Answers to the
crossword puzzle and word find appear on page 64.
Puzzles by Joel Kaplow 1 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 2 3 4
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5 2013 U.S. champ Max Aaron was born and raised in Scottsdale, a desert city that has a cactus on every corner, and where hockey and figure skating may seem out of place. What is Max’s home state?
7 Which medal have U.S. ice dancing teams won at the last two Winter Olym- pics? They were brought home from To- rino, Italy, and Vancouver, Canada.
8 Some elements attempted after the halfway point in a free skate are award- ed more points to reflect the difficulty of having them placed later in the pro- gram, when a skater is tired. For men and ladies, any jump after the halfway point receives a ___ percent bonus. In pairs, side-by-side jumps, throw jumps and lifts qualify.
11 Pairs skater ___ Coughlin grabbed the U.S. gold with Caitlin Yankowskas in 2011, then did it again in 2012 with new partner Caydee Denney. Remarkable!
12 Can you name the current U.S. ladies sil- ver medalist? (2 words)
14 The U.S. ladies gold was grabbed in 2009 and 2011 by ___ Czisny.
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15 If a skater lands a quad-triple combi- nation, how many total rotations were done in the air?
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1 The current U.S. men’s silver medalist is ___ Miner.
2 ___ is done when a spinning skater moves across the ice while spinning in- stead of centering the spin in one spot.
3 1-Down has a difficult signature move. It’s a sideways glide done with the toes fac- ing away from each other, knees bent in a squat, with the upper body leaning back and parallel to the ice. What is it?
4 2010 Olympic champ and 2014 Olympic hopeful Evan Lysacek is recovering from another injury. He was replaced by ___ Brown at Skate America last month.
6 This term describes the technique of grabbing a skate blade or boot behind and above the head with one or both hands. It’s commonly done with spirals and spins, such as the Biellmann.
9 The 1988 Winter Olympics took place in Calgary, Alberta, ___, our neighbor to the north.
10 Ms. Chock and Ms. Hubbell, two U.S. ice dancers, earned the silver and pewter medals this year in Omaha. They share a first name. What is it?
11 The ISU Grand Prix Final will happen next month in Fukuoka, ___.
13 Patrick Chan has won the men’s gold at the Canadian Championships an amaz- ing ___ times in a row.
N A T E B A R T H O L O M A Y C J Q Q O P A G Q N J V Y S S O Q Q F L Y I N G C A M E L F B V M V F D P L U V Q T D K O D K I H B N U H F N T A A A L Z U Q I R B N X I E R Z Z Z Y T X J G N D D R L N L M X K M Q S Q K L U B L J O H P K P P X I R P D N A R G N H A I R I E J Z S J T D V O Y L W D R C M A D I S O N H U B B E L L T L K B Y S G V D B A J H R W O G Y R Z A C H D O N O H U E R E C B R A N D O N M R O Z J C M F E L I C I A Z H A N G Q H
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 medal podium!
BRANDON MROZ CRYSTALLETTES FELICIA ZHANG FLYING CAMEL GRAND PRIX
50 NOVEMBER 2013
MADISON HUBBELL NATE BARTHOLOMAY OLYMPIC TORCH TRIPLE FLIP ZACH DONOHUE
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