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Compulsory figures or school figures were formerly a segment of figure skating, and gave the sport its name. They are the "circular patterns which skaters trace on the ice to demonstrate skill in placing clean turns evenly on round circles". [1] For approximately the first 50 years of figure skating as a sport, until 1947, compulsory figures ...
Sarah Elizabeth Everhardt was born on November 12, 2006, to Jonathan and Ekaterina Everhardt. [1] She is of Irish and Belarusian descent. [2] [3]Prior to becoming a figure skater, she tried out multiple sports such as swimming or gymnastics.
Three-turn. A three-turn is a figure skating element which involves both a change in direction and a change in edge. For example, when a skater executes a forward outside three-turn, the skater begins on a forward outside edge and finishes on a backwards inside edge. [1] There are eight three-turns in all; one for each possible combination of ...
Isabeau Levito (born March 3, 2007) is an American figure skater.She is the 2024 World silver medalist, 2022–23 Grand Prix Final silver medalist, the 2023 Grand Prix de France champion, a three-time ISU Grand Prix silver medalist (2022 and 2023 Skate America; 2022 MK John Wilson Trophy), the 2024 Skate America bronze medalist, a four-time ISU Challenger Series medalist (two gold, one silver ...
Club competitions, also known as non-qualifying competitions, organized by a local figure skating club. These events have open entries and typically many age or test level divisions, and are sanctioned by, and conducted using the rules of, the national skating federation in the country where they are held. Skaters from other countries may enter ...
Nathan Wei Chen (born May 5, 1999) is an American figure skater.He is the 2022 Olympic champion, a three-time World champion (2018, 2019, 2021), the 2017 Four Continents champion, a three-time Grand Prix Final champion (2017, 2018, 2019), a ten-time Grand Prix medalist (8 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze), the 2022 Olympic champion in the team event, the 2018 Olympic bronze medalist in the team event ...
Since figure skating was held during the Summer Olympic Games in 1908 and 1920 before being moved to the Winter Olympic, three skaters won medals in figure skating at both the Summer and Winter Games. Men's singles skater Gillis Grafström's first gold medal was earned at the 1920 Summer Olympics. His other three medals were won at the 1924 ...
Wakaba Higuchi (樋口 新葉, Higuchi Wakaba, born January 2, 2001) is a Japanese figure skater.She is a 2022 Olympic team event silver medalist, the 2018 World silver medalist, the 2024 Skate America champion, a two-time Grand Prix silver medalist (2017 Cup of China; 2020 NHK Trophy), a three-time Grand Prix bronze medalist (2016 and 2021 Grand Prix de France; 2018 Rostelecom Cup), a three ...