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	International Figure Skating
		The shows are live music, plus figure skating, plus acrobats, plus extreme skating.
		His “Pirates of the Caribbean” free skate was an entertaining program that earned rave reviews from fans, including those in attendance at the 2007 the U.S. Championships, where he finished 10th.
		Skate Canada honored Canada’s skating sweetheart Barbara Ann Scott on May 23 by renaming their Ottawa headquarters the “Barbara Ann Scott Building.” It has been 58 years since Scott claimed gold in St. Moritz, Canada’s only gold medal in women’s figure skating.
	www.ifsmagazine.com (0 words)

	Figure skating - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Figure skating is a sport in which individuals, mixed couples, or groups perform spins, jumps, and other moves on ice, often to music.
		Compulsory figures, in which skaters use their blades to draw circles, figure 8s, and similar shapes in ice, and are judged on the accuracy and clarity of the figures and the cleanness and exact placement of the various turns on the circles.
		Figure skating is a very popular part of the Winter Olympic Games, in which the elegance of both the competitors and their movements attract many spectators.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Figure_skating (4035 words)

	Figure skating
		Figure skating is an ice skating sporting event where individuals and mixed couples compete to try to perform the most spectacular and accurately-performed elements while skating to music.
		The term 'figure skating' comes from a traditional element of the competition, compulsory figures, in which skaters used their blades to draw circles, figure 8s, and similar shapes in ice, being judged on the accuracy and clarity of the figures.
		In a figure skating competition, individual skaters must perform two routines, the "short program", in which the skater must complete a list of required elements consisting of jumps, spins and steps; and the "long program", which as the name suggests is longer and also allows considerably more artistic freedom.
	www.guajara.com /wiki/en/wikipedia/f/fi/figure_skating.html (1344 words)

	Figure Skating (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Skating boots originally were street boots, and heels always have been part of the aesthetic.
		Skate blades are ground concave; only the two outer "edges" of the bottom of the blade contact the ice.
		Figure skating began among the aristocracy in Holland in the 17th century in a search of elegance and beauty.
	www.olympics.org.uk /sports/winter/figureskating.asp (624 words)

	Figure Skating
		With the introduction of metal skates in the 1300s, skating was transformed from mainly a mode of transportation to an important form of winter recreation.
		Skating is a terrific form of exercise and can be a lot of fun all year long — whether you do it alone, with your family or with a group of friends.
		The starting order for each event in a figure skating competition is determined by a lottery or "draw." Either the referee or chair of the competition conducts the process in the presence of other judges (closed draw) or in an open setting where the athletes actually draw a number from a pouch (open draw).
	www.fitness.gov /figure_skating.html (5482 words)

	Intro to Figure Skating
		Figures is another of the technical disciplines, one primarily emphasizing body control and edges/turns.
		Figures are the famous "figure 8s" for which the sport is named, and there are dozens of different ways to modify the basic figure 8 for testing purposes.
		Synchronized Team Skating (once known as "precision skating") is a "team" event, with teams of 8 to as many as 24 skaters skating complicated routines similar to those performed by marching bands or drum corps.
	www.sk8stuff.com /f_basic_ref/intro_to_figure_skating.htm (1130 words)

	Figure Skating
		Figure skating has often been described as "ballet on ice." Skaters blend dance and athletics to create routines that dazzle audiences and demonstrate grace and skill.
		Figure skating had developed a stiff and rigid style of skating but Jackson added free and expressive movements to his routines.
		Figure skating costumes generally fit close to the body but are designed to allow freedom of movement.
	2002.uen.org /html/sports/lessons/figureskating.html (2346 words)

	Sport - Figure Skating (Site not responding. Last check: )
		In figure skating, classification is based upon scores from a series of individual skills tests that are graded by difficulty.
		There are 11 skills competitions, all of which are described in the figure skating rules section of the Special Olympics web site at http://www.specialolympics.org.
		Before a figure skater may compete, he or she must participate in a badge/level program established by the United States Figure Skating Association (USFSA).
	edweb6.educ.msu.edu /kin866/spfigureskating.htm (667 words)

	Parks & Recreation - Idaho IceWorld
		In Freestyle skating, a competitive skater performs a "program" that is composed of elements such as jumps and spins, and is usually skated to music.
		Figures: Figures is another of the technical disciplines, one primarily emphasizing body control and edges/turns.
		Synchronized Skating: This is a "team" event, with teams of 8 to as many as 24 skaters skating complicated routines similar to those performed by marching bands or drum corps.
	www.cityofboise.org /parks/iceworld/index.aspx?id=figureskating (252 words)

	INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE - SPORTS
		As a mode of transportation for warfare and hunting in Northern Europe, skating was a swift way to cross frozen lakes, ponds, rivers and streams.
		Warriors and hunters crafted makeshift skates of reindeer antlers or elk bones, and later iron and steel.
		In the free skating programme, skaters, perform an original arrangement of techniques to music of their choice.
	www.olympic.org /uk/sports/programme/disciplines_uk.asp?DiscCode=FS (349 words)

