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Sit Spin
The sit spin (also known as the Jackson Haines spin) is one of the oldest elements in figure skating. It was invented by American figure skater Jackson Haines Jackson Haines (1840–1875) was an American ballet dancer and figure skater who is regarded as the father of modern figure skating.Petkevich, p. 144 According to figure skater John MIsha Petkevich, despite its difficulty to learn and the amount of energy it requires to execute it, "yields immense rewards" for the skater. There is a wide variety of sitting positions skaters have invented, and also according to Petkevich, the choice of a sitting position are not determined by aesthetic design or technical objections, but is often determined by convenience. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jackson Haines
Jackson Haines (1840–1875) was an American ballet dancer and figure skater who is regarded as the father of modern figure skating.U.S. Figure Skating History accessed July 25, 2006. Life Born in , Haines claimed to be national champion in 1864. Many championships were held during those years, and none was sanctioned by a unifying figure skating organization. (The |
Andrei Novoselov
Andrei Alexandrovich Novoselov (born 24 November 1989) is a Russian pair skater. Competing for France with Lola Esbrat, he has won three international medals and is the 2018 French national champion. Earlier, he represented Russia with Tatiana Novik, Tatiana Danilova, and Sabina Imaikina. Career for Russia Novoselov began learning to skate in 1993. Partnership with Imaikina In 2007, Novoselov began competing on the ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) series with Sabina Imaikina. The following year, they won two silver medals on the JGP series and qualified for the 2008–09 JGP Final, where they placed 5th. At the 2009 Russian Championships, the pair placed fifth on the senior level and took bronze on the junior level. They were coached by Valeri Tiukov and Valentina Tiukova in Perm. They parted ways at the end of the season. Partnership with Danilova Novoselov teamed up with Tatiana Danilova later in 2009. The pair was coached by Inna Utkina in Moscow. They placed 8th at t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fabian Bourzat
Fabian Bourzat (born 19 December 1980) is a French retired ice dancer. With partner Nathalie Péchalat, he is a two-time World bronze medalist (2012, 2014), a two-time European champion ( 2011–2012), and a five-time French national champion (2009, 2011-2014). They have won five medals at the Grand Prix Final ( 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013) and thirteen other Grand Prix medals, including three golds at Cup of China and two at Trophée Eric Bompard. Personal life Fabian Bourzat was born 19 December 1980 in Nantes, France. He has two older brothers. As a child, he traveled extensively with his family due to his father's work, returning to France when he was seven. Bourzat studied osteopathy at the Higher Institute of Osteopathy of Lyon. Early years in skating Bourzat began skating at the age of six or seven, from the start in ice dancing. Dominique Kernersson coached him in his early years. His early partners included Caroline Truong, Emeline Leroux and Albane Saillou. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nathalie Pechalat
Nathalie is a female given name. It is a variant of the name Natalie/ Natalia which is found in many languages, and is especially common in French and English speaking countries. Notable people with the name include: * Nathalie, Italian singer * Nathalie Baye, French actress * Nathalie Boltt, South African actress * Nathalie Carrasco, French chemist and professor of astronomy and astrophysics * Nathalie Dechy, French former tennis player * Nathalie Delon (1941–2021), French actress and film director * Nathalie Doummar, Canadian playwright and actress * Nathalie Eisenbaum, French mathematician * Nathalie Emmanuel, British actress * Nathalie Kelley, Peruvian-Australian actress * Nathalie Lahdenmäki, Finnish ceramic artist and designer * Nathalie Schenck Laimbeer, American banker * Nathalie Lind (1918–1999), Danish politician * Nathalie Loriers, Belgian jazz pianist and composer * Nathalie Lupino, French judoka * Nathalie Makoma, Dutch singer, runner-up in the Dutch TV ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nodari Maisuradze
Nodari Otarievich Maisuradze (russian: Нодари Отариевич Маисурадзе, born 18 February 1988) is a Russian pair skater. With Julia Antipova, he is the 2014 Bavarian Open champion and placed eighth at the 2014 World Championships. With former partner Lubov Iliushechkina, Maisuradze is the 2010 Skate Canada champion, 2011 Winter Universiade champion, 2009 World Junior champion, 2008 World Junior silver medalist, and 2009 Russian national bronze medalist. Personal life Nodari Otarievich Maisuradze was born 18 February 1988 in Lipetsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union. He moved to Saint Petersburg when he was 12. On 9 July 2020 he married Russian pair skater Alina Ustimkina. Career Early years Maisuradze began skating at the age of three-and-a-half in Lipetsk. His first coach was Galina Sukhareva. He began training in Saint Petersburg at age 12 and was taught by Alexei Urmanov for a year. Partnership with Iliushechkina In April 2006, Maisuradze switche ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lubov Iliushechkina
Liubov Ivanovna Ilyushechkina (russian: Любовь Ивановна Илюшечкина, born 5 November 1991) is a Russian-born Canadian pair skater. Ilyushechkina began competing for Canada with Dylan Moscovitch in 2014, and they were the 2017 Four Continents bronze medalists, two-time bronze medalists on the Grand Prix series, and three-time Canadian national medalists (silver in 2015 and 2017, bronze in 2016). Their partnership ended with Moscovitch's retirement in 2018. With former partner, Charlie Bilodeau, she is the 2020 Canadian Bronze medalist. Ilyushechkina formerly represented Russia with Nodari Maisuradze. Together, they won the 2010 Skate Canada International, 2011 Winter Universiade, and 2009 World Junior Championships. Personal life Ilyushechkina was born on November 5, 1991, in Moscow, Russia. She became a Canadian citizen on September 21, 2017. Early years Ilyushechkina began skating at the age of four or five in Moscow. Her coach, Lubov Fedoshchenko ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin Maguire (figure Skater)
