Answers to the


crossword puzzle and word find appear on page 56.


Puzzles by Joel Kaplow 1 2


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1 At the 1998 Olympics in Nagano, Ja- pan, Surya Bonaly of France knew she was so far behind after the short pro- gram that she could not win a ladies medal, so she decided to wow the crowd with an illegal jump. What was it?


4 After each event in Sochi, the top three finishers stand on the medal podium while the flag of the gold medalist’s country is raised, and that country’s national ___ is played.


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5 The men aren’t the only quad masters in figure skating. Reigning U.S. pairs champs Marissa Castelli and Simon Shnapir have a throw quad ___ in their arsenal. Amazing!


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6 In December, ABC aired “She’s a Good Skate, Charlie Brown” in which Pep- permint Patty is coached by a beloved beagle. Can you name him?


9 Russia hosted the Summer Olympics in 1980, and this month marks its ___ time hosting the Winter Games.


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12 The first Winter Olympics happened in 1924 in Chamonix, ___. (Hint: Chamo- nix is about 300 miles from Paris.)


14 Which U.S. skater earned the ladies bronze medal at the Grand Prix Final in December? (2 wds.)


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15 After skaters are done with their pro- grams, fans in the stands may show their appreciation by throwing flow- ers, stuffed animals, etc. (tossies) onto the ice. Young skaters circulate around the rink in a frenzy making sure every


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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!


BRIAN BOITANO CAROL HEISS DOROTHY HAMILL EVAN LYSACEK GOLD MEDALISTS


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KRISTI YAMAGUCHI PEGGY FLEMING SARAH HUGHES SCOTT HAMILTON TARA LIPINSKI


single item is picked up for the safe- ty of the next skaters. What are these picker-uppers called?


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1 If you look at a world map, you will find Sochi, Russia, on the northeast coast of a large body of water called the ___ Sea, which lies north of Turkey.


2 Oddly, Olympic figure skating was first contested at the 1908 Summer Games in ___, England. (Hint: Same city that hosted the 2012 Olympics.)


3 What country had at least one med- alist on the men’s podium at all seven events of the 2013 Grand Prix?


7 One of the three Sochi mascots likes skiing and bobsledding. He lives way up north and has warm, thick, white fur. What is he? (2 wds.)


8 Ice dancers Meryl Davis and Charlie White have won the gold at their last ___ consecutive Grand Prix assign- ments. Astonishing!


10 Meryl and Charlie won this medal at the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, Can- ada, which matched Tanith Belbin and Ben Agosto’s medal at the 2006 Games in Torino, Italy. Which ice dance medal did they bring home to the U.S.?


11 This Sochi mascot is a “cool cat” who likes snowboarding. He’s spotted all over. What is he?


13 The third Sochi mascot enjoys figure skating. She looks like a rabbit, but is really the rabbit’s cousin. What is she? (Hint: Rhymes with “care.”)


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