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Figure Skating

Haven't you ever wondered how the graceful ice dancers twirl and jump on the ice? Don't you want to know how they make their costumes, and how long they practice before competitions? In this category, you can ask away with all your curious questions about the artistic form of skating!

691 Questions

Who has won olympic womens figure skating medals for Canada?

Through the 2006 Games in Turin:

Women's Singles -

1) 1948 - Barbara Ann Scott won gold.
2) 1964 - Petra Burka won bronze.
3) 1972 - Karen Magnussen won silver.
4) 1988 - Elizabeth Manley won silver.

Mixed Pairs -

1) 1948 - Suzi Morrow won bronze with partner Wallace Diestelmeyer.
2) 1956 - Frances Dafoe won silver with partner Norris Bowden.
3) 1960 - Barbara Wagner won gold with partner Robert Paul.
4) 1964 - Debbi Wilkes won silver with partner Guy Revell.
5) 1992 and 1994 - Isabelle Brasseur won bronze with partner Lloyd Eisler.
6) 2002 - Jamie Salé won gold with partner David Pelletier.

Ice Dancing -

1) 1988 - Tracy Wilson won bronze with partner Rob McCall.

Which figure skater performed an illegal move at the 1998 Olympics?

Surya Bonaly performed an illegal back flip in her figure skating long program at the 1998 Olympics.

Does Evan lysacek have a girlfriend?

Yes she was with him in the Olympics

MAYBE... Except statements to the press/or about comments about 'girlfriends' said "We're JUST friends." He has not publicly said anyone is a "girlfriend." He is keeping that part of his life private.

Dimensions of ice rinks?

A standard (NHL) ice skating rink is 200' long by 85' wide

How do you tie you're hair in a bun for figure skating?

Put your hair up in a high ponytail (or at whatever height you want your bun at) and twist your ponytail then wrap it around the center of your pony tail. Using a hair net (very thin and color matching you hair) to keep all the little ends in will help in addition to using lots of bobby pins and hair spray.

What are three types of figure skating?

The basics are free jump, salcow and toe loop also know as a cherry flip!

Waltz jump, half flip, half lutz, half loop (those are half rotation jumps)

Toe loop (AKA spot), loop (AKA Rittberger), salchow, flip, axel, lutz and axel (all of them are 1 rotation jumps, except for the axel, which is a 1.5 rotation jump)

How did Patrick Chan become famous?

Patrick Chan is a Canadian figure skater. He is best known for his many awards and metals, including an Olympic silver metal in 2014.

How can you start ice skating business?

Depending on what kind of thing you want to do, there are many easy ways to start a business. One way is to buy ice time and open a club for hockey or figure skating. You could also build a rink and do anything on it, or even make a makeshift one in the winter for people to have a free skate, paying $______.__ For admission.

Do growth spurts affect balance and co-ordination?

It depends on how far you are in your skating career... If you're working on freestyle 5 or up then gaining lots of height and/or weight could effect your jumps and spins.

Im a figure skater and you fell on your tailbone hard and it hurts to get up and walk what should you do to make it heal faster ice?

RICE.

Rest

Ice

Compress

Elevate

Take a couple days off of the ice to rest. Be sure to put ice on your tailbone. I don't know how you could wrap that, but if you can find a way, be sure to do it.

Did Michelle Kwan go to middle school?

Kwan attended Soleado Elementary School in Palos Verdes, California, but left public school to be homeschooled starting at the age of 13. After graduation from Rim of the World High School in 1998, she attended UCLA for one year. In the fall of 2006 she transferred to the University of Denver with the intent of majoring in political science and minoring in international studies.

What is regelation and how do ice skaters make use of it?

Regelation is the phenomenon of melting under pressure and freezing again when the pressure is reduced.

Skating is possible on snow due to the formation of water below the skates.Water is formed due to the increase of pressure and it acts as a lubricant.

Hi I want to learn how to ice skate but the closest rink is 100 miles away I was wonderingabout buying some rollerblades so is rollerblading similar to ice skating?

Yes and no. Rollerblades teach you balance but the balance required to ice skate is different. Ice skating requires greater balance because the blade is smaller. Also the stopping techniques are different to, but if you are a quick learner you will be able to transition easily from Rollerblades an concrete to ice skates and ice.

How do you make finger skates?

ok what you wana do is get some crafting foam sheets and cut the shape of a boot out and sew it together then gat some bulser wood for frames and soal plate for wheels super glue beads in the frames not stick soul plate to boot and then frames to soulplate hop this helps

What female ice skater performed to funeral for a friend?

I remember a Polish guy skating to that in the Europeans in 1986, 1987...

What did Rachael Flatt in Olympics dance to?

in the short program she danced to "sing sing sing" by L. Prima

in the free skate she danced to "Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini"

Life saver commercial with Dorothy hamill?

No and want to know how I can view this old commercial. Please advise.