\n By: Abby Farrell
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The United States secured three spots on the podium at the 2026 Riga Amber Cup this past weekend as the Skyliners<\/a> took home bronze in the senior event and the Lexettes<\/a> and DC EDGE<\/a> stood on the podium as silver and bronze medalists, respectively.<\/p>\n The Skyliners<\/a> medaled for the second time this season after earning bronze at their Challenger Series assignment \u2014 2026 Lumiere Cup \u2014 last month.<\/p>\n The reigning World Junior bronze medalists opened the competition with a beautiful lose control-themed short program that garnered Level 4 marks on every element. Three of their elements produced more than nine points, including their intersection worth 9.75 points en route to a season’s best segment score of 75.90.<\/p>\n Skating to a winner-takes-it-all theme in the free skate, the Skyliners<\/a> embraced that mindset with another solid performance. The 10-time U.S. medalists achieved Level 4 distinctions on seven elements. At 10.40 points, their group lift was the second highest-scoring element of the event.<\/p>\n They concluded with season’s best free skate and total scores of 141.97 and 217.87, respectively.<\/p>\n In the junior event, the Lexettes<\/a> and DC EDGE<\/a> \u00a0have finished on the podium at every event they have competed in so far this season, and the streak continued in Latvia.<\/p>\n The Lexettes<\/a> took silver with 185.12 points in total.<\/p>\n The reigning U.S. junior bronze medalists’ 64.97-point short program to “Black Book” by Ori earned Level 4s on their move element, twizzle element intersection and no hold element. They experienced two falls on their pivoting block.<\/p>\n Their opening move element earned a program-high 9.10 points.<\/p>\n In the free skate, the team that trains in Norwood, Massachusetts, opened its performance to “The Four Seasons” by Antonio Vivaldi with a Level 4 synchronized spin that generated 9.10 points and went on to earn Level 4 distinctions on their intersection and traveling element. Their intersection racked up nearly 10 points for a segment score of 120.15.<\/p>\n DC EDGE<\/a> delivered season’s best scores in every event segment.<\/p>\n The highlight of DC EDGE’s<\/a> short program to “A Million Dreams” by P!nk was their Level 4 twizzle element that received 8.40 points. Their next element, a Level 4 intersection with a Level 3 point of intersection, contributed 8.23 points to a segment score of 59.75.<\/p>\n Skating to music from\u00a0La La Land in the free skate, DC EDGE<\/a> generated Level 4s on their synchronized spin and traveling element.\u00a0 The team earned their highest points in the segment for their Level 4 intersection with a Level 3 point of intersection, which added 8.40 points to their free skate score of 101.87.<\/p>\n They finished with 161.62 points.<\/p>\n To view full results, click\u00a0here<\/a>. For more information on U.S. National Team synchronized skating, visit the\u00a0U.S. Figure Skating Fan Zone<\/a>.
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