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	Figure skating - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Adagio skating, a form of pair skating most commonly seen in ice shows, where the skaters perform many spectacular acrobatic lifts but few or none of the singles elements which competitive pairs must perform.
		Skating was formerly judged for "technical merit" (in the free skating), "required elements" (in the short program), and "presentation" (in both programs).
		Disputes over judging are not uncommon; most recently, the pairs competition at the 2002 Olympic Winter Games ended in controversy when a judge from France admitted to being pressured by her federation to "fix" the results of the event.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Figure_skating (3913 words)

	MSN Encarta - Ice Skating
		When skating in a public facility, use common sense: Skaters should look where they are going, move in the direction of the rest of the skaters, and learn to fall without injury and get up quickly.
		Pairs skating involves elements similar to those in individual skating—jumps, spins, and footwork—but also incorporates overhead lifts and throw jumps.
		The death spiral, which is unique to pairs skating, is executed with the man in a pivot position with one toe anchored in the ice.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761561185_2/Speed_Skating.html (710 words)

	Figure Skating Terminology (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
		Pair skating is essentially free skating performed in unison by partners, with the addition of daring and often dangerous overhead lifts, throws and special spins.
		Shadow skating, in which partners perform identical maneuvers some distance apart, and mirror skating, where the pair's moves are in opposite directions and mirror each other, are challenging aspects of pair skating.
		Unlike Pair skating with overhead lifts and jumps, Ice Dancing is as its name implies, based on different aspects of dance, with the emphasis on rhythm, interpretation of the music and precise steps.
	www.fortunecity.com /olympia/hill/271/glossary.htm (2198 words)

	The Daily Inter Lake
		The 20-year-old Kalispell woman began figure skating at the Woodland Park pond during the winter of 1994 when she was 10.
		Skating for only four months of the year, and most of that time in cold, snowy weather, was far from ideal.
		Last summer she completed the last four pairs skating tests (a feat that, in such a short time period, is virtually unheard of) and her final moves in the field test.
	www.dailyinterlake.com /articles/2004/12/06/news/news02.txt (1029 words)

	Yuko Kawaguchi and Alexander Markhuntsov
		Pairs skating has never been popular in Japan, but Yuko Kawaguchi and her partner, Alexander Markhuntsov, plan to change that.
		"I skated in men's until I was 15 and then moved to pairs." He competed with Valentina Raskazova, finishing as high as fourth at the Grand Prix de St. Gervais in 1999, but she decided to quit skating and finish school.
		She auditioned for Moskvina and her husband, Igor Moskvin, but the famed coach already had three pairs, the most she will agree to coach at one time, and there were no Japanese boys to partner Kawaguchi.
	www.goldenskate.com /articles/2002/021303.shtml (801 words)

	Pairs Figure Skating: Big brouhaha at Games over (you guessed it) figure skating
		And the International Skating Union, the sport's international governing body, is conducting an "internal assessment" of the decision.
		The adage about pairs skating is that two must skate as one, which means that many of history's top pairs teams -- dating to 1964 and the legendary Soviets, two-time champions Liudmila and Oleg Protopopov -- have an emotional connection.
		Pairs tend to be married, or brother and sister, or at least dating.
	www.post-gazette.com /olympics/20020213olypairs0213p3.asp (929 words)

	Parks & Recreation - Idaho IceWorld (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
		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.
		Pairs: Pairs skating is similar to singles freestyle, except that 2 skaters perform together.
		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/figureskating.htm (239 words)

	Ice dance (from figure skating) -- Encyclopædia Britannica (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
		The activity of ice skating has given rise to two distinctive sports: figure skating, which involves the performance of various jumps, spins, and dance movements; and speed skating and short-track speed skating, both of which are forms of racing on ice skates.
		A drift toward opening top figure skating competitions to previously recognized professional performers was significantly indicated by the declared readiness of the International Skating Union to consider applications for reinstatement.
		The invention of roller skates has been traditionally credited to the Belgian Joseph Merlin in the 1760s, but the first practical four-wheel skate was designed in 1863 by James Plimpton of Medford, Mass., U.S., and thereafter...
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-222000?tocId=222000 (906 words)

	Epinions.com - Guide to Watching Figure Skating on the Family Channel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
		Pairs skating involves two skaters who strive to “skate as one.” They perform many spins and jumps similar to freestyle, but they do so in unison.
		A signature Pairs move is the “death spiral”: the man pivots on his toepick, holding his partner’s hand as she slowly descends into a position parallel to and inches from the ice, rotating around him.
		In this reviewer’s opinion, dance is the most difficult skating discipline because of the quick moves, deep edges (read: soft, bent knees), and precise unison required to become a successful dance team.
	www.epinions.com /content_2467799172 (2238 words)

	Washingtonpost.com: Russia, Germany Top Pairs Skating
		U.S. pairs skater Kyoko Ina is finding she can go home again — to Japan.
		Tamara Moskvina, the coach for both of the Russian pairs, was not eager to dispute the judge's marks for her skaters and seemed to find the entire debate nonsensical.
		But even Japan's pairs team — last place finishers Marie Arai and Shin Amano — didn't receive as rousing an ovation from this seemingly sleepy audience, which was about 1,000 short of capacity.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-srv/sports/longterm/olympics1998/sport/figskate/articles/pairs8.htm (956 words)

