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2. Backflip (figure skating) - Wikipedia

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   Terry Kubicka from the U.S. was the first figure skater to successfully execute a legal backflip at the Olympics, during the 1976 Winter Olympics. [3] Kubicka got the idea of using the backflip in his skating from Evy Scotvold, his coach, who wanted to help advance athleticism in figure skating and to go beyond the triple jumps that were the most difficult elements in the sport at the time.

3. Jack Blatherwick (ice hockey) - Wikipedia

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   He tested 3,000 players from pee-wee to National Hockey League (NHL) level and verified the off-ice attributes could increase skating speed and acceleration. [2] While earning his doctoral degree, Blatherwick coached the ice hockey team at Breck School. However, he was fired in 1974 due to a "philosophical dispute." [3]

4. Crossover (figure skating) - Wikipedia

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   At this point, the skater shifts weight to the left foot, on a back inside edge, and executes a wide step inside the circle with the right foot; then the sequence is repeated by again drawing the left foot across. The left foot remains on the ice throughout, and the power derives from the scissoring motion of the legs.

5. Dave Cruikshank - Wikipedia

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   Speed skating David Wright "Dave" Cruikshank (born January 11, 1969, in Chicago, Illinois ) is a four-time U.S. Olympic speedskater , an NHL skating and performance coach, owner of DC Hybrid Skating, a performance training center for hockey players in Milwaukee, WI .

6. Hockey stop - Wikipedia

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   To hockey stop, once the skater has assumed some speed, he/she, while always in the hockey position, will rapidly pivot their hips 90 degrees. The pivot turns the skates, and the skater is using both skates to stop. The outside skate uses the inside edge to stop while the inside skate uses the outside edge. Edges on both skates are used to stop.

7. Double push - Wikipedia

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   Schematic illustration of double-push technique used for inline skating. skating. Only track of right skate is shown for conventional skate and double push. Dashed line shows averages movement of skater. Double push is an inline speed skating technique. Its major advantage over the previously practised "classic" technique is that it allows the ...