Figure skating

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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double jump

Sports; Figure skating

When a skater does 2 midair revolutions.

draw

Sports; Figure skating

In each event in a figure skating competition the starting order is determined by a lottery or "draw." The referee or chair usually overseas the process in the presence of other judges during a ...

edge

Sports; Figure skating

A skate blade has a grove running down its center and each skate blade has two edges, one on each side of the groove. The blades have an inside edge and the outside edge, and each edge is divided ...