Answers to the
crossword puzzle and word find appear on page 64.
Puzzles by Joel Kaplow 1 3 2 4 5 7 6
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3 At the Sochi Olympics, four sports will take place indoors: speedskat- ing, ice hockey, curling and ___ skat- ing.
7 In 2002, the Olympic ladies gold was won by ___ Hughes of the U.S. in Salt Lake City, Utah.
8 Fifteen-year-old phenom Julia Lip- nitskaia grabbed the ladies gold at Skate Canada, and did it again at the Rostelecom Cup in her hometown of Moscow. Can you name her coun- try?
9 The men’s gold medalist at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics was ___ Ly- sacek of the U.S.
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11 How many times has the U.S. hosted the Winter Olympics?
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13 ___ and Alex Shibutani danced their way to the bronze at both Skate America and the NHK Trophy.
14 ___ Chan was the golden man on home soil at Skate Canada, and also at Trophée Bompard.
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15 The Olympic emblem consists of ___ interlocking rings, each a different color.
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1 Only one U.S. figure skater has ever won two Olympic gold medals (1948 & ‘52). Was it Jake Zipper, Daphne Snap or Dick Button?
2 There will be two months designat- ed as National Skating Month for
S C O T T M O I R K H K R A Z W K L E G K Q M Q Q Q E K T P T M Y S C V B E J G V P U L P E H M S E U Q G H U O L O I Y L J P A A F W H O U D S A P E K N I V E K H C V A S H E N D S R C I L V N O U B T I W I F K I C R W A C Q L B O B Z T U T K A T V M H A S S C U U S C N K U U B W G F B G S T C K X P Z L E J W Q C Y C A A J A X J I D F P K R C R M M N V I I V L R E S J C P I W P I G A N O G O X S O C H I R U S S I A O K N E H S U L P I N E G V E
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!
EVGENI PLUSHENKO LIPNITSKAIA MASCOTS OLYMPIC CAULDRON QUAD LUTZ
52 JANUARY 2014
SCOTT MOIR SHIBUTANIS SOCHI RUSSIA TESSA VIRTUE VANCOUVER
2014. Which month has been add- ed?
4 ___ Wagner of the U.S. snagged the ladies silver medal at Skate America and the gold at Trophée Bompard.
5 Vancouver was the site of the last Winter Olympics, and it marked the third time its country hosted the Winter or Summer Games. After win- ning no gold medals at the first two, the host country made up for that with 14 top finishes in 2010, includ- ing one for ice dance. Can you name the national anthem that was played 14 times? (2 words)
6 The Olympic torch has traveled into space for the last two Olympics, but on November 9 it went outside the International Space Station for the first time when two cosmonauts took it for a ___.
10 Ice dancers Madison Chock and Evan Bates of the U.S. took which medal at both the Cup of China and the Rostelecom Cup?
12 Gold was grabbed by Mao Asada at Skate America and the NHK Tro- phy, and by Tatsuki Machida at Skate America and the Rostelecom Cup. What country do they both represent?
13 ___ Davis and Charlie White won a gold medal at their two Grand Prix assignments, and so did Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir. This was possible be- cause the friendly rivals never went head-to-head before the Final.
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