	Figure skating
		Three of the primary criticisms of the new judging system are that the judges mark are anonymous, the system was launched prior to robust testing, and a heavy reliance on technology that has no inherit "checks and balances" built into the system.
		Figure skating is a very popular part of the Winter Olympic Games, with the elegance of both the competitors and the movements they perform attracting many spectators.
		A related but separate event, ice dancing, removes the aerobatic stunts permissible in figure skating and concentrates on the aesthetics of dancing on ice.
	www.gamesinathens.com /olympics/f/fi/figure_skating.shtml (1370 words)

	CNN.com - Figure Skating - Feb 1, 2006
		TORINO, Italy (CNN) -- While skating in its most rudimentary form has been around for thousands of years, the sport of figure skating as we know it was developed with two great leaps forward in the mid-19th century.
		Figure skating judges award a mark out of six for technical merit and for artistic impression.
		Figure skating appeared at two Summer Olympic Games -- in London in 1908 and Antwerp in 1920 -- before making its Winter debut in 1924 in Chamonix.
	cnn.com /rssclick/2006/SPORT/01/31/sports.figureskating/?... (664 words)

	Figure Skating \| History \| Pictures \| Photos \| News \| Michelle Kwan \| 2006 Olympics \| US Figure Skating Championships (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The first World Figure Skating Championships for men were held in 1896 in Russia.
		US figure skater, Michelle Kwan, has won five World Figure Skating Championships and has won a total of nine medals at the event.
		In Olympic figure skating events, skaters are not allowed to perform their routine to music with vocals.
	www.kidzworld.com /site/p5204.htm (411 words)

	Winter Olympics - Figure Skating
		Figure skating is a sport where you dance on ice.
		Figure skating can be done in pairs or as a single.
		Figure Skating was added to the Olympic program of the 1908 Summer Game.
	www2.lhric.org /pocantico/olympics/figureskating.htm (278 words)

	Winter Olympics: Figure Skating
		Once a vital means of transportation throughout northern Europe, ice skating evolved into a sport during the 18th century.
		The man credited with giving birth to the type of figure skating we see today is Jackson Haines, an American from New York.
		Figure skating was in the spotlight in the 2002 Olympics when it was discovered that vote-swapping had pushed the Russian pair into first place above the near-flawless Canadian performance.
	www.infoplease.com /spot/winter-olympics-figure-skating.html (534 words)

	Olympic Figure Skating Links
		"Figure" skating is named for the compulsory figures skaters did in competition until 1990, in which the skater would attempt to trace a set pattern on the ice.
		Judges would examine the figure and grade based upon how close the tracing was to the proscribed pattern.
		Nowadays, figure skaters perform two programs in competition: the short, or technical, worth about 1/3 of the total score, is comprised of a series of required elements.
	www.sirlinksalot.net /figureskating.html (0 words)

	NBCOlympics.com - Figure Skating - Chinese skater delivers gutsy performance (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The last pair to step onto the Palavela ice and the last skaters with a chance at ending Russia's 42-year domination of the pairs event, Zhang and Zhang got their routine off to flying start only to have it come all undone with a spectacular spill that drew gasps from the sellout crowd.
		Struggling to her skates, Zhang Dan was helped off the ice by her partner, and after consulting with coaches and officials the 20-year-old gingerly returned to the ice five minutes later.
		The pair continued their skate to the thundering approval of the crowd.
	www.nbcolympics.com /figureskating/5105184/detail.html (552 words)

	Dartmouth Figure Skating
		The Dartmouth Figure Skating Team has established itself on the National Collegiate scene, qualifying for the Championship each time since the first meet was held in 2000, and winning the national championships for the last four years.
		Friends of Dartmouth Figure Skating, formed in the summer of 2004, has made it possible to continue building and supporting our nationally competitive program.
		We welcome inquiries from highly motivated students who are competitive figure skaters and who hope to continue skating throughout their college careers.
	www.dartmouth.edu /~skating (0 words)

	CBC.CA - Torino 2006
		Japan's Shizuka Arakawa won the gold medal in the women's figure skating competition Friday after favourites Irina Slutskaya of Russia and American Sasha Cohen stumbled in the free skate.
		Figure skater Emanuel Sandhu prepares to battle his greatest enemy – himself.
		Few sports have embraced the glamorous to the tawdry and spanned from the sublime to the ridiculous as figure skating.
	www.cbc.ca /olympics/sports/figureskating (817 words)

	Figure Skating Info Page
		The Figure Skating Club of Charleston (FSCC) is a member of the USFS and is the host of the Eastern Sectional Synchronized Championships Jan 22-25, 2003.
		The USFS is an internationally recognized organization that strives to promote the sport of figure skating and ice hockey.
		The Free skate levels are designed to give skaters a strong foundation on which to build up their skills.
	www.carolinaicepalace.com /FigureSkating/index.htm (709 words)

