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All posts tagged "Maria Sotskova"
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Maria Sotskova: ‘I can’t give up. This is what I love’
When Olympian Maria Sotskova hit a personal low at Russian Nationals last December, finishing 16th in...
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Sotskova: ‘I’ll remain in skating for many years to come’
Figure Skating News On a sunny day in Moscow, Russian skater Maria Sotskova is working hard on...
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Kostner leads ladies on home ice at Worlds
2018 World Figure Skating Championships: Ladies Short Program Carolina Kostner of Italy took a surprising lead on...
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Zagitova edges out Medvedeva for European title in debut
Figure Skating News Alina Zagitova of Russia won the first European Championship title of her career (238.24),...
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Zagitova continues her victory streak at home
Figure Skating News In the final event of the 2018 Russian National Figure Skating Championships, Alina Zagitova...
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Zagitova pockets gold at Grand Prix Final debut
Figure Skating News Alina Zagitova of Russia captured the gold in her debut at the 2017-18 Grand...
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Zagitova catapults to gold in France
Figure Skating News Russia’s Alina Zagitova rose from fifth place to capture her second consecutive Grand Prix...
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Osmond: ‘I feel a lot stronger’
Canada’s Kaetlyn Osmond won gold in her first Grand Prix event of the season at 2017 Skate...
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Medvedeva sets new World record
Perhaps with the pressure of Peyongchang looming, many of the Ladies medal favorites succumbed when they took...
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Medvedeva leads ladies in Helsinki
In a performance both charming and chilling, Russia’s Evgenia Medvedeva was foot perfect to win the Ladies...
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Untouchable Medvedeva cruises to second European title
Russia’s golden girl Evgenia Medvedeva once again reigned supreme and cruised to gold at the 2017 ISU...
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Medvedeva defends national title with record-breaking score
2016 World champion Evgenia Medvedeva defended her Russian national title with a record-breaking score of 233.57 points...
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Medvedeva defends Grand Prix Final title
Despite a shaky start in her routine, overnight leader Evgenia Medvedeva of Russia was able to defend...
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Anna Pogorilaya shines in Sapporo
Anna Pogorilaya of Russia continued her successful season with a second Grand Prix gold medal at 2016...
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Evgenia Medvedeva unbeatable again in Paris
Evgenia Medvedeva of Russia once more reigned supreme and won the Ladies competition at 2016 Trophee de...
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New beginnings for Russia’s Maria Sotskova
For World Junior silver medalist Maria Sotskova of Russia, the 2016-17 season means a lot of new...
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Japan’s Marin Honda ends Russia’s golden streak
Marin Honda of Japan ended Russia’s golden streak in the Ladies event at the 2016 ISU World...
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!