	Pairs skating (from figure skating) -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		Pairs skating consists of a man and a woman performing jumps and spins in unison as well as such partnered elements as lifts, throw jumps, and death spirals.
		The molded toe clamps are tightened with a skate key, and leather straps bind the skates to the ankle.
		The first skate blades were probably small animal bones with the joints cut off and ground down to make smooth runners.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-221997 (851 words)

	ABC News: Orscher, Lucash Win Pairs Skating Event (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
		Skating to "Samson and Delilah," Orscher and Lucash attacked every single element, determined to win their first title.
		Skating the way we did was reward enough, but to see that we were able to connect with the judges on that level as well, it was indescribable.
		Skating to a medley of Russian gypsy music, they transformed the Rose Garden into a camp in the old country after a long night of song and celebration.
	abcnews.go.com /Sports/wireStory?id=414398 (930 words)

	ABC News: Orscher, Lucash Win Pairs Skating Event (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
		After skating the program of his career with Orscher at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships despite fighting off a myriad off illness earlier in the week Lucash was sneezing.
		Skating fluidly to "Samson and Delilah," Orscher and Lucash made only one mistake in their free skate Friday night and it was a minor one, as he two-footed the landing of their second side-by-side triple toe loop jumps.
		Marcy Hinzmann and Aaron Parchem skated a disastrous program that included her crash into the boards and an embarrassing slip during final bows, yet still claimed third.
	abcnews.go.com /Sports/wireStory?id=414507 (739 words)

	In vicarious pairs skating, we always take the gold \| csmonitor.com
		PAIRS skating and ice dancing are favorite Olympic events for my husband and me. Our ostensible reason is the way the disciplines combine athletics with aesthetics: music, costume, drama, romance.
		But there's another, secret reason that pairs skating intrigues me: It is fodder for fantasy, an invitation to imagine that Ken and I possess such skating prowess ourselves.
		My favorite permutation of this fantasy is fed by those skating pairs who, like us, are married in so-called "real" life.
	www.csmonitor.com /2002/0301/p22s03-hfes.htm (613 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.
		Skating boots were originally street boots with the blades attached.
		Unlike pair skating, which features overhead lifts and jumps, ice dancing is based on the different aspects of dance.
	2002.uen.org /html/sports/lessons/figureskating.html (2346 words)

	Skating controversy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
		The French judge in the middle of the figure skating controversy said she wasunder pressure from Canada, not her country's federation, before voting for...
		Earlier this year, an Olympic figure skating controversy dominated sports pagesand the pending baseball strike was a source of debate throughout the summer...
		There was plenty of drama and scandal in the pairs figure skating controversy,though, and lots of joyful emotion in the unexpectedly beautiful performance...
	www.goldcheese.com /skating+controversy.html (1103 words)

	Katie Orscher and Garrett Lucash
		Since she lived nearby, he asked her to try pairs, even though she had never done any pairs skating.
		Tommy McGinnis, a coach at the Skating Club of Boston, where I used to train, suggested it to me. I was still young and didn't think much of the idea but I decided to give it a try.
		"Since she has never done pairs before it has been very fun teaching her all the different positions and combinations there are in pairs lifts." They are using triple toe/double flip and side-by-side double axels and triple toe loops in this year's programs.
	goldenskate.com /articles/2002/101602.shtml (910 words)

	V and G
		Natalie started skating at age 5, and began skating pairs in 1990 when she teamed up with Jered.
		Jered was interested in skating pairs and Jennie, who had seen Natalie skate locally in singles, thought Natalie might make a good match.
		Afterwards, Jennie and Lori discussed pair skating but Lori decided against it due to the difficulty of balancing both singles and pair skating with Jered in the Los Angeles area and Natalie's family living on the mountain.
	www.iceskatingintnl.com /archive/features/vandg.htm (1055 words)

	2000 World Roller Skating: Junior Pairs Free Skate (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
		Lifts in roller pairs skating are a lot more acrobatic and dangerous-looking than in competitive ice skating -- it's more like what the adagio pairs on ice do.
		This lift, with the grip on the lady's thigh rather than on her torso or hands, would be illegal in ice skating.
		All of the pairs were doing this spin, and while this team seemed to have it under control, for the others I was truly frightened for the safety of the woman.
	www.frogsonice.com /skateweb/reports/2000-world-roller/jrpairs (260 words)

	ESPN.com - Russians win despite controversy, collision
		But this is figure skating, and the answers are rarely simple.
		A call to a spokeswoman for the International Skating Union on Tuesday morning was not immediately returned.
		They were then suspended for three months by the International Skating Union and stripped of their European crown.
	sports.espn.go.com /oly/winter02/figure/news?id=1330361 (1202 words)