	- Figure Skating -
		Well, in my view, skating is like any other sport: you work your butt off, and hopefully, with some luck and talent, good things will come your way.
		Well in figure skating, every one of the elite skaters can do a 1080.
		Maybe we skating fans should petition the ISU to call a triple jump that instead, then maybe people would take this sport seriously.
	www.angelfire.com /ca5/littleolme/skating/home.html (603 words)

	Welcome to U.S. Figure Skating
		Was she really going to skate with Baldwin, a longtime competitor in the singles scene but a skater who was known more for lackadaisical training and Western cowboy costumes than as a serious contender?
		Not only are Inoue and Baldwin still together, now six seasons after they were first paired together, but they have also gone on to win two U.S. pairs titles and earned a trip to the 2006 Olympic Winter Games in Torino, Italy.
		SKATING magazine is great tool for advertising both your skating and non-skating related products.
	www.usfigureskating.org /Magazine.asp (147 words)

	Figure Skating Mystery: SYNCHRONIZED SKATING
		For example, in the USA and Canada, there are thousands of skating rinks on which thousands of skaters practice.
		It is necessary "to urge on" skating mothers who give their daughters to synchronized figure skating.
		If you look at the figures of the majority of the overseas synchronized skaters, they are far from the standards accepted in figure skating.
	www.figureskatingmystery.com /2005/04/synchronized-skating.html (924 words)

	USATODAY.com - USATODAY.com - Olympic sports coverage (Site not responding. Last check: )
		TORINO — Women's figure skating champion Shizuka Arakawa has been awarded a sweet tribute from Doughnut Plant NY in her native country of Japan.
		TORINO — Sasha Cohen fell twice during the free skate Thursday night but finished with the silver medal when Russia's Irina Slutskaya, the final skater of the night, tumbled on her third-to-last jump.
		Olympic fashion faults Designers bash the outfits figure skating stars are wearing in Torino.
	www.usatoday.com /sports/olympics/torino/figureskating/front.htm (389 words)

	Courtney's Figure Skating page
		The United States Figure Skating Association (USFSA) is the main figure skating organization in the U.S. They focus primarily on competitive skaters.
		The ISI is another skating organization whose focus is mainly on recreational skating.
		The Recreational Figure Skating FAQ is a great resource.
	alumnus.caltech.edu /~courtney/figureskating.html (477 words)

	Figure Skating
		The 6.0 Figure Skating Club was established in March 2002 as a result of a growing demand for instruction for skaters competing at a highly competitive level.
		We are currently in the process of establishing an Olympic training program for competitive skaters and are in the developmental stages of a new program to assist underprivileged children and persons with disabilities.
		The 6.0 Figure Skating Club prides itself on an atmosphere that supports sportsmanship and team unity through individual and team teaching.
	www.dce.k12.wi.us /greenheck/figure_skating.htm (408 words)

	Figure Skating In Harlem - Skating With The Stars
		Second Annual Gala - "Skating With the Stars, Under the Stars" - Monday, April 10, 2006 6:00-9:00PM @ Trump Wollman Skating Rink in Central Park.
		Join families, friends, corporate and community leaders, as well as some of the world's greatest skaters for a fun-filled, star-studded evening of ice skating in Central Park to benefit the deserving young girls of Figure Skating in Harlem.
		Last year's Gala brought skating stars Michelle Kwan, Dorothy Hamill, Viktor Petrenko, Surya Bonaly, Timothy Goebel, Oksana Baiul, Johnny Wier, Elvis Stojko, Rudy Galindo, Tai Babilonia, Atoy Wilson, and Dick Button together with 900 guests for a magical evening at the heart of New York City.
	www.figureskatinginharlem.org /inside/eventsStars.html (188 words)

	Figure Skating Online Resource - Worldwide
		The mission of Golden Skate™ is to provide visitors with the largest variety of figure skating resources possible.
		Golden Skate's objective is to continue to supply the worldwide online figure skating community with links to news, periodic articles, competition results, and other related information.
		Katy Lynn Taylor made a bit of a splash on the figure skating scene when she placed...
	www.goldenskate.com (0 words)

	Figure skating, the world's least-graceful sport. - By Daniel Engber - Slate Magazine
		According to the rules, an athlete must display flow, finesse, and an "effortless movement in time to the music." She has to skate with style and clarity, "according to the principles of proportion, unity, space, pattern structure, and phrasing." In other words, she can't just jump and spin—she has to dance.
		If one of the goals of figure skating is to make it look easy, no one succeeds.
		The International Skating Union updated its rules, making the technical score far more precise, while still allowing the judges to rate artistic presentation with their usual whimsy.
	www.slate.com /id/2136701 (0 words)

	Welcome to U.S. Figure Skating
		The entire competition, including both the free skate and choreographic exercise events, can be viewed for free and is available on the Video Features page of icenetwork.com.
		Namiotka plans to take time off from skating, while Coughlin is looking for a partner for the upcoming season.
		U.S. Figure Skating is accepting applications for the position of Receptionist.
	www.usfigureskating.org (0 words)

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