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Ophiophagy (Greek: ὄφις + φαγία, lit. ' snake eating ') is a specialized form of feeding or alimentary behavior of animals which hunt and eat snakes.There are ophiophagous mammals (such as the skunks and the mongooses), birds (such as snake eagles, the secretarybird, and some hawks), lizards (such as the common collared lizard), and even other snakes, such as the Central and South ...
The Battle of the Brians was an informal name given by the press to the figure skating rivalry between Canadian Brian Orser and American Brian Boitano at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary. [1] This competition is considered one of the most memorable in men's figure skating history.
Nathan Chen after his free skate from the 2017 U.S. Figure Skating Championships. According to the ISU, a free skating program for men and women single skaters "consists of a well balanced program of Free Skating elements, such as jumps, spins, steps and other linking movements executed with minimal two-footed skating, in harmony with music of the Competitor's choice". [16]
Finding just a snake skin, a really big snake skin. When the temperatures begin to drop, snakes go into a state called brumation . This event acts as a type of hibernation for cold-blooded animals.
In London, figure skating was presented in four events: men's singles, women's singles, men's special figures, and mixed pairs. The special figures contest was won by Russian Nikolai Panin, who gave his country its first ever Olympic gold medal. [4] He remains the event's sole winner, as it was subsequently dropped from the program.
Pair skating: 15 February Free skating Aljona Savchenko / Bruno Massot Germany: 159.31 [56] Ice dance: 19 February Short dance Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir Canada: 83.67 [57] 20 February Free dance Gabriella Papadakis / Guillaume Cizeron France: 123.35 [58] 20 February Combined total Gabriella Papadakis / Guillaume Cizeron France: 205.28 [59] 20 ...
Top 10 highest personal best program component scores in the pairs' free skating [134] No. Female partner Male partner Nation Score Event 1 Evgenia Tarasova: Vladimir Morozov Russia: 76.99: 2022 Winter Olympics: 2 Sui Wenjing: Han Cong China: 76.86: 2022 Winter Olympics: 3 Vanessa James: Morgan Ciprès France: 76.13: 2019 World Team Trophy: 4 ...
Linda Sue Fratianne (born August 2, 1960) is an American former figure skater known for winning two world-championship titles (1977, 1979), four consecutive U.S. championships (1977–1980) and a silver medal in the 1980 Winter Olympics.