Double Dee-Lite for Deeside Synchro teams

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1516152980510{margin-top: 20px !important;}”]Two teams from Deeside Synchro Club the synchronised ice skating club based out of Deeside Leisure Centre are celebrating fantastic performances at the British Synchronised Skating Championships at the weekend in Nottingham.

On Saturday, in the Elementary Category, the Angels, with their new Coach Bethan Greydanus, scored a personal best of 15.45 points, an impressive increase from 11.73 last year.

[/vc_column_text][mp_carousel_1 carousel_images=”63043,63044,63045,63035″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1516153005671{margin-top: 40px !important;}”]The Angels team has just five of its original team members from last year and have only been working with the rest of the line up and Bethan since late last summer, making their achievement even more impressive.

On Sunday, the Deelites, with their coach Vicki Usherwood, placed 4th in the Preliminary Category, missing out on the bronze medal by only 0.8 of a point.

At the forthcoming International Trophy D’Ecosse to be held in Dumfries, the Deelites will be fighting hard for another medal to add to the recent Gold won in Cardiff.

[/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”63041″ img_size=”large” add_caption=”yes” style=”vc_box_outline”][vc_message message_box_style=”solid-icon” style=”square” message_box_color=”blue”]Synchronised Skating is a combination of precision, stamina, teamwork and trust, and the club hopes to see it introduced as an Olympic sport in 2022.

The Angels and Deelites train along with a third team, the Cherubs, on Friday evenings between 5pm and 7pm at Deeside Ice Rink.

For further information email justinepridding@btinternet.com or see facebook.com/deesidesynchronizedskatingclub/[/vc_message][vc_column_text]Featured image; Angels – back row left to right: Candice Morrison (Vice-Captain), Hannah Ryder, Lucy Hay (Captain), Lucy Slater, Alyssa Pridding, Amy Bates. Front row left to right: Macey Anderson, Scarlett Lowe, Seren Minshull, Hermione Jones (holding mascot Daffodil (Daffy), Amelia Lewis and Eva Williams.

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