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In the early days of synchronized skat- ing, it was known as precision skating, with the first-ever team founded in 1956. They were called the Hock- ettes because they performed at ___ games.
6 A separate U.S. ___ Figure Skating Championships will no longer be held. Juvenile and intermediate skat- ers will start competing at the same venue as the older skaters in Omaha at the 2013 U.S. Championships.
8 After a skater’s performance, the crowd may throw stuffed animals, flowers, trinkets, etc. onto the ice to show their appreciation. What’s the general term for these things that are tossed into the rink?
10 During the free skate for singles and pairs, the points for all jumps, throw jumps, lifts and twist lifts are worth ___ percent more if they occur in the second half of the program.
11 The ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating features six competitions, with the top six finishers in each discipline then going on to the Grand Prix ___.
13 Synchronized and ice dancing skate blades are not the same length as regular figure skating blades. Are they longer or shorter?
15 Juvenile, intermediate, novice, junior and senior are the five skill ___ desig- nated by U.S. Figure Skating.
16 SKATING magazine Reader’s Choice Award is determined by the votes of fans. For the 2011–12 season, the Mi- chelle Kwan Trophy goes to ___ Wag- ner. Congrats!
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Events such as the Olympics, ISU Grand Prix, Europeans and Worlds are international competitions. That means skaters representing different ___ participate in them.
2 Vitamin D is important for keeping ___ healthy and preventing overuse injuries, such as stress fractures, from happening to them.
3 A skater’s program consists of a set number of jumps, spins and step se- quences. If the number is exceeded, they won’t get any extra points. But if a fall occurs, points will be taken away, or ___, by the judges.
4 Medalists at the U.S. Championships, Worlds and Olympics receive some- thing else besides their medals. Since the early 1950s, the small but highly prized Radix ___ have been bestowed as well.
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The last time the U.S. brought home an Olympic medal in pairs skating was in 1988, when Jill Watson and Peter Oppegard bagged the bronze in Cal- gary, Alberta, ___, our neighbor to the north.
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Judges score skaters on required ma- neuvers such as spins, jumps, lifts and footwork. What’s the general term for these maneuvers?
12 According to Mr. Edge, are figure
skates being made heavier or lighter nowadays?
14 How many disciplines does U.S. Fig- ure Skating recognize? (Hint: Don’t forget synchronized!)
WORDS ON ICE – Hi skaters! Try to find and circle the words listed below hidden in the box of letters. The words will appear in a straight line in any direction (up, down, for- ward, backward or diagonally), and some words may overlap and share letters. Find them all and you’ll be on top of the medals podium!
DEATH SPIRAL DOUBLE LUTZ GRACIE GOLD MOHAWK NATHAN CHEN
RADIX PINS SHOOT THE DUCK SKATE AMERICA THEATRE ON ICE THROW JUMP
Answers to the Crossword Puzzle, Word Find and
Skate Scramble appear on page 72.
Puzzles by Joel Kaplow
SKATE SCRAMBLE — Rearrange the letters in the nonsense phrases on the left and fill in the blanks with the names of the 2012 U.S. Championships ice dancing medalists. Their initials and medals have been added to help you “figure” them out.
MY LID SAVER _M_ ___ ___ ___ ___ _ D_ ___ ___ ___ ___ (Gold) EEL WITH CHAIR _C_ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ _W_ ___ ___ ___ ___ (Gold)
IT IS A MANIA HUB _M_ ___ ___ ___ _S_ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ (Silver) HIS UNABLE TAXI _A_ ___ ___ ___ _S_ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ (Silver) BANISH BOLD MULE _M_ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ _H_ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ (Bronze) OH HAZY ROUND ACE _Z_ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ _D_ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ (Bronze)
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