Would a figure skater be penalized for falling while not attempting an element?
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Yes, but the deduction in points is not as bad. When the fall occurs within an element, the deduction is increased because the whole of the element is ruined.
101754
Scoring in figure skating is not ONLY about falling or not falling.  It's about style, choreography, line, edges, balance, etc.  Sasha Cohen is a truly gifted skater who did fall TWICE but, went on and regained her composure.  She performed superbly.  What a class act - to know you had lost the gold and to continue with such grace and skill.\nI applaud her and I think she deserves the silver and another award for her tenacity and perseverance.
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im with you... it seems like everytime i try to do an impossible i crack a nut... seriously, it never works. my friend is the best skater [non pro] that ive ever seen, and he cant even do an impossible. i guess u would be able to do it if you like ollied higher or u were higher up and jumped and did an impossible... beats me...plus,  i cant afford any ramps or rails to get more air anywase... lol
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First, think about it.  When you run over ice, you are placing a small amount of pressure (force per area) over a limited surface.  The force is a small in the amount of time.\n\nWhen you stand on the ice, you are placing your body mass over a larger surface.  The only force acting on the ice is gravity.  Therefore, the gravitational force is greater than the forces that forms the ice.\n\nKeep in mind that there is a limit to the force.  A small child weighing 80 to 100 pounds may be able to run across the ice.  An adult male weighing 200 lbs or more may not be able to run across the ice.  \n\nI have assumed that you are asking about running over the ice in flat shoes (sneakers or boots, no heels).  A pair of ice skates may give different answer.\n\nI recall that when I was a child, the general rule was 3-4 inches of ice is reasonably safe to play.  However, do not hold me to that rule.  \n\nI hope this helps.
703939
If it makes you feel uncomfortable, then don't do it.\n\nThat said, if the person you are jumping on has experience in doing demonstrations like this, and has said it's okay, then you don't need to worry about hurting him.  It's a pretty standard trick.
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I don't even think figure skating should be a sport.  No offense intended to anyone, especially because I still consider figure skaters athletes, but it isn't a sport!  It's more a competition, like ballroom dancing or something.  You don't see ballroom dancing in the Olympics.
965659
you will probably fall over.
1045340
to make the most amount of points from the moves the person makes.  The total routine is graded in points, the total points derived from the value of the routine are a maximum of 10.0 for the flawless routine with difficult moves.  There are also rules in each routine for certain mandatory rules, such as in free exercise not going out of bounds and covering each corner of the boundaries.  each move done on any particular piece of equipment has a name and value given to it.  if the athlete does the move flawlessly they earn the full value of the move.  if they do not do it in perfect form, they loose points.  one of the worst things that can happen is a fall, which counts as a negative one point off the routine.
128690
I do not think so.  Those falls rarely happen, especially in the ice-dancing category.  It is possible they all had a bad evening.
734094
Gymnastics or fencing
202200
There is geometry involved in the patterns of the skates on the ice.  Physics involves math...the amount of friction and motion over the ice.
928390
My favorite is probably putting on some non-distracting music (Plastikman is my preference for this) and dancing around until I fall over. Usually takes an hour or so. \n\nMost effective...isn't legal, which I think answers that nicely. Not my favorite, though, as it's harder to do quite a few things.
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It depends... Last winter I had a last fall on the stairs because they were icy and  guys had not got to that building to building to put ice melt down... we had to pay for all the medical expenses (probably could have been held liable for more). \n\nYou need to report it to the manager ASAP, the lady that I was dealing with called me while she was still laying on the stairs.
476031
Well, yes, neglecting any energy loss to friction (e.g. air resistance)
908639
First question I have for you is which direction are you having trouble with clock wise or counter clock wise. If you haven't noticed, all skaters at rinks skate in one direction, counter clock wise. This is the easest direction for everyone to skate. You also didn't say if you were having trouble skate forwards or backwards. Balance is the key to skating. You have to find your balance on your skates. When I teach my players, I have them work on their inside edges and then outside edges. I have them do half circles with the inside edge and then half cirles with the outside edge, When you get comfortable with your edges and can push hard on both inside and outside edges without falling down, then you can start working on your crossovers. I have one question for you, how many pushes on a crossover, one or two. Answer is two. You first push on your outside skate, crossover, as you crossover, you push on you inside skate. You may fall down at times doing this at first, but this is the first start in power skating. It take time to develop a good push on both skates inorder to get the power that you need. I'm 58 years old and I am still working everyday to improve my stride. Hang in there. Nobody said that this would be easy. Good luck to you.
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The basic idea is that the person is on a snowboard on a snowy hill.  The person's weight is directed straight downward towards the center of the Earth, however, since the person is on an incline, the weight is divided into two perpendicular components.\nThe weight is divided into a force parallel to the incline (this force acts to accelerate the snowboarder down the hill) and a force perpendicular to the incline (this force acts to keep the snowboarder on the ground).\nBoth forces are important.\n\nObviously without the parallel force, the snowboarder would not accelerate down the hill.\nThe normal (perpendicular) force acts to melt the snow beneth the snowboard and reduce the coefficient of friction between the snowboard and the snow.\nSince ice (snow) is less dense than liquid water, when there is an increase in pressure above the ice, the ice-water equilibrium shifts more towards the liquid water side and ice tends to melt into liquid water.
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Yes, it is possible!\n\nA defending player could deflect a wayward drop-goal attempt by an opponent.  If the ball then went over the bar and between the posts, it would count.\n\nHowever, there is no rugby equivalent of a "safety" in American Football, where a player tackled in his own end zone concedes two points.