| Ice Skating |
| Is it bad to leave my hard guards on my skates? |
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If you're not going to be walking in your skates off of the ice, don't leave your guards on your skate blades. Plastic does not abso...... |
| What do you think of your skating when you see your skating videos? |
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It's really hard to watch yourself skating on video. I used to notice every flaw and miss what I did RIGHT.
Now, I think of watchi...... |
| Will it hurt my skates to stop this way? |
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it may or may not damage your skates, but if you wait to learn the correct way and continue to stop this way, you can form a bad habit that ...... |
| Where are some big ice skating competition? |
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Check on the USFSA website, www.usfigureskating.org ans search for competitions in Ohio, New York, and Pennsylvania. You can search for even...... |
| In ice skating, what is a "teapot"? |
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In the US, a Teapot is a two-footed shoot-the-duck or "dip." In the UK, it's a one-footed shoot-the-duck.
A shoot-the-duck...... |
| In ice skating, what is a "salchez"? |
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i dont know what a salchez is, but there is a jump known as a salchow.
its a jump that takes off from the the left foot inside edge.
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| In ice skating, what is a "single toe loop jump"? |
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it is when a skater does a right forward inside (rfo) 3-turn, which means that the skater's right foot is on the ice, he/she is turning ...... |
| What Level do you need to be at to compete in an ice skating competition? |
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Anyone can compete in an ISI or USFSA Basic Skills competition, assuming you can get on/off the ice and skate by yourself. Some of the lowe...... |
| How to attain balance in figure skating? |
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Most skaters have a 'strong' and a 'weak' side to their skating. It takes practice and hard work to balance them out and ma...... |
| Is skating magazine available in the philippines? |
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If you are a USFSA member, the magazine is complementary.
If you are not a USFSA member but would like to receive it, you can buy a subsc...... |
| What is the closest ice rink to borehamwood? |
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I'm afraid it's difficult to find a skating rink in Borehamwood because I don't know what state or country it's in....... |
| I want to to start ice skating lessons this year to become a professional. i was 14 last month-is it too late? |
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You're probably out of the running for the Olympics, but there are a lot of competitions during the year with categories for all levels ...... |
| Who has skipped all USFSA basic levels 1-8? |
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it usually takes almost a year, because the sessions r usually 6 weeks long, so it takes 48 weeks to complete unless u skip levels which is ...... |
| Can you skate a figure eight?? |
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Welcome back to the ice. It's a little difficult to find rinks that still offer "patch" sessions for School Figures, but a qu...... |
| What level are you thought an Axel? |
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You should start learning in Freestyle 5. You really do it in freestyle 5. Trust me, you should not be excited to start doing axels, man do ...... |
| How should I break in new figure skates.? |
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Here are some exercises to break them in:
Off ice:
Walk around the house (with guards on if a blade has been mounted. Make sure you...... |
| Skating Music suggestions? |
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Try to find music that is suitable with your program (upbeat or slow etc) and your skating style (powerful/technical or grace/elegant etc). ...... |
| Can you compete on the Basic Skills level? |
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Some Basic Skills competitions require you to perform the elements one at a time in front of judges, while others offer the option of skatin...... |
| What are the warm up...? |
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What you want to do about a half an hour before you get your skates on is have a little warm-up (I liked to jump rope for a few minutes) and...... |
| What is a good balanced diet for a figure skater? |
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The United States Figure Skating Association has a great document on their website for just this topic.
In that document they explain por...... |
| Will espn still air the next u.s. figure skating nationals? |
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Although ABC/ESPN handled the 2007 Nationals, the USFSA just announced an agreement with NBC to broadcast competitions for 2008, including t...... |
| I taught myself crossovers!? |
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Congratulations...this isn't much of a question, but oh well! Just make sure that you are doing it correctly so you don't hurt yours...... |
| Tips for lutz? |
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The lutz is a hard one, some people even have trouble with it after they have landed it.
When you go into the lutz, make sure you have lo...... |
| Do you like this skating music? Is it good? |
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What is it with you people and picking really crappy music to skate to? There's three main problems with this piece -
a) The lyrics m...... |
| "what you waiting for?" by Gwen Stefani? |
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Personally I love this song. However I don't think the lyric "take a chance you stupid ho" is appropriate for skating. If yo...... |
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