Figure skating is judged using a complex points-based system — a system that's not always intuitive. Take this for example: sometimes skaters earn more points for falling on a difficult jump than for landing an easier one!
Jumps in competitive-level figure skating generally fall into two categories: edge jumps and toe jumps. To perform edge jumps, skaters rely on the blades of their skates to get off the ice, while toe jumps require skaters to use their toe pick to get in the air. The edge jumps are the...
That's really when we get to have the most amount of productive conversations, figure out the course and figure out what we're going to be rewarding, higher, what's going to get lower points. And that's really when we're figuring that scale out. Are you watching eve...
D.7.2 In case there are more than eight (8) NOCs who have qualified skaters in at least three (3) disciplines, the eight (8) Teams having accumulated the highest number of YOG Team Event qualifying points as outlined in Annex A: 1) YOG FIGURE SKATING TEAM EVENT QUALIFICATION POINTS earn...
Before any medals are handed out, though, the figure skaters will be scored and judged in what can feel like a confusing system. It's certainly not simple. Judges take into account everything from artistry to presentation (those costumes mean something), how well rotated a spin is, and ...
The daily Freestyle sessions may sound like they welcome your flailing interpretation of a triple salchow, but those time periods are actually reserved for figure skaters to work with coaches. Stick and Puck is basically an open hockey practice, and Drop-In Hockey is game time for...
Gordie Howe is a legendary figure to many in the hockey community, but he holds a special place in the hearts and minds of those from Saskatchewan.Hockey Hall of Fame Meeting, and beating, Gordie There's a sign in Aneroid, Saskatchewan, that proudly states the small town is "home of...
Point wouldn't be the player he is today without the tutelage of Barb Underhill, a former Olympic pairs skater for Canada and a member of the World Figure Skating Hall of Fame. After her competitive career ended and following two decades as a TV commentator on figure skating...
While we were browsing for things to buy, Connor, Jared and I struck up a conversation with two Italian figure skaters, Nicole Della Monica and Valentina Marchei, both of whom had finished their events the day before and were now just spectators like the rest of us. They were both really...
Injuries are hitting them again. NHL draftee Jordan Gustafson played against Portland last Saturday but hasn’t played since. 20-year-old Sam Popowich played the next night against Victoria but hasn’t played since. They been struggling lately to even suit up 18 sk...