Minto Summer Skate falls somewhere in the middle. I didn't think the competition ran noticably faster, yet there didn't seem to be any holdups. Numerical...
Marg said: Does USFS still have figure tests? My daughter has her 8th Figure test from Skate Canada (and gold dance and gold freestyle) but since then, sadly,...
Link to the official results page: http://www.isufs.org/results/jgphun2006/ Dance CD and Ladies FS are today. 3 pages of Team USA backstage photos are up at: ...
... I think it's too early to jump to conclusions - Stars on Ice hasn't made any official announcements yet. Just because we've heard that some previous cast...
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As Steuer would be coaching his team and offering assistance to others, I would think he would be exempt from Skate Canada Rules. Many coaches pitching in have...
Gymnastics is but one sport with "instant marking" where judges have specific criteria for marking. Check out Diving! Even the country of the judge is...
I'm reminded of something Dick Button and company said during the 1976 Winter Olympics broadcast. "The loop-change-loop is the most difficult compulsorary...
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... with the new scoring system than with closed judging under 6.0 and somewhat longer than open judging under 6.0. Sadly, the new system is here to stay, so...
... Is this the program that consisted entirely of various fancy figures?...
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Did Klimova & Ponomorenko attend one of the physical culture institutes in Russia? I know that Katia Gordeeva and Alexei Urmanov did. Would a diploma from...
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... displayed! ... And didn't it become quickly evident at the last Olympics that one judge was favoring the competitors from his/her own country and removed ...
During the Olympics, George Rossano was able (how did he do it?) to devine the ORDINALS .... the only ones I paid any attention to were the compulsory dance...
YES! And do them going backwards, small circles with loops on each end! They were fun to do randomly but be tested on them, uuugh! Beth ... Winter Olympics...
... My club ran a summer workshop that focused on MITF, and also included figures. At the beginning of the summer, the organizers were collecting scribes....
And a "shout out," if you will, to Jeni and Todd for picking "real names" for both their boys. Fred [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
This is one of the larger club competitions that draws skaters outside of California. SENIOR MEN (all 10 have competed at past U.S. Nationals): Ryan Bradley...
That must have been an interesting competition. Cannaroza (USA) came in with a strong lead from the short, and managed to hold on to gold despite 3 points of...
No, I don't think so. The requirements are a combination of theory of coaching which is common to all sprots, sport specific skills, first aid and practical...
As promised, I'm sending out a reminder about The Figure Skating Channel subscriptions. However, when I went to cancel my subscription, I found it had already...
... No, I think he free skated after the beginning part. dej -- ... Learn to use Google Analytics to make your web site more effective. Buy my book!...
... Is that the loop WITH the foot change or the one without? If it's the one without the change of foot (you do 2 loops on one foot and THEN change feet and...
... C'mon Fred, this is the guy whose nickname is "Bland." But good for him anyway! dej -- ... Learn to use Google Analytics to make your web site more...
... I think it depends. My experience with the paragraph 3 turn figures were that you had to push pretty hard, but that they didn't require as tight edge...
... From: Mary E Tyler dejahvu@... ... Is that the loop WITH the foot change or the one without? If it's the one without the change of foot (you do 2...