183.92 | French Cup | 62.91 | Mozart Cup | 121.76 | French Cup |
  | 8 | Tatarstan | 179.13 | 18th Spring Cup | 58.09 | 18th Spring Cup | 121.04 | 18th Spring Cup |
  | 9 | Les Suprêmes | 177.50 | World Championships | 58.51 | World Championships | 118.99 | World Championships |
  | 10 | Team Boomerang | 173.44 | World Championships | 57.65 | World Championships | 115.79 | World Championships |
  