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.…
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How Jump Technical Specialists Shape Figure Skating Results
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…
A Look At Junior Ice Dance Free Dance Requirements
Junior ice dance combines the discipline of singles skating with the precision, musicality and partnership of ballroom dance. The free dance is the longer,…
Finding Composure After a Fall in Figure Skating
A fall during a skating program can change the entire atmosphere in a fraction of a second. The body hits the ice, the music continues, and the skater must…
How Ice Resurfacing Shapes A Figure Skating Session
At a major figure skating event, the ice is prepared with the same care as the athletes’ choreography. Between sessions at Palavela in Turin, the resurfacing…
How official event music is chosen for a global skating final
Music gives a major sporting event its public voice. At the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final Torino 2019, sound would have helped connect the…