Answers to the crossword
puzzle and word find appear
on page 80. Puzzles by Joel Kaplow
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3 At the PSA/U.S. Figure Skating EDI Awards in May, Rohene Ward won ___ of the Year for his work with U.S. men’s champ Jason Brown. This title is for the person who helps skaters choose their music, decide what sequence to put required elements in, which transitional moves to use, and other program aspects.
4 After skaters finish their programs in a competition, they sit in the ___ and cry area with their coaches and anxiously await the announcement of their scores.
5 In May, Rafael Arutunian earned the ___ of the Year award for his work with Ash- ley Wagner, Adam Rippon and Nathan Chen. His past students include Michelle Kwan, Mao Asada and Sasha Cohen.
8 U.S. junior pairs champs Caitlin Fields and Ernie Utah Stevens have the love of skating in common, along with something else. Check out their article in SKATING to see what they both list as their favorite food.
10 When you see a skater execute a quad jump, how many rotations are complet- ed in the air before landing?
11 A ___ eagle is a glide element performed with both feet on the ice, the blades turned out with the heels pointing to- ward each other. It can be performed on inside edges or outside edges.
12 Figure skating is called such because a large part of the score was determined by how well a skater could trace pat- terns, or “figures” in the ice with their skate ___. Even though this portion was discontinued from international compe- tition 25 years ago, the name lives on.
L O R RA I NE M C NA M A RA G RB S Q U I N N CA RP E N T E R S Q DV D DE A T HS P I RA L T P W L X B O J X CCN A E R E RH M W E L G R BPK Y O KE Q KBA A Y I J HHHR B Z A H G Q K L J H I F W W N PKV R PE N F P C D CS NE V E T S HA T UE I N RE R L I I X H H I R BXV M D KB I O P L P N J RG U HG K B M U T P I A T V J B O I KU AC Y M O PN NW I E T E W Z L G N J D E M I O UL A Y R O J M M W D V L FP FP J B C O HCU G CN I O U S T W C V S H G VG M C Y XO V T L I A L D C O AXAP M T P N I PS N O O Q I A T L H G M SO SG L S U K R
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!
CAITLIN FIELDS CHOREOGRAPHER DEATH SPIRAL ERNIE UTAH STEVENS JUNIOR CHAMPS
LORRAINE MCNAMARA QUINN CARPENTER SIT SPIN THROW JUMP TOE LOOP
50 AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2015
13 When describing how a skater is execut- ing an element, if there is one skate not in contact with the ice, it is on what is referred to as the ___ leg.
14 The USOC is the United States ___ Com- mittee. (Hint: They’ll be extra busy in Rio in 2016, and Pyongyang in 2018.)
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1 Ernie Utah Stevens, U.S. junior pairs gold medalist with Caitlin Fields, is quoted as saying, “We’re a team that’s built on ___” in their SKATING article.
2 “Something I like about us as a team is that we live in the ___,” is a quote from Quinn Carpenter, current U.S. junior ice dance champion with partner Lorraine McNamara, in their SKATING article.
6 Two Grand Prix competitions that will happen in North America this fall: Skate America and Skate ___.
7 Lorraine McNamara has a surprising an- swer for what she dislikes most about skating. What is it? (Find the answer in her SKATING article.)
8 This year, over 660 ___-athletes in the Graduating Seniors Program were rec- ognized for achievements in both the classroom and ice rink.
9 Ice dancers Tanith Belbin and Charlie White have never competed together as a team, but they have “teamed up” in another way; they were married in April. Between them, what is their total Olym- pic medal count?
10 In June, Rachael ___ graduated from Stanford University. She was the 2010 U.S. ladies gold medalist.
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