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Figure skating
a sport and activity in which individuals, duos, or groups perform on figure skates on ice. The four Olympic disciplines are men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. Non-Olympic disciplines include synchronized skating and four skating. In senior-level competition, skaters generally perform two programs (short and long) which, depending on the discipline, may include spins, jumps, moves in the field, lifts, throw jumps, death spirals, and other elements or moves.
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lutz jump
Sports; Figure skating
To execute this jump a skater, while moving in a backward clockwise curve, uses a toe pick to turn in the opposite direction, and then makes the jump by taking off from a back outside edge and then ...
marks
Sports; Figure skating
Judges use a scoring system that uses a scale of 0-6. Below is a description of the scoring system The Judges can also be awarded points in tenths so a score of 3.5 would be half way between poor and ...
mirror skating
Sports; Figure skating
This is done in pair's skating and describes each skater who is doing the exact movement as their partner.
jump
Sports; Figure skating
This is when a skater leaps in the air and does a rotation and then lands back on the ice to continue skating.
mohawk
Sports; Figure skating
This is a turn that is made by changing from the skating foot to the non-skating foot.
