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"Bumper Cars" Is a Fun Ice Skating Game
"Bumpers Cars" is a game that can make ice skating fun. About.com's Guide to Figure Skating, Jo Ann Schneider Farris, invented the game. Anyone who teaches group ice skating lessons will discover that the "Bumper Car Ice Skating Game" will become a favorite in learn to skate classes.
Olympic Figure Skating 2010 Predictions
Due to the new judging system for figure skating, there is no way anyone can really predict which figure skaters will win at the Vancouver Olympics in 2010, but certain figure skaters may win.
Ice Skating Is Like a "Fountain of Youth"
Spending time in an ice arena will keep you young and fit.
Phases of Olympic Figure Skating Events
Women's and men's single skating events and pair skating events have two phases: the short program and the long program or freeskate. Ice dancing events have three phases: the compulsory dance phase, the original dance, and the free dance.
How Ice Skating Competitions Are Judged
Figure skating competitors are given two scores: a technical score and a program component score. The technical score is added together to the program component score and the result is the segment score. The sum of all the segment scores (the short program and the free skate) becomes the total competition score. The skater with the highest score wins.
Did Your Know That Figure Skating Helps Improve Ice Hockey Skating Skills?
The transition from figure to hockey skates is relatively easy. Boys and girls can figure skate and play hockey at the same time.
2010 Olympic Short Track Speed Skating Schedule
The 2010 Winter Olympics will be taking place in Vancouver, Canada in February of 2010. This is the tentative schedule of the Olympic speed skating events.
2010 Olympic Figure Skating Schedule
The 2010 Winter Olympics will be taking place in Vancouver, Canada in February of 2010. This is the tentative schedule of the Olympic figure skating events.
Music for Figure Skating
Skating to music is a very important part of figure skating. This article will help figure skaters with music selection
Olympic Figure Skating Events
Women's and Men's single skating events, pair skating, and ice dancing are the figure skating events that take place at the Winter Olympics.
A Figure Skater's Gift Basket
Sue Woods is an adult figure skater. When her birthday came up, she put together a figure skater's birthday wish list. About.com's Guide to Figure Skating, Jo Ann Schneider Farris, was so impressed with the list, that she asked if she could share it with About.com's readers. The gift suggestions on Sue's list will be useful to anyone who wants to buy a gift for a friend or family member who loves ice skating.
It Is NOT Okay to Purchase Inexpensive Figure Skates!
An “unwritten rule” in the ice skating world that is passed on to those new to the figure skating is that cheap boots and blade sets that are sold at sporting good stores or department stores are not acceptable.
Suggested Meal Plan for Figure Skaters
Figure skaters of all ages must eat a healthy and balanced diet. Eating right should begin when ice skaters are young. This article includes a suggested meal plan figure skaters.
At What Age Can I Get My Child Started With Ice Skating?
Very young children can ice skate. Many ice arenas offer ice skating lessons for toddlers.
Compete in Ice Skating Competitions
Opportunities to compete in figure skating competitions are available for all ages and levels of skaters.
Choosing Music for Figure Skating Programs by Lorna Brown
Lorna Brown is a British and World Professional ice skating champion and a world and Olympic figure skating coach. In this article, she gives some thoughts on choosing music for skating programs.
Proper Behavior for a Skating Parent
Parents of figure skaters need to follow certain guidelines. This article gives advice on how to be the best skating parent to your child.
Debbie Weinstein Minter Shares About Doing an Original Figure
Years ago, beautiful designs were skated on clean ice in the shape of a figure eight. These complex designs were called figures and that is why Figure Skating is called FIGURE Skating. In 2008, US Figure Skating Gold Medalist, Debbie Weinstein Minter, performed an original figure that included many figure skating turns, loops, and edges. She named it "Compost Heap" becuase it had a "little of everything all mixed together." In this article, she shares what her experience was like.
"Innovate. Don't Imitate!" by Figure Skating Choreographer Lorna Brown
Lorna Brown is a British and World Professional ice skating champion and a world and Olympic figure skating coach. In this article, she gives some thoughts on figure skating footwork.
Pair Spins and Ice Dance Spins
When a pair skating team or an ice dance team does a pair or dance spin, the spin is done as a unit and as a team. Two spins become one. Figure skaters can be very creative when they do these spins together.
Tai Babilonia's Crescent Moon Necklace
World figure skating champion and pair skating legend, Tai Babilonia, always wear a gold crescent-moon pendant given to her by rock star Stevie Nicks in 1979.
US World Figure Skating Team 2009
After competing at the 2009 AT&T US Figure Skating Championships, the best figure skaters in the United States earned spots on the US Figure Skating World Team. This article lists the skaters who were chosen for the 2009 US World Figure Skating Team.
A Little Blade Advice!
Ice skate technician, Geoff Hébert, has written an article called [b] A Little Blade Advice![/b] The goal of his article is help skaters understand all the different blade options that are available for figure skaters.
Figure Skating and Gymnastics - Similarities Between the Two Sports
There are some things that are similar about gymnastics and figure skating. This short article compares the two sports.
Tiffany Vise and Derek Trent Landed the First Quad Throw Salchow
On November 17, 2007, U.S. pair skaters, Tiffany Vise and Derek Trent landed the first quadruple throw salchow at a figure skating competition.