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Re: Figure Skating -- Quick Q's & A's
« Reply #25 on: September 21, 2010, 08:07:54 PM »
Sorry, I missed that question.  (I didn't know the answer anyway.)

We're all caught up and answered now, and I think Agnes was the next questioner.
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Re: Figure Skating -- Quick Q's & A's
« Reply #26 on: September 21, 2010, 09:56:06 PM »
In Ice Dance which compulsory dance is credited to Torvil and Dean?
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Re: Figure Skating -- Quick Q's & A's
« Reply #27 on: September 21, 2010, 10:25:41 PM »
Quote from: AgnesNitt on September 21, 2010, 09:56:06 PM
In Ice Dance which compulsory dance is credited to Torvil and Dean?
Westminster Waltz Compulsory dance from the 1984 Winter Olympics, where they scored 3 perfect 6.0's
(if that's not what you were thinking, it sounds good anyway :))


Name the competitions, in which a Recreational skater can participate without Compulsory move requirements?
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Re: Figure Skating -- Quick Q's & A's
« Reply #28 on: September 21, 2010, 10:36:09 PM »
*Buzzer* Wrong!  :o
Next guess.
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Re: Figure Skating -- Quick Q's & A's
« Reply #29 on: September 21, 2010, 10:50:19 PM »
Would it be the Rhumba d'Amour?  (Not sure whether that's been formally released as a CD - now Pattern Dance - yet?)
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Re: Figure Skating -- Quick Q's & A's
« Reply #30 on: September 22, 2010, 05:43:41 AM »
Sorry everyone, it's the Paso Doble.

Here's sk8joyful's question

Name the competitions, in which a Recreational skater can participate without Compulsory move requirements?

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Re: Figure Skating -- Quick Q's & A's
« Reply #31 on: September 22, 2010, 10:11:03 AM »
That would be the new ISI Open categories: Open Bronze, Open Silver, Open Gold, and Open Platinum.

Speaking of ISI, name the total number of skaters who've passed Freestyle 10 (hint: not as many as you may think)
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Re: Figure Skating -- Quick Q's & A's
« Reply #32 on: September 22, 2010, 10:15:41 AM »
30 skaters have passed Freestyle 10, the latest is Delanie Honda, who also won an ISIA Educational Foundation college scholarship.  (One of 75 skaters - not all are FS10)  Agnes Zawadzki, 2010 U.S. Junior Ladies National Champion, is an ISI Freestyle 10 skater.

Where are the ISU World Figure Skating Championships taking place in 2011?
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Re: Figure Skating -- Quick Q's & A's
« Reply #33 on: September 22, 2010, 03:08:21 PM »
Tokyo!


Trying to think of a trivia-like question....this one is multi-leveled if that's okay  ;D:

Who was Dick Button married to, how many children did he have with her, and who did his wife coach that is considered an icon of US Figure Skating?
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Re: Figure Skating -- Quick Q's & A's
« Reply #34 on: September 22, 2010, 06:17:01 PM »
Slavka Kohout, they had 2 children (Edward and Emily), and she coached Janet Lynn.  (Love wiki - hope it was right!!)

A new compulsory dance (now pattern dance) was released a couple of years ago.  What is the dance, and on whose OD was it based?
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Re: Figure Skating -- Quick Q's & A's
« Reply #35 on: September 23, 2010, 03:58:15 AM »
I asked: Name the competitions, in which a Recreational skater can participate without Compulsory move requirements?

Quote from: drskater on September 22, 2010, 10:11:03 AM
That would be the new ISI Open categories: Open Bronze, Open Silver, Open Gold, and Open Platinum.
I re-read my question, then re-read your answer, next googled it, & then realized :) that what you thought I asked, is not what I meant :)
This lead me to 10 other ISI-sites, incldg. the annual ISI-competition at our rink: helping me think of more questions... anyhoo, Thanks! for your response.

Quote from: drskater on September 22, 2010, 10:11:03 AM
Speaking of ISI, name the total number of skaters who've passed Freestyle 10 (hint: not as many as you may think)
I think I read in ISI-magazine: a couple dozen, or so, Skaters have passed the ISI FS-10 test: formidable! with 6 Triples!!!  :o
enough to challenge, some Elite-skaters, right? ;D

question: How is a half-Flip skated?


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Re: Figure Skating -- Quick Q's & A's
« Reply #36 on: September 23, 2010, 08:29:54 AM »
Half-flip: BI edge, opposite toepick vault, 1/2 rotation in the air, forward landing (toe-to-opposite foot edge.)

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A new compulsory dance (now pattern dance) was released a couple of years ago.  What is the dance, and on whose OD was it based?

Midnight Blues is a total SWAG, but ice-dance.com says it was invented by Roy, Sue Bradshaw, Mark Bradshaw, and Julie MacDonald.

What controversy surrounded Katerina Witt's costume in 1988?  (What was the fallout, too?)
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Re: Figure Skating -- Quick Q's & A's
« Reply #37 on: September 23, 2010, 09:01:58 AM »
Witt's costume had no skirt.  Led to rule about skirts being required for ladies' costumes - since repealed except for dance.

