What is "synchronized skating"

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Synchronized skating is a discipline of figure skating where 8–20 (the number of skaters on a team depends on the level) skaters skate on ice as a team, moving as one flowing unit at high speeds while completing difficult footwork. The discipline was originally called precision skating in North America because of the emphasis on maintaining precise formations and timing of the group. Synchronized skating grew rapidly in the late 20th and early 21st centuries.

Synchronized Skating uses the same judging system as singles, pairs, and ice dancing skating and is judged primarily on teamwork, precision, speed, difficulty, and performance.