Photo credit Cynthia Slawter Photography
By Abby Farrell
In their international season debut, the Haydenettes clinched silver at 2025 French Cup in Rouen, France, this past weekend.
Competing internationally in the fall before the Challenger Series begins in January, the podium finish marks a strong start to the international season for the reigning World bronze medalists and 32-time U.S. champions.
Skating to "Crazy Train" by Joseph William Morgan, the seven-time World medalists opened their short program with a Level 4 move element worth 9.05 points, one of three Level 4 elements. Their Level 3 intersection with a Level 4 point of intersection collected a program-high 9.86 points. The Haydenettes tallied a segment score of 77.31 points to finish in second, 14.56 points ahead of third place.
In the free skate, the Haydenettes’ performance to "Somewhere Only We Know" by Sons of Serendip featured the highest-scoring element of the competition and the only element to score over 10 points – a Level 4 group lift that tallied 10.56 points. The team that trains out of Norwood, Massachusetts, also earned Level 4 marks for their intersection, twizzle element and no hold element. They concluded the segment with 136.24 points.
With two solid skates, the Haydenettes finished second with 213.55 total points to claim the silver medal.
The Haydenettes are back on the road in early January for the Challenger Series Britannia Cup in Nottingham, Great Britain, the first of four events in the 2026 ISU Challenger Series Synchronized Skating.
For full results from 2025 French Cup, visit the U.S. Figure Skating Fan Zone.
