Synchronized skating, or "synchro", is a specialized discipline of skating involving groups skaters performing various group formations and manoeuvres to music of the team's choice. The term “synchronized skating” reflects the importance of unison, the accuracy of formations and the precision of the team. The objective is for the team to perform as one unit, executing circles, blocks, lines, wheels and intersections in unison to the music, while demonstrating quality edges, power and flow.

The Club’s synchronized skating team is called the Silhouettes. The Silhouettes became a synchronized skating team in 2002. They are a group of dedicated, hard-working and diligent skaters. As the Goulbourn Skating Club has grown, so too has the Syncro Program.

A skater may enrol in SynchroSkate in addition to or instead of STARSkate. A minimum enrolment is required for this program to continue to run. The Silhouettes skate as part of Festival SynchroSkate, which program was introduced by Skate Canada in 2000, with the first National Festival SynchroSkate competition held in April 2001. Festival SynchroSkate provides recreational synchronized skating teams the opportunity to compete at various interclub and invitational competitions throughout the year. The Silhouettes usually compete in one or two competitions throughout the season and in addition, may do one or two skating performances per year.

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