1 Usually done by the ladies, the ___ spin requires great flexibility, as the skater’s spine is arched rearward.
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4 In international competition, when one country grabs the gold, silver and bronze medals in one disci- pline, it’s called a podium ___. (Hint: No broom is required!)
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6 At 2011 Skate Canada, ___ Chan got the gold on home soil with Spain’s Javier Fernández securing silver. This year they switched plac- es.
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7 Team USA did very well in the seven Junior Grand Prix events before the Final. All together, did they bring home nine, twelve or nineteen medals?
9 The men from ___ accomplished a 4-Across of the podium at Skate America in October.
13 The ___ is the empty space be- tween the inside and outside edges of a figure skate blade.
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14 Ice dancers Meryl ___ and Charlie White came out on top again at Skate America. Are they great, or what?
15 National Skating Month is getting close. Which month is it?
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2 Caydee Denney and John Coughlin had some stiff pairs competition at Skate America, but bagged this medal in the end.
3 Last August, our Grand Prix skaters got together to attend seminars, go through training exercises, learn about rule changes and try new routines in front of judges to pre- pare for the season. This gathering is called Champs ___.
4 The ___ Program evaluates promis- ing young skaters on their physical abilities. The name is an acronym for Standardized Testing of Athleti- cism to Recognize Skaters.
5 At Skate America, ___ Gao took time off from Harvard to grab the ladies silver. Congrats!
8 To enhance their performance, it’s common for ice dancers to attend ___ classes as part of their off-ice training.
10 She’s still on top. U.S. ladies champ ___ Wagner grabbed another big gold at Skate America.
11 No surprise, Canadians ___ Virtue and Scott Moir bested the other ice dancers at Skate Canada.
12 In her first-ever senior Grand Prix event, Canadian Kaetlyn Osmond took this medal at Skate Canada.
Hi skaters! Try to find and circle the words listed below hid- den in the box of letters. The words will appear in a straight line in any direction (up, down, forward, backward or diag- onally), and some words may overlap and share letters. Find them all and you’ll be on top of the medals podium!