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Figure Skating Spirals
A spiral is an element in figure skating where the skater glides on one foot while raising the List of figure skating terms#F, free leg above hip level. It is akin to the arabesque (ballet position), arabesque in ballet. Spiral positions are classified according to the skating leg (left or right), edge (outside or inside), direction the skater is traveling (forward or backward), and the position of the free leg (backward, forward, sideways). Spirals were a required element in single skating, ladies' singles and pair skating prior to the 2012–13 figure skating season, 2012–13 season. Spirals were infrequently performed by men at the Olympic level prior to the 2012–13 season because it was not a required element nor could men receive points for spiral sequences in the element score of the ISU Judging System. In spite of this, some male skaters are known for their spirals, such as Toller Cranston, Paul Wylie, and Shawn Sawyer. Edging and technique The name "Spiral" is indica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Figure Skating
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, with its introduction occurring at the Figure skating at the 1908 Summer Olympics, 1908 Olympics in London. The Olympic disciplines are Single skating, men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance; the four individual disciplines are also combined into a team event, which was first included in the Winter Olympics in 2014 Winter Olympics, 2014. The non-Olympic disciplines include synchronized skating, Ice theatre, Theater on Ice, and four skating. From intermediate through senior-level competition, skaters generally perform two programs (the Short program (figure skating), short program and the Free skating, free skate), which, depending on the discipline, may include figure skating spins, spins, figure skating jumps, jumps, moves in the field, Figure skating lifts, lifts, Figure skating jumps#Throw jump ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robin Cousins
Robin John Cousins MBE (born 17 August 1957) is a British former competitive figure skater who was BBC Sports Personality of the Year in 1980. He was the 1980 Olympic champion, the 1980 European champion, a three-time World medalist (1978–1980) and four-time British national champion (1977–1980), winning all of these titles during his amateur career. He followed this with a successful career as a professional figure skater and later starred in ice shows as well as producing several of his own. He is able to spin in either direction, both clockwise and anti-clockwise, which is an unusual skill for a figure skater. Off the ice, Cousins has commentated on figure skating events for the BBC, and he assumed the position of head judge on ITV's ''Dancing on Ice'' show from 2006 to 2014. He has also appeared in theatre productions, including the West End. Early life Robin Cousins was born in Bristol to Jo, a secretary, and Fred, a civil servant, who was formerly a goalkeeper for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robin Szolkowy
Robin Szolkowy (born 14 July 1979) is a retired German pair skater. With partner Aliona Savchenko, he is the 2010 and 2014 Olympic bronze medalist, a five-time World champion (2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014), a four-time European champion (2007–2009, 2011), a four-time Grand Prix Final champion (2007, 2010, 2011, 2013), and an eight-time German national champion (2004–2009, 2011, 2014). Savchenko and Szolkowy scored the first 10.0 ever given by a judge under the ISU Judging System. Personal life Szolkowy was born in Greifswald, Rostock district, East Germany. His mother, a nurse, met his father, a Tanzanian medical doctor, when the latter was a student in Greifswald. Although he had seen photos of his father, the two did not meet until March 2008, in Vienna, Austria. Szolkowy married Romy Born, who is originally from Zürich, on 1 August 2014 in Chemnitz. On 11 May 2015, it was announced that Born and Szolkowy were expecting their first child together. Their son, Henry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aliona Savchenko
Aljona Savchenko (, ''Olena Valentynivna Savchenko''; German Romanization: ''Aljona Sawtschenko'', sometimes ''Aliona Savchenko''; born 19 January 1984) is a retired Ukrainian-born German pair skater. One of the most decorated pair skaters, she is the 2018 Olympic Champion and a two-time Olympic bronze medalist (2010, 2014), a six-time World Champion, a four-time European Champion, and a five-time Grand Prix Final champion. With partner Bruno Massot, she is the 2018 Olympic champion, the 2018 World Champion, a two-time European silver medalist, the 2017–18 Grand Prix Final champion, and a two-time German national champion (2016, 2018). The pair hold the world record for best free skate score and best total score, and they are the first pair skaters to break 160 points in the free skate. With former partner Robin Szolkowy, she is the 2010 and 2014 Olympic bronze medalist, a five-time World champion (2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014), a four-time European champion (2007 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jenni Vähämaa
Jenni Vähämaa (born 26 May 1992) is a Finnish former 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, with its introduction occurring at the 1908 Olympics in London. The Olympic d .... She is the 2007 Finlandia Trophy champion and placed in the top ten at four ISU Championships, including the 2008 European Championships. Career Vähämaa started skating at age four. She made her senior international debut at the 2007 Finlandia Trophy, which she won. She missed the 2008 Finnish Championships due to a time conflict with the Junior Grand Prix Final. She qualified for the 2008 Europeans from her scores at other competitions. It was her first senior ISU Championships. She placed 10th. Vähämaa turned fully senior for the 2008–2009 season. She placed 8th at the 2008 Skate Canada International. She had been assigned to the 2008 Cup of Rus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caroline Zhang
Caroline Zhao Zhang (born May 20, 1993) is an American figure skater. She is a two-time (2010 and 2012) Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, Four Continents bronze medalist, the 2007 World Junior Figure Skating Championships, 2007 World Junior Champion, the 2006–07 ISU Junior Grand Prix, 2006 Junior Grand Prix Final champion, and a three-time U.S. Figure Skating Championships, U.S. national medalist (bronze in 2009, pewter in 2008 and 2012). Personal life Caroline Zhang was born on May 20, 1993, in Boston, Massachusetts. Her parents are from Wuhan, China, and her older sister, Yang Yang, was born in China. Caroline is bilingual in English and Mandarin. The Chinese media refers to her by her Chinese given name, Yuanyuan (, which means "round-round"). She moved to California at a young age. The Zhang family lives in Brea, California. Zhang is proficient at the piano, was concert master in her middle school's orchestra on violin, and was a ballet dancer before switching t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joannie Rochette
