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"Skating is the wind beneath my wings"
Single Skating ·
Pairs Skating ·
Ice Dance Skating
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Synchronized
Skating ·
Kirsten Anderson ·
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Single Skating
Single Skating is a great way to advance your skating skills and getting to experience competitions. You can meet
new people, build character, and promote self esteem.
Programs
- Short Program
- Consists of seven elements
- Shorter of the two programs
- Compulsory figures and free skating only
- Long Program
- Sometimes referred to as the free skate
- Must be a well-balanced program
- Demonstrates the mastery of skating technique for that
particular skater
Pairs Skating
Pairs Skating is a challenging,
but incredible sport.
- Consists of one lady and one man
- Goal is to give the impression of
two skating as one
- Elements
- Throw jump
- Pair spin
- Death Spiral
- Lift
- Twist lift
- Side-by-side
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Ice Dance
Dance Skating is a great way to express yourself and show your acting abilities as well as ones
skating ability.
- Ballroom dancing on ice
- Free dance
- More difficult than the others
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Synchronized Skating
In Synchronized Skating, or for short "Synchro,"
you get to meet a lot of new people. You learn to work with other people and get to express your skating skills within the group.
- Consists of 8-20 skaters
- It is most important to maintain precise formations and timing of the group.
- While most skaters participating in "synchro" are female, the rules allow mixed-gender teams
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