Random Figure Skating Questions
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The key to a good 3-3 combo is the have good speed across and out of the first jump (not necessarily height). Gracie can sometime get a lot a height on her 3lutz, but cannot control the landing to keep the speed going into her 3Toe.
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I ask skaters this all of the time. There is a girl I know who does all of her 2a heading straight toward the open door in the corner and I swear one slip up and she is going to have a serious injury.
At my rink it's often quite busy and we have assigned areas to do lutz jumps in the far corners near the boards so it's possible it just becomes comfortable for skaters to do the jumps in the area's they typically practice them in. Especially if practice is during busier times and considering that there are usually people running programs in the middle a lot of the non lesson practice takes place nearer to the boards.
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I believe some rinks are a bit smaller than other rinks (NHL size is diff from Olympic sized I think) that skaters practice on so skaters have to adjust, I imagine for someone as fast and powerful as Gracie it's not easy to reign herself in all the time. Also her jumps get a bit wild and and she doesn't have the best control so maybe she overshoots it in the heat of the moment
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1. I think it's just a competition mode pattern. It probably is something they do in practice and just stick with it during performances.
2. Do you skate? Even when I don't have a cold, as soon as I start skating my nose starts running. Also, are nose sprays allowed? Remember Bereznaia got banned because she took a cold medicine that was banned. I think elite athletes that get tested just don't want to risk any funny business in the lab.
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Some skaters just feel comfortable jumping close to the wall. Canadian skater Jennifer Robinson comes to mind, she always seemed get too close. Also like someone said their training rink might be larger than the competition rink. But I find it hard to watch Gracie now because she had a couple wall incidents last season and some near misses. It takes away the enjoyment for me to wonder if that huge jump is going straight into the wall.
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Yep, the first 3 is for speed and distance, and the second 3 is for height. Unless you are Midori Ito and just go for two huge and high triples.
And not only in the lab but like whatever reputation marring incident.
For example, in case of a close / controversian / unexpected win, an unidentified medicine for running nose could cause a major scandal and public outrage.
Ah okay, thanks for all the answerers
Sometimes the answer simplier than expected^^To answer your question: yes I skated for a few years, but never competetivley and never noticed running nose (except when I had a cold) during practice. ^^
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It seems like they would understandably be thirsty after warming up, and I would imagine a lot of them get dry mouths when they are nervous or anxious. I do just watching my favorites skate on tv. Is it really so strange? I have a drink (water, tea, etc) with me all day long & I'm not a high level athlete.
I have asked the question because I thought I heard somewhere that having one or two sips of water before the competition will have some kind of benefit, but have forgotten what benefit exactly that would be. But maybe I was just remembering things wrong.
Well the skaters have to be in a cold arena for a very long time, probably makes their throats dry when they are inhaling and exhaling during the program which can be uncomfortable and distracting, I think that taking a few sips of water would help keep their mouth and throat from getting too dry while performing.
I personally don't drink more than a few sips of water before I compete because I don't want to risk cramps or feeling bloated. Also, I already have a strong enough feeling of needing to go to the bathroom from being nervous and I don't want to make that worse.
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What's up with this guy Morozov?
It's been dozen times I'm seeing his name alluded in ladies' threads in negative way.
He has a pattern of dating his students.
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What's up with this guy Morozov?
It's been dozen times I'm seeing his name alluded in ladies' threads in negative way.
Yes, Nikolai Morozov has a reputation for dating his students (Shae-Lynn Bourne, Miki Ando, Elena Ilinykh...), but it could be worse. He could be Karel Fajfr...
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