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Figure Skating
Figure skating is a sport in which individuals, duos, or groups perform on figure skates on ice. It was the first winter sport included in the Olympics, in 1908. The four Olympic disciplines are men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. Non-Olympic disciplines include synchronized skating and four skating. From novice through senior-level competition, skaters generally perform two programs (short and long) which, depending on the discipline, may include spins, jumps, moves in the field, lifts, throw jumps, death spirals, and other elements or moves.
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FS is the quintessentially American sport, not merely because it is fiercely individualistic while at the same time incredibly conformist, but also because the athletes, as well as the fans, like the American electorate, have an extraordinary high tolerance for corruption
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― Sequins and Scandals: Reflections on Figure Skating, Culture, and the Philosophy of Sport
― Sequins and Scandals: Reflections on Figure Skating, Culture, and the Philosophy of Sport
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