Figure skating is judged through a blend of athletic difficulty, musical interpretation, control and style. That balance can look mysterious from the stands,…
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How Figure Skating Learned To Measure Performance
What happens to skating costumes after competition day
A figure-skating costume can spend months travelling between an athlete’s home, training rink, seamstress and competition venue before it reaches the ice.…
Building A Competitive Figure-Skating Program Through Choreography
A competitive figure-skating program is shaped by far more than jumps, spins and clean edges. Choreography gives those technical elements a structure,…
How Figure Skaters Reset Between Two Demanding Performances
At a Grand Prix Final, the short program and free skate are separated by a narrow window rather than a full rest day. A skater may finish the first performance…
How Jump Technical Specialists Shape Figure Skating Results
A figure-skating competition can look effortless from the stands: a skater takes speed across the ice, rises into the air and lands in time with the music.…
Why Ice Dance Judging Demands A Different Eye
At first glance, ice dance can look easier to judge than singles. There are no quadruple jumps, no combinations to count and no dramatic solo landings that…
How To Follow Live Scoring And Leaderboard Updates
Following figure skating live is much easier when you know which information matters at each stage of the event. At the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final…
What to expect from flower ceremonies in Turin
At the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final, the flower presentation is a small but memorable part of the competition experience. It follows the intensity of…
How compulsory figures shaped modern figure skating
Before figure skating became a television-friendly contest of jumps, spins and dramatic musical programmes, it was a test of control on clean ice. Competitors…
How Hospitality Suites Supported Sponsors At Torino 2019
At the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final, hospitality was designed to give sponsors a controlled, comfortable way to experience elite competition at…