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:whiteflag: This is a simple and easy to read series of posts about Figure skating:

http://chibura.tumblr.com/post/15355390 ... skating-in

 

This post make it easy to understand about turns and steps: 

http://the-real-xmonster.tumblr.com/post/162905929409/turns-and-steps-explained-12

 

And part 2 http://the-real-xmonster.tumblr.com/post/163068736314/turns-and-steps-explained-22

 

If you have questions about skating technique, jumps and how judges give out scores, please share your questions here.

 

 

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Thank you so much for the links!

 

I always watch figure skating during the Olympics since I lived in a country that has a major presence in them (before Yuzu was even born, actually). But I never knew what the techniques are at a deeper level... I think I'll look at these links while I follow along the programs that I see and understand how skating technique and judging works :-)

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4 hours ago, Fay said:

 

Thank you, this is just fantastic - and it does belong here!

 

You're welcome. There was a short feature that breaks down Yuzu's 4T (PW @ Sochi). Its title is "At the speed of 4.29m/sec" (literal TL). Though it's in Japanese, the graphical presentation should not be too much of a barrier. I want to dig that out, too. Maybe I put out a request at the media group.

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4 hours ago, Fay said:

 

Thank you, this is just fantastic - and it does belong here!

 

28 minutes ago, dd2_edge said:

 

You're welcome. There was a short feature that breaks down Yuzu's 4T (PW @ Sochi). Its title is "At the speed of 4.29m/sec" (literal TL). Though it's in Japanese, the graphical presentation should not be too much of a barrier. I want to dig that out, too. Maybe I put out a request at the media group.

 

I found a Chinese subtitled edition on youku

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Not sure if this is the right place to post this, but I was watching Skate America 2016 and looking at the protocols,

and I was puzzled about Nam Nguyen's invalidated CSSp in his short program.

Why was it considered invalid? He seemed to have met the minimum number of rotations on both feet.

I thought he hit the positions okay too (or maybe judges thought differently?).

Is there something I didn't notice?

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