Joannie Rochette (born January 13, 1986) is a Canadian physician and retired competitive figure skater. She is the 2010 Olympic bronze medallist, the 2009 World silver medallist, the 2008 and 2009 Four Continents silver medallist, the 2004 Grand Prix Final bronze medallist, and a six-time (2005–10) Canadian national champion. Career Rochette was born January 13, 1986, in Montreal, Quebec. She was raised in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas. Rochette began skating when she was just two years old after her mother took her to the rink. She began taking lessons from Nathalier Riquier at the Berthierville Skating Club. In 1999, she started working with a team of coaches in Trois Rivieres and St-Leonard: Manon Perron, Nathalie Martin, Normand Proft and Danielle Robillard. In the 1999–2000 season, she won the 2000 Canadian Championships on the novice level. 2000–01 season: Junior Grand Prix debut The following season she debuted on the ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) series. S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elene Gedevanishvili
Elene Gedevanishvili (, born 7 January 1990) is a Georgian former competitive figure skater. She is a two-time (2012, 2010) European bronze medalist. In winning the medal in 2010, Gedevanishvili became the first skater from Georgia to medal at an ISU Championships. She has competed at three Winter Olympics: Turin 2006, Vancouver 2010 and Sochi 2014. Personal life Elene Gedevanishvili was born in Tbilisi, Georgian SSR. She is the elder sister of Dmitri Gedevanishvili, a competitive alpine skier. She graduated from Plymouth State University in Spring 2019 with Bachelor of Science in psychology of exercise. Gedevanishvili now works as an ice skating instructor at Cutting Edge Ice Academy, an ice hockey training facility in Elmwood Park, NJ. Career Early years As a child, Gedevanishvili lived and trained in Georgia and went to training camps in Moscow, Russia. At the age of nine, she and her mother settled in Moscow and at age eleven, she began working with Elena Buianov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kwak Min-jeong
Kwak Min-jeong (born January 23, 1994) is a South Korean former competitive figure skater. She is the 2011 South Korean bronze medalist, the 2010 South Korean silver medalist and the 2009 Junior national champion. Kwak was also a member of the South Korean Olympic Team at the 2010 Winter Olympics, where she placed 13th in the ladies' event. Personal life Kwak Min-jeong was born on January 23, 1994, in Seoul, South Korea. She married basketball player Moon Seong-gon in May 2021. Career Kwak began skating in 2001. 2007–08 season In the 2007–08 season she was age-eligible to compete in Junior competitions, so she competed at the 2007–08 ISU Junior Grand Prix, placing 10th at the event in Tallinn with 98.77 points and 13th at the event in England with 103.89. She then competed at the South Korean Championships at the Junior level, where she came in fifth position. 2008–09 season In the 2008–09 season, she received two assignments to the 2008–09 ISU Junior Grand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carolina Kostner
Carolina Kostner (born 8 February 1987) is an Italian figure skater. She is the Figure skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics, 2014 Olympic bronze medalist, the 2012 World Figure Skating Championships, 2012 World champion, a five-time European Figure Skating Championships, European champion (2007–2008, 2010, 2012–2013), and the 2011–12 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final, 2011 Grand Prix Final champion. She is also a medalist at five other World Championships (2005, 2008, 2011, 2013–14), six other European Championships (2006, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2017, 2018), and three other Grand Prix Finals (2007, 2008, 2010), the 2003 World Junior Figure Skating Championships, World Junior bronze medalist, and a nine-time Italian Figure Skating Championships, Italian national champion. Kostner has won 11 medals at the European championships, most recently in 2018 European Figure Skating Championships, 2018, and is the most decorated singles skater in the history of that competition. Personal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mao Asada
is a Japanese former competitive figure skater. She is the Figure skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics - Ladies' singles, 2010 Olympic silver medalist, a three-time World Figure Skating Championships, World champion (2008, 2010, 2014), a three-time Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, Four Continents champion (2008, 2010, 2013), and a four-time Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final, Grand Prix Final champion (2005–06, 2008–09, 2012–13, 2013–14). She is the first female figure skater who has landed three triple Axel jumps in one competition, which she achieved at the 2010 Winter Olympics. Asada is also the 2005 World Junior Figure Skating Championships, 2005 World Junior champion, the 2004–05 ISU Junior Grand Prix, 2004–05 Junior Grand Prix Final champion, and a six-time Japan Figure Skating Championships, Japanese national champion (2006–2009, 2011–2012). She is the former List of highest scores in figure skating#Best short program scores 2, world record ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuna Kim
Yuna Kim (; born September 5, 1990), also credited in eastern name order as Kim Yuna or Kim Yeon-a, is a South Korean figure skater. Known for her well-rounded skills, achievements, popularity, and impact on the sport, she is one of the most highly recognized athletes in South Korea and regarded as one of the greatest figure skaters in history, being commonly referred to as "Queen Yuna". Kim started skating at five years old and competed in women's singles from 2001 to 2014. She is the 2010 Olympic champion, the 2014 Olympic silver medalist, a two-time World champion (2009, 2013) the 2009 Four Continents champion, a three-time Grand Prix Final champion (2006, 2007, 2009), the 2006 World Junior champion, the 2005 Junior Grand Prix Final champion, and a six-time South Korean national champion (2003–2006, 2013, 2014). Kim never finished off the podium in her competitive career, becoming the first South Korean figure skater to medal at the Olympic Games, World Champions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
