Answers to the cross-
word puzzle and word find appear on page 55.
Puzzles by Joel Kaplow
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4 There were many surprises at the U.S. Championships in Saint Paul in January. Of the four disciplines’ 2015 gold med- alists, how many of them did not defend their titles in 2016?
5 After Gracie Gold’s amazing free skate in Saint Paul which earned her the top spot after a not-so-perfect short program, she said, “There are no fairy-tale ___, but I had to make one.”
6 Team USA now boasts a very strong group of ice dancers. At the Four Conti- nents Championships in February, ___ out of the four top ice dance finishes were by U.S. skaters.
7 The U.S. Synchronized Figure Skating Championships happened in February in Kalamazoo, ___. (Hint: The state shaped like a mitten.)
9 On the way to the men’s gold at the U.S. Championships, Adam Rippon performed to a medley of songs by The ___, a British band that was extremely popular in the ‘60s and ‘70s, for his free skate.
12 At Saint Paul, ___ Edmunds stood out as the only lady on the podium with both a clean short program and free skate.
13 Ms. Edmunds’ short program music was Ludwig van Beethoven’s beautiful “Moonlight ___.”
14 At Four Continents, U.S. pairs skaters ___ Scimeca and Chris Knierim secured the silver medal.
15 The World Synchronized Championships
R Y SSPA T R I C K C H A N E TO B KR J A B EH Y B Y V N D RK OZ A I B S Z Z U Y Z G O H I Z Z B Q UE UE G X A AX C D P Z F AK I Z SP C C W O N PX L T XASEK Z S H Y KY G G D E XY SY T Y J D EVS Q L U AA M O T H A T O L AD K T Z C A X TO H L VN H SLP O R O G Z E I XL G O S X R W I A NUDD L U L M H AK O Q S M AXAA R O N F U L T W ABP I C P D C J I SE B U D APES T H U N G A R Y M A D I S O N H U BBE L L R
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!
ASHLEY WAGNER BUDAPEST HUNGARY MADISON HUBBELL MAO ASADA MAX AARON
44 APRIL 2016
PATRICK CHAN TOSSIES TRIPLE AXEL WORLD SYNCHROS ZACH DONOHUE
are this month in the European city of Budapest, the capital of ___. (Hint: Its name sounds like how you feel when you want a snack.)
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1 Amazingly, the Haydenettes grabbed this medal again at the U.S. Synchros in Kalamazoo in February. They now have 24 of them! What color is it?
2 At the European Figure Skating Champi- onships in January, five countries scored only one medal, but one country took seven of them. This powerhouse is the largest country in the world, and part of it is in Europe, the rest in Asia. Can you name it?
3 One required element in synchronized skating is the ___. It is done with all the skaters rotating around a common point, with between two and five straight spokes.
6 When fans in the stands enjoy skaters’ performances, they show their apprecia- tion by throwing flowers, stuffed animals, etc., onto the ice at the end. What are these gifts generally called?
8 This season, the ShibSibs are ice dancing to the song “Fix You” by the group ___ for their free dance.
10 Mirai Nagasu of the U.S. was super at Four Continents, coming home with the ladies ___ medal.
11 ___ and Alex Shibutani are red hot this season, with gold-medal wins at both the U.S. and Four Continents champion- ships.
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