Answers to the
crossword puzzle and word find appear on page 56.
Puzzles by Joel Kaplow
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4 The National Solo Dance Series Final happened in September, with ___ Sedaka taking the title in the Gold Solo Pattern Dance event.
5 The ice dance gold was grabbed by ___ Hubbell and Zach Donohue at the U.S. International Figure Skating Classic in September.
6 2006 Olympic ladies silver medalist ___ Cohen had a good 2016. She was inducted into the U.S. Figure Skating Hall of Fame, earned her college degree, and got hitched.
10 The winner of the Combined event at the National Solo Dance Final was ___ Zhang.
13 Can you name the jump that takes off from a back outside edge and lands on the same back outside edge?
14 At the U.S. International Figure Skating Classic, senior-level skaters are given a chance to strut their stuff against skaters from other countries early in the season. It has been held in Salt ___ City, Utah, every year since 2012.
15 2015 U.S. champ ___ Brown grabbed the men’s gold at the International Classic in September.
16 The Junior Grand Prix differs from the senior-level GP in that the competitions are held in different places from year to year, such as Mexico and even Australia. For 2016, all eight competitions, includ- ing the Final, are within the continents of Asia and ___.
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1 A long-time feature of SKATING magazine is the ___ Spotlight, where young, aspiring skaters have their mini biographies revealing their favorites.
2 November is a busy month for the senior-level ISU Grand Prix, with four competitions. The last one before De- cember’s Final is the NHK Trophy, being held in Sapporo, __, host city of the 1972 Winter Olympics.
3 National Skating Month is when clubs and rinks offer freebies and other fun stuff to encourage new skaters to get onto the ice. What month is it?
7 The ___ are what Maia Shibutani and Alex Shibutani like to be called for short. The current U.S. ice dance gold medal- ists are brother and sister — siblings.
8 In addition to the Combined and Pat- tern Dance categories at the Solo Dance Final, ___Dancing is the third division.
9 An offshoot of the International Classic is the Novice and Junior ___ Skate, which helps the younger skaters prepare for international competition in the future.
11 At the International Classic, singles skat- ers Adam Rippon and Karen Chen, and pairs skaters Alexandria Shaughnessy and James Morgan all won this medal in their respective disciplines.
12 A ___ medal was awarded to Mariah Bell and pairs skaters Jessica Calalang and Zack Sidhu at the International Classic.
G H J U SJ X M BJ G E Y B L B Z T J A I KKV Y U O R L O BN V E S Z F XR H Z U E J J Q I VP H B H P O T G BVVA U U XEA Y M N R O B Z XVS A FZ M C O O I Q U X W FZ O DB O S O DP J H UP B N Z N L N Y T H L M NX Y P S A CB U F MC E K O Z K I N MD H R T NA L NS S B I S B I HS O Z ZO D I Z S X TO O EU I W Z O Q DB Z I N N Y H M OZ N PC AC S T E I D L T M K K X B M E CN A D O L O S O RR W C H A L L E N G ESKA T E O
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!
CHALLENGE SKATE JASON BROWN MADISON HUBBELL QUAD LUTZ SASHA COHEN
38 NOVEMBER 2016
SHIBSIBS SOLO DANCE TRIPLE LOOP ZACH DONOHUE ZAMBONI
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