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Sports

Of or pertaining to any organized, competitive, entertaining, and skillful activity or game requiring commitment, strategy, and fair play, in which a winner can be defined by objective means within a specified set of rules.

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helicopter

Sports; Figure skating

The man is skating backwards and the woman is skating facing forward, the man lifts the woman so she is parallel to the ice, with her back arched and her legs held in a V shape ...

hollow

Sports; Figure skating

This is the name for the groove that runs down the middle of a figure skating blade. The edges are on either side of the hollow and it provides control and speed. It should also ...

hydrant lift

Sports; Figure skating

This is more of a throw then a lift. The man throws his female partner over his head while he is skating backwards he then makes one-half turn and catches her so that she is now ...

ice dancing

Sports; Figure skating

This is one part of figure skating where a couple must dance without using lifts and turns. It has three compulsory elements to it, a free dance, an original dance and two ...

inside edge

Sports; Figure skating

This is the side of the skating blade that is on the inside of the both feet. On the big toe side of the foot, that would be the inside.

ISU (International Skate Union)

Sports; Figure skating

The International Olympic Committee recognizes the International Skate Union (ISU) as the official governing body for figure skating. The ISU makes the rules and enforces the ...