All posts tagged "Elizabet Tursynbaeva"
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3.0KDid You Know?Figure Skating: Ladies and the Quad Jump
It was three-time world silver medalist Surya Bonaly of France who began attempting a quadruple jump several times in figure skating competition...
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595Figure Skating NewsZagitova pounces on World gold in Saitama
Alina Zagitova of Russia pounced on the gold medal in the Ladies’ event at the 2019 World Figure Skating Championships on Friday...
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621Figure Skating NewsZagitova after Worlds short program: ‘It was a good performance’
Russia’s Alina Zagitova took a comfortable lead in the Ladies’ event at the 2019 World Figure Skating Championships on Wednesday. Kaori Sakamoto is...
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431Figure Skating NewsKihira captures gold in Anaheim in debut at Four Continents
2019 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships Ladies’ Free Skate In her debut at this event, Japan’s Rika Kihira rose from fifth to capture the...
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516Figure Skating NewsBradie Tennell takes slight lead in Anaheim
2019 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships Ladies’ Short Program USA’s Bradie Tennell holds a slight lead after the Ladies Short Program at the 2019...
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417Figure Skating NewsJapan’s Mai Mihara mines gold in 4CCs debut
A year ago, Japan’s Mai Mihara didn’t even know if she was ever going to compete again, and now she topped the...
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267Figure Skating NewsMedvedeva flawless; U.S. ladies pull weight for North America
A fighting free skate from USA’s Ashley Wagner, along with a redemptive skate from teammate Gracie Gold, helped Team North America secure...
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283Figure Skating NewsMedvedeva earns top ladies’ score in Spokane
Shortly after finishing her short program to “Melodies of the White Nights,” Russia’s Evgenia Medvedeva smiled and raised her arms in celebration...
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541Figure Skating NewsTursynbaeva ready to impress after confident senior debut
Last season, Kazakhstan‘s Elizabet Tursynbaeva finished fourth at the 2015 ISU World Junior Figure Skating Championships and won medals in every other...
Did you Know?
Dick Button (USA) is credited with inventing the Flying Camel Spin, which was originally known as the Button Camel, in the 1940s. He also was the first skater to successfully land the double Axel jump in competition in 1948 and a triple jump of any kind – a triple loop – in 1952. Who do you think has the best Flying Camel Spin? Discuss!