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Geometry used to be a major factor in creating and judging compulsory, or school figures, the first phase of figure skating competitions until 1991. School figures are still the building blocks of skating technique, skill and discipline, although they are no longer a formal part of competitions. They were a series of figure 8's and other designs skaters had to trace on the ice. Once they were done, the judges walked out onto the ice and measured for circles that were perfectly round and all the same size. They checked to see that all the circles in a figure lined up with themselves and on a central axis. Some excellent videos may be found on YouTube, including one about the 1976 Ladies' Olympic school figures, which shows how the figures are executed and how they are judged.
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What is a geometric figure?
a figure that is used in geometry
What are the 4 events in Figure Skating?
mens figure skating, womans figure skating, dance skating, and pair skating
What are 4 events in figure skating?
mens figure skating, womans figure skating, dance skating, and pair skating
Why is figure skating a sport used in the Olympics?
Figure skating is one of the hardest sports around and requires exceptional skill
Who used a combination of grace who won figure skating gold medalsin the 1980s?
Who used a combination of grace who won figure skating gold medalsin the 1980s?
What are the nicknames for figure skating?
my friends and i call it skating
How do you use figure skating in a sentence?
I love figure skating!!
Is figure skating in gymnasium?
uhhh no. figure skating is in an ice arena...
Is a pinwheeel a figure skating jump?
No, a pinwheel is not a figure skating jump. It is a skating move the a group of skaters can do.
What Sports equipment starts with i?
Ice skates are sports equipment. They are used in hockey, figure skating and speed skating.
How is altitude used in geometry?
It can be used as a side length, which has many possibilities to figure with.
How was figure skating first played?
The sport figure skating was first played in 1772. A Treatise on Skating (1772) by Englishman Robert Jones, is the first known account of figure skating.
