From Wired.
Team USA Olympian Maxim Naumov joins WIRED to answer the internet’s burning questions about Olympic Figure Skating. How does a Figure Skater find out they’re going to the Winter Olympics? How do they measure performance in Figure Skating? Why do ice/roller-skaters skate backwards? Answers to these questions and many more await on Figure Skating Support.
#Olympics #WinterOlympics #TeamUSA
00:00 – Olympian Support
00:10 – Lutz do this
00:47 – The 6 main Figure Skating jumps
01:55 – The fishing pole
02:49 – Do skaters know when they underrotate?
03:58 – Did anyone see that?
04:55 – The perfect choreo sequence doesn’t exi–
05:13 – A quintuple jump on the ice?!
05:45 – Figure Skating on the fyp
06:29 – Maxim’s tips for the backspin
07:24 – Raining Winnie-the-Poohs…
08:02 – … or Polar Bears
08:37 – “You’re going to the Winter Olympics”
08:53 – 🥈🥈🥈🥈🥈
09:28 – Speed. Power. Timing.
10:17 – Why is the quad loop so hard?
10:59 – Duct tape saves the day
11:58 – Feet are screaming, but I told them to chill
12:21 – Edge jumps or toe jumps?
13:08 – Spinning to the left? It feels just right
13:32 – How to measure performance in Figure Skating
14:11 – Sk8s up
14:43 – Creating the perfect program
15:18 – Pairs, man…
16:47 – Finding the edge with the right blade
17:55 – Ice, Ice, Baby
18:27 – Why do skaters skate backwards?
19:09 – Noughties on the ice? Massive
20:07 – Sharp edges. Smooth moves.
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