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will take place in Sochi, Russia, which is on the eastern shore of the __ Sea.


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4 In February and March, the 2012 World Junior Figure Skat- ing Championships were held in the capital city of __, Belarus.


6 The reigning U.S. junior men's champ is __ Chen, who grabbed his gold in San Jose in January.


7 After Haven Denney and Bran- don Frazier took the U.S. junior pairs gold in San Jose, they had  Junior Worlds.


8 A __ spin is any spin in which the entrance is a jump.


11 A __ is a toe-pick-assisted jump that takes off and lands on the same back outside edge. (2 wds.)


  at an ISU competition was Kurt Browning of __, who performed a quad 11-Across at 1988 Worlds.


15 So far, only one lady in history has executed a quad at an ISU competition. __ Ando of Japan landed a quad Salchow at the 2002 Junior Grand Prix Final.


16 In synchronized skating, senior- level teams must have exactly __ skaters on the ice. Other lev- els can have various team sizes. (Hint: It just might be the same number as this clue!)


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2 At present, there are only two ISU member nations from South America: Brazil and __. (Hint: Its capital is Buenos Aires.)


3 Joshua Farris of the U.S. grabbed the men’s __ medal at Junior Worlds.


5 Wheels, blocks and intersections are some of the required ele- ments for __ skating teams.


9 __ Gold lived up to her name by taking the U.S. junior ladies top spot in San Jose, then fol- lowed up with a silver at Junior Worlds.


10 2012 U.S. junior pairs champs Alexandra Aldridge and __ Eaton boasted the bronze at Junior Worlds.


12 Why is it called  skating? Up until 1990, singles skaters were required to trace patterns called in the ice with their blades, such as circles, loops             the name lives on.


14 The Junior Worlds men's bronze went to __ Brown of the U.S.


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Draw a line from the current national men’s champions on the left across the rink to their home country on the right.


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