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"Figure" skating is named for the compulsory figures skaters did in competition until 1990, in which the skater would attempt to trace a set pattern on the ice. Judges would examine the figure and grade based upon how close the tracing was to the proscribed pattern. Nowadays, figure skaters perform two programs in competition: the short, or technical, worth about 1/3 of the total score, is comprised of a series of required elements. Skaters have more freedom in the long, or freeskate program, which lasts about four minutes. Judges will award two scores: the technical mark for the required elements or technical merit in the long program, and the presentation mark, which reflects the choreography and flow of the performance and the athlete's musical interpretation. In Olympic caliber competition, look for skaters to include six to seven triple jumps and several spins in their freeskate programs, as well as some triple-triple combinations from the top echelon of women and even some quadruple jumps from the men.
Official
Olympic Figure Skating Sites
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News and Guides
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Olympic
Figure Skating History
Hickock Sports Figure Skating History
Slam! 1998 Figure Skating Coverage
Canoe 2002 Figure Skating Guide
Deseret News and KSL Radio, SLC Coverage
New York Times 2002 Figure Skating Overview
Olympic Figure Skating Internet Search
Rocky Mountain News 2002 Figure Skating Guide
USA Today 2002 Olympic Figure Skating News
Other
Figure Skating Sites
Salt Lake Tribune - Figure Skating Tutorial
Way More Sports - Figure Skating News
Figure Skating Stuff
2002 Salt Lake City Figure Skating Store
A Basic Guide to Figure Skating (Olympic Guides)
Figure
Skating Now: Olympic and World Champions
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