From left to right: Nicole's Buddie, Lily Brueckman (Former President for Delta Eta-Adrian), Emi Iwao-Cross (Former Vice President of Recruitment for Delta Eta-Adrian) and Victoria Buddie
connections that will last throughout their lifetimes. Since graduating from Adrian College in 2020, the twins have continued competing in synchronized skating while pursuing a career in broadcast journalism and coaching younger girls in the sport. Additionally, they served as advisors to Alpha Phi’s Beta Delta chapter at UCLA and co-head coaches for the Shining Blades, a developmental synchronized skating organization based out of San Diego that represents the San Diego Figure Skating Club (SDFSC) in U.S. Figure Skating sanctioned competitions at the Aspire, Preliminary and Pre-Juvenile levels. Nicole and Victoria both enjoy teaching younger athletes the sport they love so much and helping skaters become their most confident self both on and off the ice. Most would assume that twin sisters competing in the same sport and seeking jobs in the same field in the same market would be highly competitive with one another, but that’s not the case with the Buddie twins. “Victoria and I are the epitome of teamwork,” Nicole implored. “We analyze each other at practice because we are practically mirror images of each other. Skating
on the same team is a memorable experience because we constantly give each other and remind each other of program changes, all while pushing each other to be the best. The twin synchro vibe is like no other.” Victoria echoed her sister’s sentiments on their life together on and off the ice. “My sister reminds me to be driven and ready for the next challenge, and that nothing is more important than the power of strength when a few passionate people join together to do what they love,” Victoria expressed. More recently, the Buddie twins have made their way to the East Coast. Before landing full-time jobs, they were members of Hayden Select, a team of Hayden Synchronized Skating based out of Massachusetts that is committed to bringing synchro to the Olympic level. Both Nicole and Victoria have recently accepted jobs broadcast news reporters with WWLP-22News in Western Massachusetts. They continue to skate for Hayden Select and further their desire to bring synchronized skating to the Olympics.
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