I googled SWAG but still can't work out what it means?  :-[

(Not the dance I was thinking of?  I'll leave my question up if anyone else wants to have a go.)

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Re: Figure Skating -- Quick Q's & A's
« Reply #38 on: September 23, 2010, 09:16:32 AM »
The absence of skirt was correct!

SWAG=Serious Wild-A**** Guess. 

I know very little about ice dancing - too bad I got it wrong.  It's still on the table.
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A new compulsory dance (now pattern dance) was released a couple of years ago.  What is the dance, and on whose OD was it based?
(Hint: It's not the Midnight Blues.)
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Re: Figure Skating -- Quick Q's & A's
« Reply #39 on: September 23, 2010, 11:57:23 AM »
I think it is the Finn Step - possibly invented by/inspired by Rahkamo and Kokko (sp) - the Finnish ice-dancers.

What OTHER skater inspired the "ladies must wear a skirt" rule? (IMHO LOL ;D)

Also I think now ice-dancers must wear a skirt (or something like it covering the hips) but singles/pairs can wear pants... or is that backwards? I don't think so...
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Re: Figure Skating -- Quick Q's & A's
« Reply #40 on: September 23, 2010, 12:01:28 PM »
Was it Dr. Debi Thomas' infamous one-piece bodysuit that led to a ruling that all ladies freestylists must wear skirts?  That rule was reversed a few years later in singles, but I'm not sure about pairs or ice dancing.

What is the "modesty" rule regarding costuming?
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Re: Figure Skating -- Quick Q's & A's
« Reply #41 on: September 23, 2010, 06:07:48 PM »
Quote from: icedancer2 on September 23, 2010, 11:57:23 AM
I think it is the Finn Step - possibly invented by/inspired by Rahkamo and Kokko (sp) - the Finnish ice-dancers.

(That's the one.)
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Re: Figure Skating -- Quick Q's & A's
« Reply #42 on: September 23, 2010, 06:10:25 PM »

Quote from: Isk8NYC on September 23, 2010, 12:01:28 PM
What is the "modesty" rule regarding costuming?

Looking at the ice dancers, are you trying to tell me there's a "modesty rule" out there?? Or is the rule "the less modesty the better"??  :D  :D
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Re: Figure Skating -- Quick Q's & A's
« Reply #43 on: September 23, 2010, 08:07:11 PM »
It's my turn to ask the questions...
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Re: Figure Skating -- Quick Q's & A's
« Reply #44 on: September 23, 2010, 08:15:16 PM »
Quote from: Isk8NYC on September 23, 2010, 08:07:11 PM
It's my turn to ask the questions...
Sorry Isk8NYC - I wasn't trying to ask a different question, just making a slightly off-topic joke about ice dancers' costumes.
Again, apologies.
 
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Re: Figure Skating -- Quick Q's & A's
« Reply #45 on: September 23, 2010, 08:40:19 PM »
I was hoping you knew the answer since you're such a big ice dance buff.

Okay, it was the 2004 Excessive Nudity rule, which came about because skaters were causing world-wide shortages of Illusion fabric, lol.

Believe it or not, this wasn't an issue at the 2010 Olympics.  I guess wearing ropes and being tossed around like a suitcase doesn't count and there's no rule against bad taste, lol.

Quote from: USFSA Article
Costumes Rule Change to track ISU rule: For singles and pairs, "the clothing must not give the effect of excessive nudity for athletic sport. Men must wear trousers; no tights are permitted. Accessories and props are not permitted." Ladies in singles and pairs may now wear trousers and unitards as well as the traditional attire of skirts and tights. Men are limited only as provided above. For dance, the costume rule was not changed. Synchronized skaters may now wear trousers.

Link: http://www.usfigureskating.org/Story.asp?id=25756
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Re: Figure Skating -- Quick Q's & A's
« Reply #46 on: September 24, 2010, 05:57:48 PM »
New question:

Why do skaters wear over-the-boot tights?
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Re: Figure Skating -- Quick Q's & A's
« Reply #47 on: September 24, 2010, 06:03:41 PM »
There are many reasons for OTB tights.  One - some skaters/coaches think it gives a longer looking leg-line.  Two - some skaters wear OTB tights during practice to protect their skates.  Three - don't want to change laces/polish skates.  Four - synchro skater w/o beige skates/tape.

What percentage of skaters who start skating in the USFS structure are estimated to pass their Senior tests?
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Re: Figure Skating -- Quick Q's & A's
« Reply #48 on: September 24, 2010, 06:44:16 PM »
3%  http://www.usfsa.org/About.asp?id=249

What year did the USFSA "start" the Basic Skills program?
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Re: Figure Skating -- Quick Q's & A's
« Reply #49 on: September 24, 2010, 09:13:06 PM »
Ha ha--you mean "ripped off" ISI's Pre-Alpha-Delta program?
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