“It was really inspiring to see what happened here,” Bernardo said. “We’re just happy that we got to skate on the ice.”

But Les Supremes, of Montreal, Quebec, didn’t just skate on the 1980 Herb Brooks Arena ice — they dominated on it, winning their second straight world synchronized skating gold medal on Saturday.

The team took the top spot with a season-best 240.98 points over the course of the two days while Finland’s Helsinki Rockettes were a little over a point behind to claim silver with 239.56 points. Team Unique, also from Finland, won the bronze medal with 237.68.

“It’s an honor to be on the podium today,” Les Supremes team captain Olivia Di Giandomenico said. “We’ve been working hard all season and improving our program after every competition. It’s just a great reward at the end of a long season.”

The Helsinki Rockettes, of Finland, skate in Saturday’s free skate competition at the ISU World Synchronized Skating Championships at the 1980 Herb Brooks Arena in Lake Placid. They finished in second place overall. (Enterprise photo — Parker O’Brien)

Les Supremes posted the best score in Friday’s short program with 79 points, while the Helsinki Rockettes (78.61) were second and Team Unique (76.13) was third.

“We have worked hard and it’s a great achievement to be on the podium,” Helsinki Rockettes’ team captain Petra Viitanen said.

On Saturday, Les Supremes was the last team to skate in the free skate program and after watching the Helsinki Rockettes and Team Uniques post the highest scores on the day, the Canadian team needed to record a season’s best 161.98 points to win the competition.

When the final scores were announced, Les Supremes was met with a loud roar from the crowd, which featured a mix of U.S. and Canadian fans. The team itself jumped up and down in celebration.

“I think it was just a moment of relief but even of gratitude and gratification for everything we’ve been working hard for,” Di Giandomenico told an ISU announcer about that moment. “We came into this competition just like any other competition … just to put out two performances and have fun together.”

Skaters from Team Unique, of Finland, skate during Saturday’s ISU World Synchronized Skating Championships at the 1980 Herb Brooks Arena in Lake Placid. Team Unique finished in third place overall. (Enterprise photo — Parker O’Brien)

On Saturday, Les Supremes chose to use the tale of “Madame Butterfly” as their theme for the free skate program, while also using the songs “Good News” and “Moonlight Sonata.”

“We decided to change it around and change the ending, so (Madame Butterfly) really fights for herself and her happiness,” Bernardo said. “She thrives at the end instead of the original ending.”

The Helsinki Rockettes skated to a program on Saturday called, “Requiem,” which team captain Milja Suila described as “very strong and spiritual.”

Team Unique used the songs, “Voila,” “Victoria Station” and “Vendetta March,” in their free program.

“We wanted to really use our strengths, which is artistic and full body movements,” Team Uniques captain Tuulia Niittuinpera said.

Skaters from Team Nexxice, of Canada, skate during Saturday’s ISU World Synchronized Skating Championships at the 1980 Herb Brooks Arena in Lake Placid. Team Nexxice finished in fourth place overall. (Enterprise photo — Parker O’Brien)

The entire weekend saw 23 entries in total at the world championships with 535 skaters representing 19 nations, according to an ISU press release. The U.S. was represented by the Haydenettes, of the Skating Club of Boston, and Team Miami University, of Oxford, Ohio.

The Haydenettes finished the competition in fifth place with 218.32 points, which was the best-ever score by U.S. team at the world synchronized skating championships. Team Miami University finished in sixth place with 209.94 points.

Despite two U.S. teams competing in the competition, Les Supremes is one of the closest synchronized skating clubs to Lake Placid. On a few occasions, the team has spent time in this village training and most recently they skated at the opening ceremony for the 2023 FISU Winter World University Games in January.

“I think it did help to perform once before because this weekend when we got here it felt just like home,” Bernardo told an ISU announcer.

Team Uniques’ Niittuinpera also said she felt right at home in Lake Placid.

Members of the Haydenettes, of the Skating Club of Boston, skate in Saturday’s free skate competition at the ISU World Synchronized Skating Championships at the 1980 Herb Brooks Arena in Lake Placid. The Haydenettes finished in fifth place overall. (Enterprise photo — Parker O’Brien)

“(On Friday) it was snowing, so it felt like home in Finland,” she said.

The conclusion of the world championship also meant the end of the season for the synchronized skating teams. Di Giandomenico said her team is going to take a break to rest and relax.

“The new season starts in a few weeks and we’re going through the summer training to work hard for another championship,” Di Giandomenico said.

This marks the first time Lake Placid has been selected to host this international championship and just the fifth time it’s been hosted in the United States. Lake Placid was slated to host the event in 2020 but it was postponed following pandemic-related lockdowns and travel restrictions.

Skaters from Team Miami University of Oxford, Ohio, hold up another skater during Saturday’s ISU World Synchronized Skating Championships in Lake Placid. Team Miami University finished in sixth place overall. (Enterprise photo — Parker O’Brien)