What is the best site to get tips on figure skating?... considering I'm no Olympics material :)?
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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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Gymnastics and I'm not just saying that since i absolutely LOVE gymnastics.Just like gymnastics, figure skating is judged by judges of that sport. First off, in figure skating you must have balance right? Well then try out the beam! Try walking across it with your eyes closed! Then try doing tricks on the beam. If you have a lot of balance you will be able to be a great skater! If you want to be able to do tricks and spins...then you must practice that during gymnastics. Plus, gymnastics is the best sport in the world. It is so fun! And....its not as hard as you think it is. Learning how to do flips and stuff during gymnastics will really help you preform tricks on the ice! Good luck! :))
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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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http://www.londonskaters.com/main_how_to.htm\n\nThis link has some tutorials for the advanced inline skater
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No, you're not too late. \n\nThe link below contains amateur clubs and speedskating clubs. I'd contact them by email directly and ask them if they know of any rinks that have training sessions in your area and see if they can help you out in any way. Good luck! It's never too late to dream :)
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Buy Thrasher Magazine. If i'm not mistaken, they're found at the later portions, at the back. Or you can go to skateboarding websites! You can also type in search engines, SKATEBOARD COMPETITION DEMO JOIN. JOIN, to narrow down the search, whereby excluding reviews and other competitions and that were already done. I haven't tried it. Just try it.
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CCS.com has everthing for everyone!  Also try Skateamerica.aom
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Since you're only 11, I will let you slide with this question, but noone can help you over the computer unless they give you the exact instructions, and you write them down, and then you take them with you when you skate...I figure ice skate whenever I can!
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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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Good idea, thanks!\n\nhttp://www.worldcupkickoff.com/
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Icy: The Life of __________\nPut Icy on top and then put a picture of skates and yourself underneath. Make it simple and just pretty.
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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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Have you tried entering her name in google search engine? That should help, if not, go to the olympic website or sites. Try to find her name or a place to write athletes. I remember years back, people could e-mail or write to the athletes from the olympic website and I wrote some of the ice skaters.
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there are different levels in ice skating, you can compete at the level you just passed. even though you think you are not that good, the point of the competition is to see how you stand amongst the others. you should really think about it. \ndont be afraid to go beyond that point, because nothing is stopping you. just gather your courage and take another step foward.\n(i'm thinking of competiting in january also)
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I don't think celebrities check their email from fans all that often.  What I would suggest is if you have specific questions about figure skating, is to contact U.S. Figure Skating.  Their website (where you can read all about Michelle Kwan...her bio, medals, etc.) is http://www.usfigureskating.org/.  If you click on this link, it will bring you directly to their contact information:  http://www.usfigureskating.org/Contact.asp\n\nGood luck with your project!
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IceAugerBlades.Com.... Duh.
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Dude man there is an awesome place in kettering. It's called the skate plaza and its outside and free and brand frickin' new. Go there. Also check out the site at www.skateplaza.com. You lucky dog!