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2. Ice skating - Wikipedia

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   Ice skating is the self-propulsion and gliding of a person across an ice surface, using metal-bladed ice skates. People skate for various reasons, including recreation (fun), exercise, competitive sports, and commuting .

3. Glossary of figure skating terms - Wikipedia

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   A part of ice skating governed by unique rules. Currently, the four disciplines that compete at the Olympic Games are men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dance. double A jump with two full rotations (720 degrees) in the air; the double Axel requires the skater to complete 2.5 revolutions (900 degrees). downgraded

4. Three-turn - Wikipedia

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   These tracings inspired skaters in Holland and throughout Europe to develop methods of carving other numbers and letters of the alphabet in the ice, as well as, among more accomplished skaters, writing their own names and drawing elaborate patterns. [4] Three-turns are considered basic turns in figure skating.

5. Step sequence - Wikipedia

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   A step sequence is a required element in all four disciplines of figure skating, men's single skating, women's single skating, pair skating, and ice dance. [1] Step sequences have been defined as "steps and turns in a pattern on the ice". [1]

6. Figure skating lifts - Wikipedia

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   A pair lift and twist lift is required in the short program of pair skating; a well-balanced free skating program in pair skating must include lifts. The ISU defines dance lifts as "a movement in which one of the partners is elevated with active and/or passive assistance of the other partner to any permitted height, sustained there and set down ...

7. Figure skate - Wikipedia

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   The use of bladed skates resulted in the development of stroking and gliding, figure skating most basic elements as well as the invention of the Dutch roll, the sport's first figure. [1] During the 19th century, new forms of ice skates were developed to allow for even more control and safer gliding. [2]