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What is free skate vs short program?
The pairs short program consists of several required elements including lifts, side-by-side solo jumps done in unison, throw jumps, a step sequence and a death spiral. The free skate consists of technical skills and choreography that show off the strengths of the team.
How long is a free skate program?
four minutes
The free skating segment of figure skating, also called the free skate and the long program, is the second of two segments of competitions, skated after the short program. Its duration, across all disciplines, is four minutes for senior skaters and teams, and three and one-half minutes for junior skaters and teams.
Is the free skate the same as long program?
The long program (also called the free skate) is designed to display skill and grace as well as jumping ability. Senior men skate four and a half minutes, while women skate for four minutes.
How many skaters make the free skate?
Only the top 24 skaters after the short program advance to the free skate. After the short program, the top 24 skaters are divided into four groups of six for the free skate.
How many skaters go to the free skate?
Do they combine short program and free skate?
The program component score, or PCS, is mostly based on presentation. Skaters then receive a combined score from the short program and free skate, and that determines the overall winner.
What is a skateboarder?
Skateboarding is an action sport which involves riding and performing tricks using a skateboard, as well as a recreational activity, an art form, an entertainment industry job, and a method of transportation. Skateboarding has been shaped and influenced by many skateboarders throughout the years.
What is freestyle skateboarding?
Freestyle skateboarding (or freestyle) is one of the oldest styles of skateboarding and was intermittently popular from the 1960s until the early 1990s, when the final large-scale professional freestyle skateboarding competition was held. The emphasis in freestyle is technical flat ground skateboarding.
What are skateboards made of in the 1990s?
Skateboarding during the 1990s became dominated by street skateboarding. Most boards are about 71⁄4 to 8 inches (180 to 200 mm) wide and 30 to 32 inches (760 to 810 mm) long. The wheels are made of an extremely hard polyurethane, with hardness (durometer) approximately 99A.
Who made the first skateboard?
No one knows who made the first board; it seems that several people came up with similar ideas at around the same time. The first manufactured skateboards were ordered by a Los Angeles, California surf shop, meant to be used by surfers in their downtime.