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    A spiral is an element in figure skating where the skater glides on one foot while raising the free leg above hip level. It is akin to the arabesque in...
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    The death spiral is a circular move in figure skating involving two partners in the discipline of pair skating, in which the male partner lowers the female...
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  • Olympics Spiral approach, a teaching technique Spiral dance, a neo-pagan dance Figure skating spirals, an element in figure skating Spiral staircase...
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    Charlotte (pronounced shar-lot) spiral, also known as the candle stick or fadeout, is a figure skating spiral. The skater bends forward and glides on one...
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    Pair skating is a figure skating discipline defined by the International Skating Union (ISU) as "the skating of two persons in unison who perform their...
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    disciplines of the sport, single skating, pair skating, and ice dance, and are a required element in most figure skating competitions. As The New York Times...
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    Figure skating is a sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform on figure skates on ice. It was the first winter sport to be included in the...
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  • The following is a glossary of figure skating terms, sorted alphabetically. Contents:  Top 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 3 turn...
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    Figure skating at the 1988 Winter Olympics took place at the Stampede Corral, the Olympic Saddledome and the Father David Bauer Olympic Arena in Calgary...
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  • Figure skating jumps are an element of three competitive figure skating disciplines: men's singles, women's singles, and pair skating – but not ice dancing...
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    International Skating Union (ISU). Figure skating is the oldest winter sport contested at the Olympics, with men's and women's single skating appearing as...
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    Synchronized skating, often called synchro, is an ice skating sport where between 8 and 20 skaters perform together as a team. They move as a flowing...
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    Sasha Cohen (category Figure skating commentators)
    of the U.S. Figure Skating Hall of Fame Class of 2016. Cohen is the first skater to receive +3s for spirals under the International Skating Union Judging...
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  • Figure Skating Championships were held from March 22 to 28, 2021, at the Ericsson Globe in Stockholm, Sweden. Sanctioned by the International Skating...
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  • short program and a free skating. 30 skaters entered the short program, but only the top 24 competitors continued to the free skating. Unlike the men's event...
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  • Four skating is a figure skating and artistic roller skating discipline. Fours teams consist of two women and two men. The sport is similar to pair skating...
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    Ludmila Belousova (category European Figure Skating Championships medalists)
    inducted into the World Figure Skating Hall of Fame in 1978. Belousova and Protopopov contributed to the development of pair skating, including the creation...
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    Skate Canada International is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union (ISU), organised and hosted by Skate...
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    Figure skating lifts are required elements in two disciplines of figure skating: pair skating and ice dance. There are five groups of lifts in pair skating...
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    Canadian figure skater Wallace Diestelmeyer. Together they won the bronze medal at the 1948 Winter Olympics and the 1948 World Figure Skating Championships...
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  • Saskatchewan) is a former Canadian pair skater. With his wife Candace Jones, he won the gold medal at the Canadian Figure Skating Championships in 1975 and 1976...
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  • death spiral in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Death spiral may refer to: Aircraft flight: Graveyard spiral Spiral dive Death spiral (figure skating), an...
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  • free skating segment of figure skating, also called the free skate and the long program, is the second of two segments of competitions, skated after...
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    Oleg Protopopov (category European Figure Skating Championships medalists)
    inducted into the World Figure Skating Hall of Fame in 1978. Belousova and Protopopov contributed to the development of pair skating, including the creation...
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    Michelle Kwan (category Figure skating commentators)
    American competitive figure skater and diplomat who served as United States Ambassador to Belize from 2022 to 2025. In figure skating Kwan is a two-time...
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  • jump, named after its inventor, Norwegian figure skater Axel Paulsen, is an edge jump performed in figure skating. It is the sport's oldest and most difficult...
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    Surya Bonaly (category European Figure Skating Championships medalists)
    began figure skating at the age of 12, when she successfully completed her first triple jump. Suzanne Bonaly was her daughter's first skating coach....
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  • overseeing all disciplines of ice skating: figure skating (singles, pairs and ice dance); synchronised skating; and speed skating (including short track). On...
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  • Сергей Николаевич Волков; 19 April 1949 – 31 August 1990) was a Soviet figure skater. He won the 1975 World title and placed second in 1974. Volkov was born...
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    February 2018. "PyeongChang Individual Women | Olympic Figure Skating | Ladies' Singles Skating | Final Ranking". Olympic.org. Archived from the original...
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