Answers to the crossword
puzzle and word find appear
on page 64. Puzzles by Joel Kaplow 1 4 2 3
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2 In September, ___ Edmunds grabbed the ladies gold at the U.S. International Figure Skating Classic in Salt Lake City.
4 Gracie Gold’s free skate music this season is selections from The Phan- tom of the ___.
5 More and more of the men are land- ing this very difficult kind of jump, consisting of four rotations in the air. What is it called, for short?
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6 These elements, commonly done by ice dancers, take a lot of practice to coordinate. They are traveling turns done on one foot, and the partners try to be in perfect unison.
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9 The Ina ___ glide is named for the German skater who invented it. It’s a sideways glide done with the skate blades pointing away from each oth- er and offset. It can be done with the skater leaning in a layback position for added grace.
13 The Nebelhorn Trophy happened in September in Oberstdorf, Germany. Team USA grabbed one medal in each of the ___ disciplines.
14 At the U.S. International Figure Skat- ing Classic, ___ Aaron, 2013 U.S. men’s champ, finished on top of the podium.
15 2013 U.S junior ice dance champs ___ Aldridge and Daniel Eaton were golden in Salt Lake City.
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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!
ALEXA SCIMECA CHRIS KNIERIM COURTNEY HICKS GRAND PRIX MAX AARON
48 NOVEMBER 2014
NEBELHORN TROPHY SKATE AMERICA SOAKERS TOE LOOP WALTZ JUMP
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1 At the Nebelhorn Trophy, crowd fa- vorite Jason Brown persevered and took his first international ___ medal as a senior.
2 By coincidence, ice dancers Madi- son Chock and Evan Bates, and pairs skaters Alexa Scimeca and Chris Knierim each chose music from An American in ___ for their free pro- grams this season.
3 Team USA did very well at the U.S. International Figure Skating Classic, snatching a total of ___ medals.
7 Courtney Hicks and Ross Miner of the U.S. earned the ladies and men’s ___ medals at the International Clas- sic in September.
8 The international competition known as the ISU Grand Prix of Fig- ure Skating is being held for the ___ time this year.
10 The pairs gold was garnered in Salt Lake City by ___ Scimeca and Chris Knierim of the U.S.
11 When Gracie Gold returned from the Nebelhorn Trophy, what color was the medal around her neck?
12 Ice dancer Daniel Eaton has a very unusual pastime. He raises ___ in salt water tanks, and sells it. (Hint: It’s colonies of underwater animals that look like plants, and don’t move.)
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