Rockettes (synchronized skating team)
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The Rockettes are a synchronized skating
Synchronized skating
Synchronized skating or synchronised skating, a large and fast-growing discipline, consists of 8—20 athletes skating on ice at one time moving as one flowing unit at high speeds...

 team from Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...

. They are three-time World champions
World Synchronized Skating Championships
The World Synchronized Skating Championships are the world championships for the sport of synchronized skating. Held since 2000, the World Synchronized Skating Championships is an annual event organized by the International Skating Union and attracts the most elite synchronized skating teams from...

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Their first World medal was silver in 2001. They won another silver and two bronze medals before capturing their first World title in 2008. Their second World title came in 2010. In April 2011, the Rockettes won their third World Championships.

Competitive highlights

Event 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2008 2009 2010 2011
World Championships
World Synchronized Skating Championships
The World Synchronized Skating Championships are the world championships for the sport of synchronized skating. Held since 2000, the World Synchronized Skating Championships is an annual event organized by the International Skating Union and attracts the most elite synchronized skating teams from...

2nd 3rd 2nd 3rd 1st 1st 1st
Winter Universiade 1st

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