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Glyn Jones (figure Skater)
Glyn Jones (born 22 August 1953) is a British former competitive figure skater. He represented Great Britain at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria. He placed 19th in the compulsory figures, 17th in the short program, 16th in the free skate, and 16th overall. He appeared at six ISU Championships, achieving his best result, 13th, at the 1977 Europeans in Helsinki, Finland. As of August 2011, he was working as a manager at the Tampa Bay Skating Academy in Oldsmar, Florida Oldsmar is a city in Pinellas County, Florida, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 13,591. The Oldsmar name dates to April 12, 1916 when automobile pioneer Ransom E. Olds purchased of land by the northern part of Ta .... Competitive highlights References {{DEFAULTSORT:Jones, Glyn 1953 births British male single skaters Figure skaters at the 1976 Winter Olympics Living people Olympic figure skaters of Great Britain People from Oldsmar, Florida ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Figure Skater
Figure skating is a sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform on figure skates on ice. It was the first winter sport to be included in the Olympic Games, when contested at the 1908 Olympics in London. The Olympic disciplines are men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance; the four individual disciplines are also combined into a team event, first included in the Winter Olympics in 2014. The non-Olympic disciplines include synchronized skating, Theater on Ice, and four skating. From intermediate through senior-level competition, skaters generally perform two programs (the short program and the free skate), which, depending on the discipline, may include spins, jumps, moves in the field, lifts, throw jumps, death spirals, and other elements or moves. Figure skaters compete at various levels from beginner up to the Olympic level (senior) at local, regional, sectional, national, and international competitions. The International Skating Union (IS ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
