How the hell do you [Sasha Cohen U.S. Olympic figure skater] fall twice and still win a silver medal??
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under the new scoring method in figure skating, it is still actually possible to gain points when you fall during a difficult jump because you gain points based on difficulty levels, then lose a set number of points by falling (the TV commentators explained how one of the competitors gained a half point by falling down because they got 3.5 points for attempting a difficult jump and then lost three when she fell.)\nAlso, the medals are based on combined scores over many parts of competition (basic figures, short program, long program) and an error in one area can be partially made up for by superior performances in the other areas.
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Ok you have to LEAN darling and make sure your arms are in the right place. If you're going anti-clockwise around a circle put your right hand infront of you at 12 o'clock and your left hand at 6 o'clock. \nPush with your right foot from the ball of your foot while concentrating your weight on the left foot. Then when you come to cross your right over your left, bring that right foot infront to place on the inside (of your circle) push slightly out with your left foot to make room for the right. And place the right down where the left was.\nThen start again. Your posture during the cross overs is gonna make or break it. Practice in a small circle (About 1.6 yards) and consciously lean your body toward the centre of your circle - this will make your blade 'stick'. (p.s. check if your blades are sharp enough too)\n\nYou're gonna look like a little bit of a dork the first few times till you get the hang of it, but once you get it, you're gonna look fab!\nAlso these skating skills are the most important to get right now, because they are the building blocks of all other skating elements.\n\nPractice sweety!
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Strength and endurance. It is hard work to tumble, and it takes a lot of endurance to be able to get out the mat and do it over and over again.  The more times you do it, the stronger you will be and the more times you will be able to do it.
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Speed skating as a bigger loop. 2 people go at a time in their own lane. All the times are put in order, fastest wins. \nShort track 4 or 5 people go at a time. Depending which round it is 2 or 3 people per heat move on to the next round. Finally in the final round the 6 (I think) competetors left go for gold, silver and bronze. In the short track, the loop is small and everyone is together. They try to build up momentum to pass but are not allowed to contact the others.
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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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Can you fall???  \n\nThis is the best lesson you can learn!!!  Put your padding on <wrist guards, and knee pads are good>, and practice falling down.  Do this at least 100 times.  After the first 10 times, you'll get board and find creative ways to fall.  Once you've mastered falling, you can try anything without fear, and then you approach your new stunts <going backwards> just like you did with falling.\n\nBasically, you're screen name says it all ... it all came tumbling down!!!
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The skater in question was Marie-France Dubreuil representing Canada. According to the Turin 2006 website (as of yesterday):\n\nCanadian Marie-France Dubreuil's participation in Monday's free dance was in doubt as she was still in pain following a fall in the original dance on Sunday.\n\n"I don't know if she will be able to skate tonight," her partner Patrice Lauzon told reporters after he trained alone at the Palavela rink.\n\n"She was not able to walk yesterday.\n\n"She has nothing broken, so that's good. She is hurting from the knee to the lower back and she is getting treatment."\n\nThe Canadians were one of four couples who tumbled to the ground during the ice dance competition and Dubreuil was taken to a Turin hospital on Sunday as a precautionary measure.
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i bet she can but i don't think it's fair that she is their. i think Alissa Chisney should be their since she came in third at the US championship.\n\nNow i want Sasha Cohen to win even though it would be nice to see Kwan Retire happy with an Olympic Gold around her neck.
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Practice the position on the floor before you try it on the ice. Push your hip foreward on the leg that you are standing on. Open the other hip and pull your leg up. Make sure that you are not dropping either of your shoulders. Good luck!
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there are different levels in ice skating, you can compete at the level you just passed. even though you think you are not that good, the point of the competition is to see how you stand amongst the others. you should really think about it. \ndont be afraid to go beyond that point, because nothing is stopping you. just gather your courage and take another step foward.\n(i'm thinking of competiting in january also)
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It's like chess. Easy to learn, but not so easy to master. Getting used to sliding on the ice and learning to sweep are the hardest parts. Just finished my first year. Very addicting once you try it. If you are interested in finding a place to curl next season, try the USA Curling website. If you're not in the US, there's a link on the website to the International Curling Federation that may be able to help you find your national association.
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G'day Sasha,\n\nThank you for your question.\n\nI have attached information on how to do the splits for your reference.\n\nMake sure you are properly stretched before you try.\n\nRegards
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Actually there was a woman this past week that did it twice in one game.\n\nMost women are too short to do it.
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A good skater is someone who has fallen a ton of times.  Youre probably doing something right if you keep falling.
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You mean Olympics?  No way.  She fall twice.  You can see the scores.  She is even lucky to get the silver.  Well, she did well after those two falls though.\n\nKimmy would be a star soon, but she was too conservative in Olympics.  I heard she can do quadruple.  If that's true, and she can do it in competition, she will have a medal next time.
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One word - VERY!!! So many US girls do figure it scares me! Hee hee oh, and if you wanna do it as a serious hobby/profession, then I reccomend getting a russian coach! They are the absolute best, I'm russian, I live in UK and I have 3-4 russian coaches at my rink and they are all big big champions in the past! Hope this helps, T.T.F.N.!
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yes, in figure skating. The ice-dancing french couple Anissina/Peizerat did it, so do the italians Faiella/Scali.