when watching people iceskating in TV, they seem to move slower than when I watch them live in person).?
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This is because, on TV, the camera follows the skaters and therefore that particlar frame of reference of the skater lasts longer than when watching live. Also, on TV, many angles involve the skaters approaching the camera - this also makes them appear to move slower
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I assume you are looking for angular momentum discussion or the physics of spinning on skates. \n\nThe spin is started with arms out and the body pushing off one skate to spin on the tip of a skate. The spind is relatively slow. \n\nWhen the skater brings the legs and arms close to the body, the spin is much faster, and when the arms go out the spin s slower again...\n\nWhy is that?\nAngular momentum. \n\nSInce the mass of the skater has a center of gravity (average location of the mass from the axis of he spin) closer to the skater, the velocity of spin increases. Roughly speaking, the angular momentum is constant and is equal to speed on the spin times the radius of the mass (center of gravity average). Increase the radius and the spin decreases and vice versa.\n\nRemember why the angular momentum is constant...a body will emain in motion unless acted upon by a force...Newtons law
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yes, they tell what the skater is about to do before they do the move! can't they just be quiet for just 10 min. at least?
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they freeze the water artificially.  ie; there's cooling equipment under the ice, so it doesn't have to be below freezing in the arena.
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Clapper Skates are used in the Speed Skating but sideways ski jumping? That's a new one on me.
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Exercise while watching TV. Make time fly faster.
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figure skates are easier to learn on.
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I do not think so.  Those falls rarely happen, especially in the ice-dancing category.  It is possible they all had a bad evening.
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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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See if there's a difference in their rate of movement in cold, normal and hot conditions.
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The angle and speed. Have you watched coll runnings? You should its a g8 bobsleighing movie!
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You can only see this effect on film and TV, but not in real life. \n\nIt happens because film and TV are projected as frames to simulate motion, and each frame is a still picture. In film, each picture is taken 1/24 second after the previous frame.\n\nNow imagine a turning wheel with 24 spokes, each spoke 15° apart. If the wheel is rotating at 60 RPM, it will advance exactly 15° in 1/24 of a second. Since each spoke looks exactly like every other spoke, this wheel, even though it's turning, would *appear* in film as if it was not turning at all!\n\nNow imagine that the wheel is only turning 59 RPM instead of 60. At this point, the wheel will only turn 14° from one frame to the next. But the eye sees a spoke only 1° "back" from the starting point of the previous frame, making it seem as if the wheel is rotating slowly backwards.\n\nThe same thing can happen in TV, but TV is recorded at 30 frames per second instead of 24.
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See and here i thought it was just me!!!! I tried watching figure skating Tuesday-- THREE PAIRS in an HOUR, with 4 minute programs each. That's ridiculous!!\n\nThis doesn't answer your question since i don't know his/her email, just wanted to share my agreement and support. Please post the email if you find it, i'd love to write a complaint as well.
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I'm not too fond of them. First, I hate the big events, like figure skating. Second, even the events I do like are overdone. It seems like there is some form of downhill skiing or luge on every single night. I just don't care that much for it to hold my interest for two weeks straight. Also, I hate how NBC has a feel-good sob story for every American athlete. I want to watch sports, not documentaries about how some guy is trying to win a speed skating medal for his dying grandmother.
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I believe that whoever wins the Gold in the Ladies Figures Skating will attract alot of attention, and if past experience with the event holds true, it will probably be the single most watched event on tv.  \n\nGo team USA!
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I think what you're thinking of is the depth of the grind - otherwise known as "Radius of Hollow" (or ROH). The deeper the hollow, the more grab you'll have on the ice.  The shallower, the easier it will be to glide.  ROH is typically anywhere from 1/2" to 5/16", but most shops I know of grind at 3/8"
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it has always been like that, and depending on who you ask, one is always better than the other. After seeing the 2006 olympics, i have a preference for the nhl rinks because now the games are always by the same rules(before, international and nhl were slightly different) and the smaller ice allows for more hitting and a faster game!