in figure skating (ISI), how many freestyle levels are there, and what's after that?
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There are ten freestyle ISI levels and after that u can compete and improve those skills or go onto USFSA levels
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A1: Yes, I think its nice sport if you mean cool, but in the case you mean if its nice meaning the people are, than it totally depends: coaches can be harsh at times (depending on who they are) and some people are just naturally too competetive.\nA2: Well, half the time I am but we SPOT, picking a spot to stare at until we slow down into an ending.\nA3: Well, you could wear anything you want but i really dont recommend it.\nA4: No, I wouldnt do it. You've gotta strech and that wont help, and if you fall, it really hurts, plus they might freeze. I recommend a dance or yoga pant.\nA5:Because of jumps and spins, also the zamboni doesnt always do a perfect job in layering out the globs of stuff, but thats not his fault.\nA6:Competitive level ranges in what your talking about too-if your talking about competing, then thats for your coach to decide and ranges on how many competions your local club sponsors. If your talking about testing, then it takes about 5+ years working 1 or 2 day sessions for 1 hour or more. \nA7:Of course, its natural! Especially when its a new jump...\ndont feel rained on if your fall at all!!! Everyone does.\nA8: Whats the best? THE feeling of......sense of accomplishment?....flying?....well whatever it is makes me soar. I love doing backwards thing like shoot-the-ducks and sprial (catch-foot). i love the toe-loops, and salchows. It just feels great. I cant explain all of it.\nA9: Hmmmm...  usfsa.org (united states figure skating assosiation), ifsmagazine.com, and isu.org (international skating union)\nIf you have any more figure skating questions you would like me to answer do another Yahoo! Answers question in sports> winter sports> and makes sure to put *miss artisic292* in the brief question summary thing!\n\nThanks, miss artistic292!!
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Check out this web site:\n\nhttp://www.soyouwanna.com/site/syws/skating/skating3.html
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I think Michelle Kwan has until the 20th of February to decided whether she'll be competing or not. The competition starts on the 22nd. She's been cleared by doctors and has been declared 'ready to compete' and healthy. Unfortunately, her injury has been acting up since she reached Italy and her practice sessions haven't been gfoing too well. Also, she's 25 and figure skating is a sport that's 'forever young'. Age is no longer on her side. In fact, some of her fellow skaters who were even younger than her- for example,  1998 Olympic Gold medalist Tara Lipinski- have practically retired already. the only reason why Michelle is still competing this last time is to try and win the gold. I hope she makes it!
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Below is a link to all of the skaters at this olympics.
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Ummmm, they won both the silver and bronze medals in Pairs Figure Skating in Torino and numerous medals in short and long track speed skating.  Not to mention summer olympics where they are leaders in diving and gymnastics. For lists of athletes, see http://www.olympics.org
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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.
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I think you mean to say bruises, and to prevent them you need lots of protective gear like a helmut and elbow/knee pads. Happy & Safe Skating!
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All three of the top 3 skaters were so close entering the long program.  Any one of them could have won the gold -- they were all incredibly talented in my opinion.  Arakawa was the only skater who had a clean program without a fall\nso she didn't have a deduction for that.  She skated a beautiful and elegant program, I believe.
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Freestyle skiers are the adventurous athletes of the Olympic Winter Games. The Freestyle Aerialists fly into the air from specially designed ski ramps. There they perform acrobatics 50 feet in the air. Freestyle Mogul skiers seek speed and style while they race between and over mounds of snow. These freestyle events are fairly new to the Olympic Winter Games. At Deer Valley Resort in 2002, the moves and tricks will be better than ever.
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Not really. You can only see so much figure skating before it gets boring, and it will be on a lot. Speed skating and skeleton are pretty interesting though.
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I love figure skating. The skaters are in great shape and are very athletic. Plus, I admire the way they get up and continue a routine even after they have fallen and messed up their chances of winning. That takes fortitude and guts.\n\nHave to call them as I see them.
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FINISHING MOVES....\n1:1\n2:1\n3:2\n4:1\n5:1\n6:2\n7:1\n8:2\n9:2\n10:1\n11:1\n12:1\n13:2\n14:3\n15:3\nSUBMISSIONS....\n1:1\n2:1\n3:3\n4:1\n5:2\n6:1\n7:2\n8:2
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Definitely an art form.  You could try to call it a sport, but you'd have to use a loose definition of the word.  If you have judges, it's at least as much of a sport as figure skating.  (No disrespect for the physical requirements to be a dancer or skater, we are just talking about what you call it!)  \n\nI have trouble calling anything that is judged subjectively a sport, especially if the code of points used to score it may cause two competent judges to score it differently.  You'd know better than I if dancing falls into that category or not.
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U can go on nbcolympics,skate canada, us figure skating
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I would guess the U.S. will get around 25 - 30 medals total including Gold, Silver, and Bronze.\nThere are 252 total medals to be awarded:\nALPINE SKIING - 30\nBIATHLON - 30\nBOBSLED - 9\nCROSS-COUNTRY SKIING - 36\nCURLING - 6\nFIGURE SKATING - 12\nFREESTYLE SKIING - 12\nICE HOCKEY - 6\nLUGE - 9\nNORDIC COMBINED - 9\nSHORT TRACK - 24\nSKELETON - 6\nSKI JUMPING - 9\nSNOWBOARDING - 18\nSPEED SKATING - 36
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Your question is really broad, so it's kind of hard to answer. Which jumps and spins are you working on? Is there anything that you're not really flexible at, such as needing more stretch in your spirals? If you can narrow it down a bit, it might be easier to answer. \n\nBut in general, yoga, ballet and pilates are good places to start looking for stretches and exercises that will help your skating. Ballet, especially. If a class isn't available to you, you can get books out of your local library and try the stretches and exercises out.