Downers Grove Synchronized Skaters Headed to National Championships

Four Downers Grove South High School students and dedicated figure skaters will take their skills to a national stage this month.

Caroline Conley, Julia Dolce, Olivia Dolce and Jillian Kozlowski will skate in the U.S. Figure Skating Synchronized Skating National Championship Feb. 26 to March 1 in Colorado Springs, with the Downers Grove Dazzlers Intermediate Level synchronized ice skating team, according to Barbara Conley, mother of Caroline Conley. 

Members of the synchronized skating team includes 12 to 20 athletes who skate together, performing intricate footwork while executing difficult formations. Teams spend many hours training, with the ultimate goal of winning medals at the sectional, national and international levels.

Their team's performance at the Midwestern Synchronized Skating Sectional Championships in Hoffman Estates from January 23-25 earned it the right to compete at the U.S. Synchronized Skating Championships.

The top teams at the U.S. Synchronized Skating Championships are selected to represent the United States at international competitions around the world.

One other suburban team will be competing in the 

Other teams competing at the intermediate level include: 

• Capital Ice Chips
• Crystallettes
• Denver Synchronicity
• EPIC EDGE
• Ice Diamonds
• ICE’Kateers
• Silver Stars
• Skyliners
• Star Mates
• Team Ashburn Int.
• Team Delaware