Who wants to know anything about the new FIGURE SKATING juding system?
96883
not me, it upsets me too much... not enough of a deduction for falling
95532
That's not the sort of information that is usually available at a snap. The only thing I can suggest is that you contact people living in past Winter Olympic host cities who were aged between 5 and 13 when the Games where hosted there and ask what influence it had on them.
90929
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.
145921
I think the new points system put Sasha Cohen as the silver medalist.  Any other Olympics she probably would have brought home Bronze with 2 falls, and Irina Slutskaya would have grabbed Silver.  I think Sasha is a great skater and I am proud of her. ... of them all!
1059397
Who want's to know ???
369561
yes its a sport\nbeen skating for far far too long, don't get up as fast i once did from falls now.  skating with people better than you is one of the best ways to get good fast, but personaly i think "kids" are jumping into some complicated tricks too quickly without getting all the basics down.  i was by far my worst critic, but probably skated for several years, everyday, before i felt i was any good at it.  i suck now i think, just don't get out enough, but people that don't skate are still impressed.  but yeah if you can find and skate with people better than you, ask for pointers, don't get "the fear" and you should be fine.
326614
Pretty good.  I go with my speedskating buddies.  But, if you're asking how you actually do it, you just have to practice.  Make sure you have really strong ankles if you're using any kind of skate other than hard hockey skates.
115738
3 people. 1 ice rink. 2 brooms. 1 curling stone.\n1 person throws curling stone from starting line.\nOther 2 sweep in front of stone to make it go faster.\nTry to knock opponets stons out of ring that you are aiming from.\n\n\nyes, it`s a useless but highly entertaining game!
130813
Personally, I think that he's annoying- he doesn't really contribute anything good. The only thing that I hear come out of his mouth is how bad all the other skaters from other countries skated (even some of them skated VERY well), and how all the American skaters did well (even if some of them did horribly). It gets annoying really fast.
699659
I'm Ms. Know it all....132 best answers and the numbers are growing.\n\nseriously if i really wanted to ask someone about hockey i would ask Scotty Bowman he is the master mind of hockey.\n\n\nGO HABS GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
948594
Yeah i thought about that too. I try to find skating questions to answer, and i have to look through all the other bull.... usually my skating questions go unanswered too....
261525
I love figure skating.  I just got back from attending my 3rd World Championships and in January I attended my 6th or 7th Canadians.  I love photographing the skaters, you can see a preview of my Worlds photos on my website: http://www.pbase.com/skatefan.
101754
Scoring in figure skating is not ONLY about falling or not falling.  It's about style, choreography, line, edges, balance, etc.  Sasha Cohen is a truly gifted skater who did fall TWICE but, went on and regained her composure.  She performed superbly.  What a class act - to know you had lost the gold and to continue with such grace and skill.\nI applaud her and I think she deserves the silver and another award for her tenacity and perseverance.
75740
i want to be. hope to begin classes soon.  what can you tell me i need to have to figure skate?  i have a figure skating question, please answer mine. thank you
700002
I know whats happening\n\nill tell you without details\n\ntouzours told Juventina his age, sex, and location and what him and someone else on this forum have been doing.
21743
Check this out: http://www.active.com/story.cfm?story_id=8470&sidebar=597&category=icehockey
120523
Not much but you just gotta get used to the new feel of the skates since its just in a single file. The basic principles are all the same, balance and control... Have fun :-)