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  2. Figure skate - Wikipedia

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    Figure skates have a toe pick at the front end. Figure skates are a type of ice skate used by figure skaters. The skates consist of a boot and a blade that is attached with screws to the sole of the boot. Inexpensive sets for recreational skaters are available, but most figure skaters purchase boots and blades separately and have the blades ...

  3. Ice skate - Wikipedia

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    Ice hockey skates are used for playing the games of ice hockey and ringette but are occasionally used for recreational ice skating alone. Each individual skate consists of a boot, laces, blade, and a blade holder. The boot is generally made of molded plastic, leather (often synthetic), ballistic nylon, or a thermoformed composite material. [10]

  4. Glossary of figure skating terms - Wikipedia

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    The set of teeth at the front of a skate blade that assists a skater in jump s and spin s. See also Figure skate blades. toe step An ice dance step in which the skater walks from one toe pick to the other transition A movement that connects one skating element to the next traveling

  5. Figure skating - Wikipedia

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    Close-up of a figure skating blade, showing the toe picks, the hollow (groove) on the bottom of the blade, and screw attachment. The most visible difference from ice hockey skates is that figure skates have a set of large, jagged teeth called toe picks on the front part of the blade. These are used primarily in jumping and should not be used ...

  6. Philadelphia Skating Club and Humane Society - Wikipedia

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    Boots and Blades is a non-qualifying competition for skaters at the Snowplow Sam to Preliminary test levels; it also includes solo dance and showcase events. The club periodically hosts the Philadelphia Areas Figure Skating Championships (commonly known as "All-Areas") on behalf of The Association of Philadelphia Area Figure Skating Clubs.

  7. Figure Skater Ilia Malinin's Free Skate Program to 'Sucession ...

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    At the World Figure Skating Championship in Montreal this weekend, American teenager Ilia Malinin made history. During his free skate program, Ilia, who is just 19 years old, landed six quads ...

  8. Special figures - Wikipedia

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    Special figures were a component of figure skating in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Like compulsory figures, special figures involved tracing patterns on the ice with the blade of one ice skate. This required the skater to display significant balance and control while skating on one foot.

  9. History of figure skating - Wikipedia

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    According to figure skating historian James R. Hines, the Dutch revolutionized ice skating in the 13th century by sharpening the blades of ice skates, which were made of steel at the time. [3] These ice skates were made of steel, with sharpened edges on the bottom to aid movement. The construction of modern ice skates has remained largely the same.

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