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  2. Figure skating jumps - Wikipedia

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    [42] The types of throw jumps include: the throw Axel, the throw Salchow, the throw toe loop, the throw loop, the throw flip, and the throw Lutz. [42] The throw triple Axel is a difficult throw to accomplish because the woman must perform three-and-one-half revolutions after being thrown by the man, a half-revolution more than other triple ...

  3. Salchow jump - Wikipedia

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    Ulrich Salchow, inventor of the Salchow jump. The Salchow jump was named after its inventor, Swedish world champion Ulrich Salchow in 1909. [3] [4] According to writer Ellyn Kestnbaum, American skater Theresa Weld "received reprimands" at the 1920 Olympics "for performing a single Salchow jump because her skirt would fly up to her knees, creating an image deemed too risque".

  4. History of figure skating - Wikipedia

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    The book was written solely for men, as women did not normally ice skate in the late 18th century. It was with the publication of this manual that ice skating split into its two main disciplines, speed skating and figure skating. In 1813, Jean Garcin published the first book about ice skating in France, entitled Le vrai pattineur (The True ...

  5. Pair skating - Wikipedia

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    The types of throw jumps include: the throw Axel, the throw salchow, the throw toe loop, the throw loop, the throw flip, and the throw Lutz. The speed of the team's entry into the throw jump and the number of rotations performed increases its difficulty, as well as the height and/or distance they create. [ 49 ]

  6. Why salt melts ice — and how to use it on your sidewalk - AOL

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    A chemistry professor explains the science that makes salt a cheap and efficient way to lower freezing temperature. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: ...

  7. Backflip (figure skating) - Wikipedia

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    Terry Kubicka from the U.S. was the first figure skater to successfully execute a legal backflip at the Olympics, during the 1976 Winter Olympics. [3] Kubicka got the idea of using the backflip in his skating from Evy Scotvold, his coach, who wanted to help advance athleticism in figure skating and to go beyond the triple jumps that were the most difficult elements in the sport at the time.

  8. Parents warn about the dangers of 'salt and ice' challenge - AOL

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    It's called the 'salt and ice challenge.' Jason Erickson says his 13-year-old daughter and her friends are good kids. But a couple weeks ago, those good kids got a bad idea: They decided to take ...

  9. Ice rink - Wikipedia

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    Ice skating tracks and ice skating trails are used for recreational exercise and sporting activities during the winter season including distance ice skating. Ice trails are created by natural bodies of water such as rivers, which freeze during winter, though some trails are created by removing snow to create skating lanes on large frozen lakes ...