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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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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 ...
edge jump
Sports; Figure skating
When a skater takes off from an edge of their skating foot without help from their other foot. Examples of edge jumps include Axel, Loop and Salchow.
elements
Sports; Figure skating
These are the various parts of a routine, which include; footwork, lifts, jumps and spins.
flip jump
Sports; Figure skating
This is a jump that uses a toe pick and is started from the back inside edge of one foot and it is landed on the back outside edge of the other foot.
pirouette
Sports; Figure skating
This is the name given to spins in ice dancing. Three rotations is the limit when doing a Pirouette.