	Welcome to U.S. Figure Skating
		The Gaudreaus (Indiana/World Skating Academy) were placed first by all but one of the nine judges despite a loss of focus that resulted in a mistake in the middle of the program.
		Only skating together for a year and a half, Williams said they were happy with their program.
		Williams said he was always interested in pairs skating,and decided to try it when Kuechle's previous pairs partner moved away.
	www.usfsa.org /event_story.asp?id=24449 (418 words)

	TIME.com: Pairs Skating: The Russians Again Take Gold -- Page 1
		Judging skating is by its very nature a highly subjective exercise, but usually there's a consensus about who gave the best performance.
		Berezhnaya and Sikharulidze had the weight on history on their blades; they were skating to maintain a Russia's 38-year stranglehold on the gold medal for pairs skating at the Olympics.
		Skating judges are as close-mouthed as Secret Service agents about their decisions, so we many never know what they saw in the Russian pair that they didn't in the Canadian duo.
	www.time.com /time/olympics2002/article/0,8599,202283,00.html (828 words)

	Pairs skating teams take flight at 2005 U.S. Figure Skating Championships (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
		Two Taylor figure skating pairs teams are beginning their quest to become United States skating champions.
		The Junior Pairs team of Katie Uhlig (17, of New Baltimore) and Colin Loomis (19, of Ann Arbor) and the Senior Pairs team of Brooke Castile (18, of Grosse Pointe Woods) and Ben Okolski (20, of Ann Arbor) are in Oregon for the event.
		Last year, Castile and Okolski earned the silver medal in the Junior Pairs division, while Uhlig and Loomis placed seventh in the same division.
	www.cityoftaylor.com /news/2005pr/011405.htm (235 words)

	CNNSI.com - 2002 Winter Olympics - Figure Skating - Canadian duo receives pairs skating golds - Monday February 18, ...
		Bound together in history by scandal, the pairs figure skaters are now linked forever by a medal.
		Sale and Pelletier accepted their medals from International Skating Union president Ottavio Cinquanta, who made the recommendation to award the duplicate golds and who suspended the judge in the middle of the uproar for misconduct.
		Skating has a long history of questionable decisions, but this one was bigger than any other.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /olympics/2002/figure_skating/news/2002/02/17/canadian_medals_ap (893 words)

	United States Olympic Committee - FIGURE SKATING: U.S. Pairs Finish 11th & 12th at 2005 World Figure Skating ...
		The pair missed finishing in the top 10 for the third year in a row by less than a point.
		U.S. Figure Skating is the national governing body for the sport of figure skating in the United States as recognized by the United States Olympic Committee and the International Skating Union.
		U.S. Figure Skating is charged with the development of the sport on all levels within the United States, including athletes, officials, sanctioning of events and exhibitions, and establishing the rules and guidelines by which the sport is governed.
	www.usoc.org /11506_31456.htm (971 words)

	ESPN.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
		A judging controversy in the pairs set a tone that carried on for two weeks, and throughout the Utah countryside.
		Sarah Hughes made a breakthrough at Skate Canada overcoming Michelle Kwan and Irina Slutskaya to take her first Grand Prix title.
		She took second place at Skate America and Trophée Lalique and third place at the Grand Prix final.
	sports.espn.go.com /oly/winter02/figure/index (318 words)

	Winter Sports: U.S. pairs figure skating champions end their partnership (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
		Former U.S. pairs champions Tiffany Scott and Philip Dulebohn announced yesterday they are ending their eight-year partnership, and he is retiring.
		A stress fracture in Dulebohn's hip kept him off the ice for four months in the fall of 2001, and they'd only been skating for six weeks when they went to nationals.
		Third after the short program, they rallied in the free skate to finish second and earn the remaining spot on the U.S. team.
	www.post-gazette.com /pg/05057/463282.stm (535 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > Sports -- Totmianina and Marinin win 37th pairs skating gold for Russia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
		It was only the second time they skated to the program after injuries set back their training this past season.
		They skated well but Petrova had a two-footed landing on a throw triple salchow, and received slightly lower marks from 5.5 to just three 5.9s.
		With the pair's competition over, two other events at the European Figure Skating Championships are under way.
	www.signonsandiego.com /sports/20040204-1335-fig-europeans.html (501 words)

	Despite makeup, pairs skating IS manly sport \| LJWorld.com
		Salt Lake City — One of the most exciting Winter Olympics events is pairs figure skating, which combines the beauty of an intimate dance with the athleticism of a large man throwing a tiny woman as far as 75 feet.
		Berezhnaya and Sikharulidze are one of the top teams here, and when they skate you can see that they have great passion for each other, by the way they look at each other, and the way they move in perfect unison, and the way he picks her up by the crotch.
		In fact, a LOT of the skating teams perform this maneuver, in clear violation of Utah law.
	www.ljworld.com /section/02olympics/story/83035 (659 words)

	2002 figure olympics skating winter (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
		Figure skating is one of the most popular events at the...
		Russian dominance of pairs skating at the Olympics.
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	www.111-olympics.com /1/2002-figure-olympics-skating-winter.html (651 words)

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