Kevin Maguire (born September 26, 1980, in Newmarket, Ontario) is a Canadian pair skater. He previously competed with Tori Maden, Becky Cosford and Johanna Purdy. With Cosford, he placed 11th at the 2004 Canadian Figure Skating Championships. With Purdy, he was the 2001 Canadian junior national champion and competed twice at the World Junior Figure Skating Championships The World Junior Figure Skating Championships (''"World Juniors"'' or ''"Junior Worlds"'') is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which figure skaters within a designated age range compete for .... Their partnership ended in 2002. References * External links Cosford & Maguire profile 1980 births Canadian male pair skaters Living people Sportspeople from Newmarket, Ontario {{Canada-figure-skating-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johanna Purdy
Johanna Purdy (born December 26, 1984) is a Canadian pair skater. She competed in the 2005–06 season with Adam Schumacher and placed 10th at the Canadian Figure Skating Championships. Before teaming with up with Schumacher, Purdy competed with Kevin Maguire. With him, she was the 2001 Canadian junior national champion and competed twice at the World Junior Figure Skating Championships The World Junior Figure Skating Championships (''"World Juniors"'' or ''"Junior Worlds"'') is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which figure skaters within a designated age range compete for .... Their partnership ended in 2002. After completing school, Johanna now works alongside her father at Carlton Group Limited. References * External links Purdy & Schumacher profile Canadian female pair skaters 1984 births Living people Figure skaters from Toronto {{Canada-figure-skating-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sabina Imaikina
Sabina Ilgizarovna Imaikina (russian: Сабина Ильгизаровна Имайкина; born 25 March 1993) is a Russian former pair skater. Competing with Andrei Novoselov, she won two silver medals on the 2008 ISU Junior Grand Prix series and qualified for the 2008–09 JGP Final, where they placed 5th. At the 2009 Russian Championships, the pair placed fifth on the senior level and took bronze on the junior level. They were coached by Valeri Tiukov and Valentina Tiukova in Perm Perm or PERM may refer to: Places *Perm, Russia, a city in Russia ** Permsky District, the district **Perm Krai, a federal subject of Russia since 2005 **Perm Oblast, a former federal subject of Russia 1938–2005 **Perm Governorate, an administra .... They parted ways at the end of the season. Imaikina teamed up with Semen Stepanov in 2009 and finished 10th at the 2010 Russian Championships. In 2010, she partnered with Konstantin Bezmaternikh and finished 10th at the 2011 Russian Championsh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Figure Skating Spins
Spins are an element in figure skating in which the skater rotates, centered on a single point on the ice, while holding one or more body positions. They are performed by all disciplines of the sport, single skating, pair skating, and ice dance, and are a required element in most figure skating competitions. As ''The New York Times'' says, "While jumps look like sport, spins look more like art. While jumps provide the suspense, spins provide the scenery, but there is so much more to the scenery than most viewers have time or means to grasp". According to world champion and figure skating commentator Scott Hamilton, spins are often used "as breathing points or transitions to bigger things" Figure skating spins, along with jumps, spirals, and spread eagles were originally individual compulsory figures, sometimes special figures. Unlike jumps, spins were a "graceful and appreciated"Hines, p. 103 part of figure skating throughout the 19th century. They advanced between World War I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zhang Hao (figure Skater)
Zhang Hao (; ; born July 6, 1984) is a Chinese retired pair skater. With current partner Yu Xiaoyu, he is the 2016–17 Grand Prix Final silver medalist, 2017 Asian Winter Games champion and 2018 Chinese national champion. With former partner Peng Cheng, he is the 2015 Four Continents silver medalist. With former partner Zhang Dan, he is the 2006 Olympic silver medalist, a four-time (2005 bronze, 2006, 2008, 2009 silver) World medalist, and a two-time (2005, 2010) Four Continents champion. Personal life Zhang married his girlfriend, Ju Chi, in May 2014. On May 8, 2015, the couple welcomed their first child, a son. Career Early in his career, Zhang Hao competed with Zhang Liyun. Partnership with Zhang Dan Zhang teamed up with Zhang Dan, to whom he is not related, in 1997. In 1998–99 Junior Grand Prix (JGP), the pair competed in one event and won the gold medal. They continued the season with a bronze medal at the 1999 Chinese National Championships. The following ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dan Zhang
Zhang Dan (; born 4 October 1985) is a Chinese former pair skater. With Zhang Hao, she is the 2006 Olympic silver medalist, a four-time (2005 bronze, 2006, 2008, 2009 silver) World medalist, and a two-time (2005, 2010) Four Continents champion. Zhang Dan retired from competition on May 6, 2012. Career Early career Zhang Dan and Zhang Hao (no relation) teamed up in 1997. In 1998–99 Junior Grand Prix (JGP), the pair competed in one event and won the gold medal. They continued the season with a bronze medal at the 1999 Chinese National Championships. The following season, they competed in two 1999–2000 JGP events, medaling in both. They qualified for the final, where they finished fifth. That year, they were second at nationals and finished fourth at Junior Worlds. The following three seasons, they were very successful at the junior level. They won all their Junior Grand Prix events, including the 2000–01 JGP Final and the 2001–02 JGP Final. They also comp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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