does anyone know anything about figure skating? any help is appreciated! Thanks.?
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you need to be flexible, and have good leg strength. most fig. skaters have lots of muscle in their legs.
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From Wikipedia.com:\n\nWhile people have been ice skating for centuries, figure skating in its current form originated in the mid-19th century. \n\nThe International Skating Union was founded in 1892. The first European Championship --for men only--- was held in 1891 and the first World Championship -- for men only -- was held in 1896.  In 1902, a woman, Madge Syers, entered the competition for the first time, finishing second. The ISU quickly banned women from competing against men, but established a separate competition for "ladies" in 1906. Pairs skating was introduced at the 1908 World Championships.  The first Olympic figure skating competitions also took place in 1908.
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The figure skate has a set of teeth on the front, which allows you to "dig" into the ice and do all sorts of jumps and pirouettes. The back of the blade on the skate is not closed: it sticks out past the heel. This allows you to glide a little better.\n\nChances are, if you can skate on figure skates, you will be OK with hockey skates. Just learn how to stop as soon as you can ;-)
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well for one thing you might want to get your own pair of skates because the ones they offer for rent at the rink are no good you might have noticed the way your feet lean to one side that's because the rental skates give hardly any ankle support. I have been skating for 8 years and i still can't stay up in those.  You might be trying hockey skates but i don't know anything about those but if you are using figure skates try to remember to not push off with your toepick you have to stroke using your whole blade. Skating isn't like walking you don't rock from heel to toe you push back and to the side not straight back if you're still having trouble and you want to get serious about skating most rinks have a group of coaches that you can get lessons from or you can enroll in the learn-to-skate classes that they offer
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I would suggest a Riedell boot.  You can purchase one with blades for around $150.  Be sure to get the boots fitted properly from a reputable individual (check with local rinks in area).  \n\nHave the blades sharpened prior to skating and should be sharpened about every 3 months or so.  If the skater is on the ice more than 4 days a week, blades will probably need to be sharpened about every 2 months.  Blades should be wiped down with a cotton cloth after every time you skate.  A old dishtowel works great!\n\nDon't go into more expensive boots/blades (SP Teri, Harlick, etc.,) until skater is at least landing an axel and starting with double jumps.\n\nTX Skating Coach
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Here is a link to our local skating rink.  Maybe that can start your search.  Because you didn't give a location, it is kind of hard to help you out.
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Well you should start taking lessons or get a coach that can help you or just ask people in the rink if you have any specific questions
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I think the new points system put Sasha Cohen as the silver medalist.  Any other Olympics she probably would have brought home Bronze with 2 falls, and Irina Slutskaya would have grabbed Silver.  I think Sasha is a great skater and I am proud of her. ... of them all!
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http://www.londonskaters.com/main_how_to.htm\n\nThis link has some tutorials for the advanced inline skater
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I have no idea but if you want to join I think you should start practicing for what you would like to do like figure skating or somthing.
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Figure Skating's changed since the last olympics for one thing the scoring and the coustume rule If u want more info go on wikipedia hope this helps chao!
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I am a figure skater. If you are looking for figure skates you should probably go to a pro shop at an ice rink and get fitted. You can get quality used boots and blades; just make sure that the leather isn't broken down. Good brand names are spteri, harlick and klingbiel. Figure skates are VERY expensive so start with used or middle quality brands.
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If you are familiar with Ice Hockey, it will help you understand some of the rules, like offside and delay of game. Although, this game dosen't have a sin bin or goalies covered in padding. I would look on wikipedia or go to your local library and have a look about. You will definatley fall in love with this beautiful game.
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The skater in question was Marie-France Dubreuil representing Canada. According to the Turin 2006 website (as of yesterday):\n\nCanadian Marie-France Dubreuil's participation in Monday's free dance was in doubt as she was still in pain following a fall in the original dance on Sunday.\n\n"I don't know if she will be able to skate tonight," her partner Patrice Lauzon told reporters after he trained alone at the Palavela rink.\n\n"She was not able to walk yesterday.\n\n"She has nothing broken, so that's good. She is hurting from the knee to the lower back and she is getting treatment."\n\nThe Canadians were one of four couples who tumbled to the ground during the ice dance competition and Dubreuil was taken to a Turin hospital on Sunday as a precautionary measure.
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A figure skater.........
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i'm a figure skater.so obviously i have figure skates. but if you really really dont like them. you can try boy's figure skates. Thers not much of a difference between the 2. unless you prefer to switch the hockey skates which probably wont be a good idea.
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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.