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Sprigatito, Floragato, and Meowscarada are a trio of species of fictional creatures called Pokémon created for the Pokémon media franchise. Developed by Game Freak and published by Nintendo, the Japanese franchise began in 1996 with the video games Pokémon Red and Green for the Game Boy, which were later released in North America as Pokémon Red and Blue in 1998. [1]
Mao Asada (浅田 真央, Asada Mao, born 25 September 1990) is a Japanese former competitive figure skater.She is the 2010 Olympic silver medalist, a three-time World champion (2008, 2010, 2014), a three-time Four Continents champion (2008, 2010, 2013), and a four-time Grand Prix Final champion (2005–06, 2008–09, 2012–13, 2013–14).
The base value of a single Axel is 1.10, a double Axel 3.30, a triple Axel 8.00, a quadruple Axel 12.50 and a quintuple Axel is 14. [ 8 ] Paulson was the first skater to accomplish an Axel, at the first international figure skating competition, which was held in Vienna in 1882, while wearing speed skates.
A triple Axel is worth 8.2 points as opposed to the quad's base value of 9.8. A skater can earn up to three bonus points if the triple Axel is well executed. Some figure skaters feel that instead of risking penalties for falling while attempting a quad, it is better to attempt a triple Axel, which is safer and more likely to be landed cleanly.
American teenager Ava Marie Ziegler won her first ISU Grand Prix Figure Skating title, as she sealed victory at the NHK Trophy in Osaka, Japan following a sparkling routine in the free skate.
Mao Shimada (島田 麻央, Shimada Mao, born October 30, 2008) is a Japanese figure skater.She is the 2024 Youth Olympic champion, a two-time World Junior champion (2023, 2024), a three-time ISU Junior Grand Prix Final champion (2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25), a six-time ISU Junior Grand Prix gold medalist, a three-time Japanese national medalist (silver in 2025, bronze in 2023 and 2024 ...
A The scoring abbreviation for the Axel jump [1] age-eligible Either "old enough" or "young enough" to compete internationally at a certain level. Skaters who have turned 13 but not yet 19 (21 for the man in pairs and ice dance) before the July 1 when a new season begins are eligible to compete in Junior-level events for the whole season.
Kimberly "Kimmie" Meissner [3] was born on October 4, 1989, in Towson, Maryland, the youngest child of podiatrist Paul Meissner and Judy (Roth) Meissner. [4] [5] Her father Paul played hockey in youth leagues when he was in high school in Buffalo, New York, and in adult leagues in Maryland, after attending the University of Buffalo, graduate school in Cleveland, and a surgical residency in ...