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Crossword Puzzle and Word Find appear on page 48.


Puzzles by Joel Kaplow


ACROSS


4 How old was three-time U.S. cham- pion Jeremy Abbott when he first started to skate?


5 At the 2012 Junior Grand Prix Final, the men’s medal stand was swept by what country?


8 Ice dancers Meryl Davis and Char- lie White made history when they grabbed their ___ consecutive Grand Prix Final gold.


9 Ashley Wagner snagged the ladies ___ medal in Sochi last December.


10 So far, the only U.S. men to garner gold at the Grand Prix Final are Jer- emy Abbott in 2008 and ___ Lysacek in 2009.


12 For several decades, the Winter and Summer Olympics were held the same year. That changed in 1994, when Lillehammer, ___, hosted the Winter Games two years after the previous Olympics.


13 The terms Olympiad and quadrenni- um both refer to the four-year inter- val between the ___ Winter or Sum- mer Games.


14 Japan’s ___ Asada brought the ladies gold home from the Grand Prix Final.


15 Two-time Olympic gold medalist


Dick Button is credited with invent- ing the ___ camel spin.


DOWN


1 The men’s silver was snatched by ___ Farris at the 2012 Junior Grand Prix Final.


2 All of the U.S. figure skaters who have ever won an Olympic gold medal have been gathered together at the same place at the same time on two occasions. How many are in the current group?


3 Ice dancers Alexandra Aldridge and Daniel Eaton came home from the Junior Grand Prix Final with ___ medals.


6 When skaters at major competitions have finished their programs, they anxiously wait for their scores, along with their coaches, in the ___ area. (3 wds.)


7 The ladies Junior Grand Prix silver medal was hung around the neck of Hannah ___ of the U.S.


10 Before the World Synchronized Skat- ing Championships, many U.S. junior and senior teams will participate in major competitions in France, Italy, Sweden and Germany. These coun- tries are all found in which conti- nent?


11 The golden man at the Grand Prix Final in Sochi was Daisuke Takahashi of ___.


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!


CUP OF CHINA DAVID JENKINS DOROTHY HAMILL FREE DANCE GRACIE GOLD


34 FEBRUARY 2013


ILLUSION SPIN LEFT INSIDE EDGE SKATE CANADA TOE PICKS US CHAMPIONSHIPS


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