carefully scrutinize every element that a skater performs, and assign each one a GOE, or ___ of execution.
15 Even though she had a fall along with pairs partner Timothy LeDuc in their free skate at the World Team Trophy, Ashley Cain revealed a positive attitude and sense of humor by saying, “Hey, ice is ___.” (See article)
16 The Adult Figure Skating Championships were held in Wake Forest, ___ Carolina, in April. (See article)
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1 The 2017 U.S. junior men’s champ is ___ Krasnozhon, who grabbed the gold in Kansas City in January with over 200 points. (See article)
2 The 2018 Winter Olympics will be held this coming February in PyeongChang, ___ Korea.
ACROSS
4 At the 2017 Adult Figure Skating Championships, Coralie Raunig won a trophy for being the ___ participant at the competition. (See article)
6 So far, only one U.S. fi gure skater has earned more than one Olympic gold medal, with victories in 1948 and 1952.
7 In April, six countries competed at the fi fth World Team Trophy, with the host country coming
out on top for the second time. Which country bested Russia, France, China, Canada and the U.S.? (See article)
12 Skating standout Jason Brown has next season’s music picked out already. It’s from his favorite Broadway musical, whose title just happens to be the same as his favorite skater’s last name. (Hint: The skater’s fi rst name is Scott.)
13 At major competitions, judges
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3 At the World Team Trophy, Team USA bagged the ___ medal to go with the three golds and a silver won in previous years.
5 An element done only by pairs skaters, the death ___ has the man slowly spinning in a pivot position while holding one hand of his partner, who is rotating around him with her body low and almost parallel to the ice.
8 At the World Figure Skating Championships in Helsinki, Finland, the men’s medal podium was occupied by two skaters from Japan and one from China, marking the fi rst time the continent of ___ had a men’s podium sweep.
9 The current U.S. junior ladies gold medalist is ___ Nguyen, ending up on top with over 170 points. (See article)
10 At major skating competitions, there are several breaks in the action, and you will see people coming out on the ice to fi ll in the deeper ruts and gouges with slush. Then the ice resurfacing machine comes along to fi nish the job. What are these important slush- carrying workers called? (Hint: It’s also what you’d call folks who sew on pieces of material to repair holes in clothing.)
11 Figure Skating in ___, named for a section of Manhattan, New York City, is an organization that combines fi gure skating with educational programs for girls ages 6 to 18. (See article)
14 After a long year, 2017 U.S. men’s champ Nathan Chen fi nished up at the World Team Trophy and said, “This was the last program of my season, so it’s great to now be able to get some ___.” (See article)
SKATING 47
Kailyn Gabrielle Montesino
Age: 10 Club: Skating Club of Florida
Level: Preliminary free skate and moves in the fi eld
Coaches: Nataliya Ivannikova, Oleksandr Romanenko
How I started: My mom took me to my fi rst Disney on Ice show when I was 3 years old and I fell in love with Cinderella and the prince. I knew I wanted to do what they did.
Favorite skaters: Yu-Na Kim, Ashley Wagner
How often I skate: Four to fi ve days a week and off -ice
Goals: To become a professional fi gure skater and astronomer
More favorites
Moves: Axel jump, double toe loop, camel spin, sit spin
Hobbies: Art, collecting American Girl dolls, anything Disney, swimming, learning about space
Foods: Soup, sushi
Movies: American Girl movies, Zootopia, Moana
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