Answers to the crossword
puzzle and word find appear
on page 56. Puzzles by Joel Kaplow
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2 Elizaveta Tuktamisheva had a good year. She won the ladies gold at both the World and European Champi- onships. What country does she call home?
5 Javier Fernandez did just as well at the European Championships and Worlds, with two men’s golden per- formances. What country is he from?
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7 It’s easy for singles skaters to do them, but pairs and ice dancers have to do these traveling turns on one blade together and need to match their partners’ timing precisely. What are these elements called?
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9 In March, two synchronized skating teams from the U.S., the Skyliners and Lexettes, finished in the top 10 at Junior Worlds in Europe, in Croatia’s capital. In what city did they skate? Don’t be afraid to Google it!
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12 Originally, synchronized skating was known as precision skating. Starting in 1956, the first-ever team to per- form did so at University of Michigan hockey games, which will give you a clue to the team’s name.
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14 The U.S. had one podium finish at Worlds in Shanghai, China. Madison Chock and Evan Bates snatched the ice dance ___ medal. Congrats!
15 Participants in the S.T.A.R.S. program are measured for agility, balance, coordination, strength, power and flexibility. The acronym stands for Standardized Testing of Athleticism to Recognize ___.
A B G C Y A T U V U Z Z P N A I R E C Z O R H B S D I V O L A H L E E A I R F T L Z C I E V V X L S O G O Z F K P H T X P B O H Z K O T E N T J M C E B O B X O T Y L W G H R A E T P Y Q A W Z B L X E R Q F S T B L D O E U A M I T F J I R E E H R Y O H G J U N T G L E S C K J D S K A T E F E S T T U Q Q C Y O F I A M K M R Y N X T H E A T R E O N I C E S I U Q L O O N A T I O B N A I R B J A V I E R F E R N A N D E Z Q Z N Q J P L K I K C B D J M
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 DOUBLE FLIP FOOTWORK INTERSECTION JAVIER FERNANDEZ
40 MAY 2015
LEXETTES SKATEFEST SKYLINERS THEATRE ON ICE TOE LOOP
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1 Nowadays, 1988 Olympic men’s gold med- alist ___ Boitano is known as much for his cooking prowess as his skating mastery.
3 Stars on Ice has just finished its 1500th performance in its 29th season. The driving force behind it all is 1984 Olympic men’s gold medalist ___ Hamilton.
4 At Worlds last March, ladies gold medalist Elizaveta Tuktamisheva landed a jump in her short program that is common for the men, but very rarely done by a woman: a ___ Axel.
6 According to ice dancer Madison Hubbell, although not as flashy as jumps or spins, ___ is the element with the highest value and longest duration, so it’s very import- ant.
8 Skaters can move forward or backward us- ing these elements. They are done by alter- nating between almost touching the rear of the blades in a vee and then the front of the blades in a vee, while pushing inward and outward on inside edges.
10 We all know that Gracie Gold juggles be- fore competitions to calm her nerves. But did you know that Joshua Farris sings and plays his ___ to ease his jitters?
11 The bottom of your ice skating blade has a groove down the middle and is split into outside and inside ___.
13 No ice dance team has won more golds than Meryl Davis and Charlie White in the history of the U.S. Figure Skating Champi- onships, which were first held in 1914. How many times have they stood at the top of the podium?
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