All posts tagged "2020-21 Japanese Nationals"
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2.2KFigure Skating NewsRika Kihira defends title at Japanese Nationals
Defending champion Rika Kihira held onto to her title for a second consecutive win at the 2020-21 Japanese National Figure Skating Championships on...
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1.5KFigure Skating NewsKomatsubara and Komatsubara win third consecutive title at Japanese Nationals
Two-time national champions Misato Komatsubara and Takeru Komatsubara easily defended their title for a third consecutive crown at the 2020-21 Japanese National Figure Skating...
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2.9KFigure Skating NewsYuzuru Hanyu reclaims title at Japanese Nationals
Two-time Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu reclaimed his title with room to spare at the 2020-21 Japanese National Figure Skating Championships on Saturday in...
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2.5KFigure Skating NewsDefending champions Komatsubara and Koleto lead in ice dance at Japanese Nationals
Two-time and defending champions Misato Komatsubara and Timothy Koleto took the lead in the Rhythm Dance on Saturday at the 2020-21 Japanese National Figure...
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1.5KFigure Skating NewsRika Kihira takes lead to defend her crown at Japanese Nationals
Defending champion Rika Kihira is currently in first place after the Ladies’ Short Program took place at the 2020-21 Japanese National Figure...
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1.5KFigure Skating NewsHanyu rocks his way to the lead at Japanese Nationals
Two-time Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu took first in the Men’s Short Program at the 2020-21 Japanese Nationals in Nagano on Friday with a...
Did you Know?
The backward outside death spiral was invented in 1928 by Germany’s Charlotte Oelschlägel (August 14, 1898 – November 14, 1984) and Curt Neumann (although it was first performed with the skaters holding both hands and the woman not fully lowered toward the ice). They performed the first one-arm death spiral in Budapest in 1928.
Canadian pair Suzanne Morrow and Wallace Diestelmeyer are credited with being the first pair to perform the element in competition at the 1948 Olympics.
Ludmila Belousova and Oleg Protopopov (USSR) are credited for creating three versions of the death spiral: Cosmic spiral (backward inside), Life spiral (forward inside), and Love spiral (forward outside).
Who does your favorite death spiral? Discuss here!