The World Synchronized Skating Championships (WSSC) are the world championship

World championship

A world championship is the top achievement for any sport or contest. The title is usually awarded by contests, ranking systems, stature, ability, etc. This determines the best nation, team, individual in the world in a particular field. Certain sports do not have a world championship, instead...

s for the sport of 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...

. Held since 2000, the World Synchronized Skating Championships is an annual event organized by the International Skating Union

International Skating Union

The International Skating Union is the international governing body for competitive ice skating disciplines, including figure skating, synchronized skating, speed skating, and short track speed skating. It was founded in Scheveningen, Netherlands in 1892, making it one of the oldest international...

 and attracts the most elite 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...

 teams from around the world to crown the World Champions.

Since the beginning, the top positions have been mainly dominated by Sweden

Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

 and 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...

: the Swedish Team Surprise

Team Surprise

Team Surprise is a synchronized skating team from Sweden. Established in 1985, they are five-time World Champions and medaled every year from 2000 to 2009.-Competitive highlights:- External links :*...

 is a five-time World Champion, — placing in the top three every year until 2010 — and the Finnish Marigold IceUnity

Marigold IceUnity

Marigold IceUnity is a synchronized skating team from Finland. They are three-time World Champions.Their coaches are Anu Oksanen and Katariina Rundberg.-Competitive highlights:-External links:*...

 has won the competition three times. Rockettes

Rockettes (synchronized skating team)

The Rockettes are a synchronized skating team from Finland. They are three-time World champions.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...

 from Finland has won the World Championships three times and has placed second and third, both twice. Another major group comes from Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

, NEXXICE

NEXXICE

NEXXICE is a synchronized skating team from Canada. They are the 2007-2011 Canadian national champions, the 2009 World champions and 2007-2008 World bronze medalists. Domestically, they represent the Burlington Skating Centre...

 with one gold medal and two bronze medals and black ice with one silver medal and two bronze medals.

