Team Surprise

Team Surprise were a senior synchronized skating team from Sweden.[4] Established in 1985, they were the world's most successful team with six world championships and 12 medals in total, placing off podium only in 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017.

Team Surprise
Team information
Country represented	Sweden
Formed	1985
Home town	Landvetter, Sweden
Coach	Andrea Dohany
Skating club	Landvetter Konståkningsklubb
Level	Senior
World standing	5
Season's bests	5 (2014–15) 6 (2013–14) 8 (2012–13) 1 (2011–12) 5 (2010–11) 7 (2009–10) 3 (2008–09) 4 (2007–08) 1 (2006–07) 2 (2005–06)
ISU team best scores
Combined total	247.44[1] (WR) 2004 Neuchâtel Trophy
Short program	87.84[2] (WR) 2004 Neuchâtel Trophy
Free skate	159.60[3] (WR) 2004 Neuchâtel Trophy
Medal record Representing  Sweden Synchronized skating World Championships 2000 Minneapolis Synchronized skating 2001 Helsinki Synchronized skating 2003 Ottawa Synchronized skating 2005 Gothenburg Synchronized skating 2007 London Synchronized skating 2012 Gothenburg Synchronized skating 2002 Rouen Synchronized skating 2004 Zagreb Synchronized skating 2006 Prague Synchronized skating 2008 Budapest Synchronized skating 2018 Stockholm Synchronized skating 2009 Zagreb Synchronized skating

On 3 October 2018 the team announced their disbandment[5][6] to the much shock of synchro community.[7]

Competitive results (1999—2009)

International
Event	1999–00	2000–01	2001–02	2002–03	2003–04	2004–05	2005–06	2006–07	2007–08	2008–09
World Championships	1st	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	3rd
					[8]	[9]	[10]	[11]	[12]	[13][14]
Cup of Berlin									2nd
									[15]
French Cup							1st
							[16]
Neuchâtel Trophy			1st	1st	1st				1st
			[17]	[18]	[19]				[20]
Prague Cup					1st					3rd
					[21]					[22]
Spring Cup	1st	1st				1st		1st
	[23]	[23]				[23]		[23]

Competitive results (2009—2018)

International
Event	2009–10	2010–11	2011–12	2012–13	2013–14	2014–15	2015–16	2016–17	2017–18
World Championships	6th	4th	1st	7th	5th	5th	6th	7th	2nd
	[24]	[25]	[26]	[27]	[28]
Winter Universiade		WD
French Cup	5th
	[29]
Leon Lurje Trophy				2nd	2nd
				[30]	[31]
Neuchâtel Trophy	1st
	[32]
Spring Cup		1st	1st	1st	1st
		[23]	[23]	[33]	[34]
WD = withdrew

References

1. "Neuchatel Trophy". Swiss Ice Skating. Retrieved 2013-04-17.
2. "Neuchatel Trophy". Swiss Ice Skating. Retrieved 2013-04-17.
3. "Neuchatel Trophy". Swiss Ice Skating. Retrieved 2013-04-17.
4. Jangbro, Eva Maria (2011-07-27). "Team Surprise: Everything is different from singles' skating!". Absolute Skating. Retrieved 2013-03-06.
5. "Team Surprise end their 35-year history of Synchronized Skating - #skatesweden". 2018-10-03. Retrieved 2018-10-03.
6. "Facebook post". 2018-10-03. Archived from the original on 2018-10-03.
7. "Team Surprise will no longer be competing". Retrieved 2018-10-03.
8. "Senior Synchronized – Result". International Skating Union. Retrieved 2013-03-06.
9. "Senior Synchronized – Result". International Skating Union. Retrieved 2013-03-06.
10. "Senior Synchronized – Result". International Skating Union. Retrieved 2013-03-06.
11. "Senior Synchronized – Result". International Skating Union. Retrieved 2013-03-06.
12. "Senior Synchronized – Result". International Skating Union. Retrieved 2013-03-06.
13. "Senior Synchronized – Result". International Skating Union. Retrieved 2013-03-06.
14. "Team Unique luisteli MM-hopeaa" (in Finnish). Yleisradio. 2009-04-04. Retrieved 2013-03-06.
15. "Cup of Berlin 2008". Deutsche Eislauf-Union. Retrieved 2013-05-11.
16. "2006 French Cup". U.S. Figure Skating. Archived from the original on 2013-07-05. Retrieved 2013-05-07.
17. "Neuchatel Trophy 2002 – Seniors – Result". Swiss Ice Skating. Retrieved 2013-03-06.
18. "Neuchatel Trophy 2003 – Seniors – Result". Swiss Ice Skating. Retrieved 2013-03-06.
19. "Neuchatel Trophy – Seniors – Result". Swiss Ice Skating. Retrieved 2013-03-06.
20. "Neuchâtel-Trophy 2008 – Senior – Result". Swiss Ice Skating. Retrieved 2013-03-06.
21. "Prague Cup". U.S. Figure Skating. Archived from the original on 2014-03-01. Retrieved 2013-05-14.
22. "Prague Cup 2009" (PDF). U.S. Figure Skating. Retrieved 2013-05-14.
23. "Spring Cup Results 2012-1995". Federazione Italiana Sport del Ghiaccio. Retrieved 2013-03-06.
24. "Senior Synchronized – Result". International Skating Union. Retrieved 2013-03-06.
25. "Senior Synchronized – Result". International Skating Union. Retrieved 2013-03-06.
26. "Senior Synchronized – Result". International Skating Union. Retrieved 2013-03-06.
27. "Synchronized Skating – Result". International Skating Union. Retrieved 2013-04-07.
28. The first site shows the official 2014 WSSC results, the second is an article by the Swedish Figure Skating Association about the competition:
    • "Synchronized Skating". International Skating Union. 2014-04-05. Retrieved 2014-04-08.
    • "Svensklagen 5:a och 9:a i VM" [Swedish teams 5th and 9th at Worlds] (in Swedish). Swedish Figure Skating Association. 2014-04-05. Retrieved 2014-04-08.
29. "XVI FRENCH CUP - ROUEN 2010". Fédération française des sports de glace. Archived from the original on 2013-11-11. Retrieved 2012-04-11.
30. "Leon Lurje Trophy 2013 – Seniors – Result". Svenska Konståkningsförbundet. Retrieved 2013-03-06.
31. "Leon Lurje Trophy 2014". Svenska Konståkningsförbundet. 2014-01-19. Retrieved 2014-04-08.
32. "Neuchâtel Trophy 2010 – Senior – Result". Swiss Ice Skating. Retrieved 2013-03-06.
33. "19° SPRING CUP 2013 – Senior – Result". Federazione Italiana Sport del Ghiaccio. Retrieved 2013-03-06.
34. "20° Spring Cup". Federazione Italiana Sport del Ghiaccio. 2014-02-16. Retrieved 2014-04-08.

External links

• Official website of Team Surprise