Answers to the
crossword puzzle and word fi nd appear on page 56.
Puzzles by Joel Kaplow
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4 At the Junior Grand Prix Final in De- cember, sister and brother Rachel and Michael ___ of the U.S. ice danced their way to the gold.
6 An ___ is a distinct fi gure skating move such as a jump, spin, lift, glide or step sequence.
9 Maia and Alex Shibutani of the U.S. brought the ice dance ___ medal home from last year’s Four Continents Championships.
11 A spread ___ is a glide done on two feet with the toes pointing away from each other while the skater is leaning forward or leaning back.
12 Yuzuru Hanyu grabbed the men’s gold at the Grand Prix Final, making it an amazing four in a row. Where is he from?
13 Canadian ice dancers Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir have Olympic, World, Four Continents and Canadian Champi- onships gold medals. After six trips to the Grand Prix Finals, they took home their ___ gold from Marseille in December.
15 Maia and Alex Shibutani came home from the Grand Prix Final with which ice dance medal?
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1 The Four Continents Champion- ships are happening this month in Gangneung, South ___, the same country that will host the 2018 Winter Olympics.
2 Evgenia Medvedeva of Russia has
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Hi skaters! Try to fi nd 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!
BLADE GUARDS EVGENIA MEDVEDEVA FOUR CONTINENTS LORRAINE MCNAMARA QUADRUPLE SALCHOW
40 FEBRUARY 2017
QUINN CARPENTER SCOTT MOIR SHOOT THE DUCK SYNCHRONIZED TESSA VIRTUE
boasting rights to World, European, Grand Prix Final and Russian Champi- onships gold. How old is she?
3 When a skater plans on doing a jump with a certain number of rotations but comes up short, such as turning a triple into a single, that is called a “___” jump.
5 When Evgenia Medvedeva stood at the top position on the ladies podium at the Grand Prix Final, it was for the ___ time.
7 The lady doing the Grand Prix Final commentating for NBC along with Johnny Weir was Tara Lipinski. How many times has she grabbed the gold at the Final?
8 Russians fi lled four of the six ladies spots at the Grand Prix Final, and only one skater from North America, Kaet- lyn Osmond, was in the mix. What country is she from?
10 At the Junior Grand Prix Final, the ice dance bronze was won by ___ McNamara and Quinn Carpenter of the U.S.
13 On his way to the men’s silver in Mar- seille, Nathan Chen of the U.S. landed ___ quads in a row during his free skate.
14 Half of both the senior- and junior-level ice dance spots at the Grand Prix Final were fi lled by U.S. skaters, showing real depth. How many U.S. couples competed in each level?
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