Results

Medalists
Year	Location	Gold	Silver	Bronze
2000	Minneapolis, United States	Team Surprise Team Surprise Team Surprise is a synchronized skating team from Sweden. Established in 1985, they are five-time World Champions and medaled every year from 2000 to 2009.-Competitive highlights:- External links :*...	black ice	Marigold IceUnity Marigold IceUnity Marigold IceUnity is a synchronized skating team from Finland. They are three-time World Champions.Their coaches are Anu Oksanen and Katariina Rundberg.-Competitive highlights:-External links:*...
2001	Helsinki, Finland Helsinki Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is...	Team Surprise Team Surprise Team Surprise is a synchronized skating team from Sweden. Established in 1985, they are five-time World Champions and medaled every year from 2000 to 2009.-Competitive highlights:- External links :*...	Rockettes Rockettes (synchronized skating team) The Rockettes are a synchronized skating team from Finland. They are three-time World champions.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...	black ice
2002	Rouen, France Rouen Rouen , in northern France on the River Seine, is the capital of the Haute-Normandie region and the historic capital city of Normandy. Once one of the largest and most prosperous cities of medieval Europe , it was the seat of the Exchequer of Normandy in the Middle Ages...	Marigold IceUnity Marigold IceUnity Marigold IceUnity is a synchronized skating team from Finland. They are three-time World Champions.Their coaches are Anu Oksanen and Katariina Rundberg.-Competitive highlights:-External links:*...	Team Surprise Team Surprise Team Surprise is a synchronized skating team from Sweden. Established in 1985, they are five-time World Champions and medaled every year from 2000 to 2009.-Competitive highlights:- External links :*...	black ice
2003	Ottawa, Canada Ottawa Ottawa is the capital of Canada, the second largest city in the Province of Ontario, and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario...	Team Surprise Team Surprise Team Surprise is a synchronized skating team from Sweden. Established in 1985, they are five-time World Champions and medaled every year from 2000 to 2009.-Competitive highlights:- External links :*...	Marigold IceUnity Marigold IceUnity Marigold IceUnity is a synchronized skating team from Finland. They are three-time World Champions.Their coaches are Anu Oksanen and Katariina Rundberg.-Competitive highlights:-External links:*...	Les Suprêmes
2004	Zagreb, Croatia Zagreb Zagreb is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb lies at an elevation of approximately above sea level. According to the last official census, Zagreb's city...	Marigold IceUnity Marigold IceUnity Marigold IceUnity is a synchronized skating team from Finland. They are three-time World Champions.Their coaches are Anu Oksanen and Katariina Rundberg.-Competitive highlights:-External links:*...	Team Surprise Team Surprise Team Surprise is a synchronized skating team from Sweden. Established in 1985, they are five-time World Champions and medaled every year from 2000 to 2009.-Competitive highlights:- External links :*...	Rockettes Rockettes (synchronized skating team) The Rockettes are a synchronized skating team from Finland. They are three-time World champions.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...
2005	Gothenburg, Sweden Gothenburg Gothenburg is the second-largest city in Sweden and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. Situated on the west coast of Sweden, the city proper has a population of 519,399, with 549,839 in the urban area and total of 937,015 inhabitants in the metropolitan area...	Team Surprise Team Surprise Team Surprise is a synchronized skating team from Sweden. Established in 1985, they are five-time World Champions and medaled every year from 2000 to 2009.-Competitive highlights:- External links :*...	Rockettes Rockettes (synchronized skating team) The Rockettes are a synchronized skating team from Finland. They are three-time World champions.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...	Marigold IceUnity Marigold IceUnity Marigold IceUnity is a synchronized skating team from Finland. They are three-time World Champions.Their coaches are Anu Oksanen and Katariina Rundberg.-Competitive highlights:-External links:*...
2006	Prague, Czech Republic Prague Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...	Marigold IceUnity Marigold IceUnity Marigold IceUnity is a synchronized skating team from Finland. They are three-time World Champions.Their coaches are Anu Oksanen and Katariina Rundberg.-Competitive highlights:-External links:*...	Team Surprise Team Surprise Team Surprise is a synchronized skating team from Sweden. Established in 1985, they are five-time World Champions and medaled every year from 2000 to 2009.-Competitive highlights:- External links :*...	Rockettes Rockettes (synchronized skating team) The Rockettes are a synchronized skating team from Finland. They are three-time World champions.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...
2007	London, Canada London, Ontario London is a city in Southwestern Ontario, Canada, situated along the Quebec City – Windsor Corridor. The city has a population of 352,395, and the metropolitan area has a population of 457,720, according to the 2006 Canadian census; the metro population in 2009 was estimated at 489,274. The city...	Team Surprise Team Surprise Team Surprise is a synchronized skating team from Sweden. Established in 1985, they are five-time World Champions and medaled every year from 2000 to 2009.-Competitive highlights:- External links :*...	Miami University Miami University Synchronized Skating Team The Miami University Synchronized Skating Team is a senior-level synchronized skating team from the United States. Their homeclub is Miami University. They are the 1999, 2006 and 2009 U.S. national champions. They became the first American team to medal at the World Synchronized Skating...	NEXXICE NEXXICE NEXXICE is a synchronized skating team from Canada. They are the 2007-2011 Canadian national champions, the 2009 World champions and 2007-2008 World bronze medalists. Domestically, they represent the Burlington Skating Centre...
2008	Budapest, Hungary Budapest Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...	Rockettes Rockettes (synchronized skating team) The Rockettes are a synchronized skating team from Finland. They are three-time World champions.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...	Team Surprise Team Surprise Team Surprise is a synchronized skating team from Sweden. Established in 1985, they are five-time World Champions and medaled every year from 2000 to 2009.-Competitive highlights:- External links :*...	NEXXICE NEXXICE NEXXICE is a synchronized skating team from Canada. They are the 2007-2011 Canadian national champions, the 2009 World champions and 2007-2008 World bronze medalists. Domestically, they represent the Burlington Skating Centre...
2009	Zagreb, Croatia Zagreb Zagreb is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb lies at an elevation of approximately above sea level. According to the last official census, Zagreb's city...	NEXXICE NEXXICE NEXXICE is a synchronized skating team from Canada. They are the 2007-2011 Canadian national champions, the 2009 World champions and 2007-2008 World bronze medalists. Domestically, they represent the Burlington Skating Centre...	Team Unique Team Unique Team Unique is a synchronized skating team from Finland, established in 1993 and competing at the senior level since 1996. They are one-time silver medalists in the World Synchronized Skating Championships....	Team Surprise Team Surprise Team Surprise is a synchronized skating team from Sweden. Established in 1985, they are five-time World Champions and medaled every year from 2000 to 2009.-Competitive highlights:- External links :*...
2010	Colorado Springs, United States	Rockettes Rockettes (synchronized skating team) The Rockettes are a synchronized skating team from Finland. They are three-time World champions.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...	Marigold IceUnity Marigold IceUnity Marigold IceUnity is a synchronized skating team from Finland. They are three-time World Champions.Their coaches are Anu Oksanen and Katariina Rundberg.-Competitive highlights:-External links:*...	Haydenettes Haydenettes The Haydenettes are a Synchronized skating team that won the bronze medal at the 2010 and 2011 World Synchronized Skating Championships. Formed in 1979 by Lynn Benson, the Haydenettes are the most successful synchronized skating team in U.S. history, with 19 U.S...
2011	Helsinki, Finland Helsinki Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is...	Rockettes Rockettes (synchronized skating team) The Rockettes are a synchronized skating team from Finland. They are three-time World champions.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...	Marigold IceUnity Marigold IceUnity Marigold IceUnity is a synchronized skating team from Finland. They are three-time World Champions.Their coaches are Anu Oksanen and Katariina Rundberg.-Competitive highlights:-External links:*...	Haydenettes Haydenettes The Haydenettes are a Synchronized skating team that won the bronze medal at the 2010 and 2011 World Synchronized Skating Championships. Formed in 1979 by Lynn Benson, the Haydenettes are the most successful synchronized skating team in U.S. history, with 19 U.S...
2012	Gothenburg, Sweden Gothenburg Gothenburg is the second-largest city in Sweden and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. Situated on the west coast of Sweden, the city proper has a population of 519,399, with 549,839 in the urban area and total of 937,015 inhabitants in the metropolitan area...
2013	Boston, United States Boston Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...