Question about music choices:
Can guys skate to music usually skated to by females? etc. Swan Lake, Carmen, Tango de Roxanne?
Those songs are not gender specific and have and will continue to be skated to over the years.
Question about music choices:
Can guys skate to music usually skated to by females? etc. Swan Lake, Carmen, Tango de Roxanne?
Ohhh thats cool! Just found out Daisuke Takahashi skated to Swan Lake too so!
Question about music choices:
Can guys skate to music usually skated to by females? etc. Swan Lake, Carmen, Tango de Roxanne?
I think it could hurt PCS due to poor execution of choreography but I think time violations only happen if you skate beyond the time limit allowed. I’m not certain though but felt like chiming in
Although I’d prefer if: the music is over, the program is over.
I see... So if a skater finishes the rotations after the music has ended they still count for the spin? If they finish a spin after the time limit they’ll get a time violation because they were still moving after the time allowed AND their spin will be affected too, right? That’d make sense. Although I’d prefer if: the music is over, the program is over.
I see... So if a skater finishes the rotations after the music has ended they still count for the spin? If they finish a spin after the time limit they’ll get a time violation because they were still moving after the time allowed AND their spin will be affected too, right? That’d make sense. Although I’d prefer if: the music is over, the program is over.
But sometimes the music is cut too long or too short, so the time deduction is based on when the skater started and finished moving, to be consistent.
Also sometimes the sound system is at fault and music skips or plays at the wrong speed, in which case the skater can skate the way she usually does and finish after the music but within the time limit through no fault of her own. Any negative effect on musical interpretation would be sufficient punishment; no need to apply an additional deduction for finishing after the music when it was the music and not the skater at fault.
This is rare at elite events, not that uncommon in local rinks using the rink CD player.
I've heard people mention "scary" toe picks. What's scary about them? I've also heard about people tripping over them. How does that happen?
Toe picks come in different shapes and sizes depending on the level and kind of blade. They're scary because they can cause you to trip and toe pick falls in particular tend to really hurt. A skate blade is not flat, it is slightly curved. This means that if you lean too far forward the toe pick can hit the ice, abruptly stopping your glide and causing you to fall.
It is also possible to trip over the toe pick the same as you might trip when walking. This is usually caused by skaters who "toe push" (use a front to back motion like walking instead of pushing from the side of their blade.) and/or skaters who drag their feet.
Thank you! So, if none of that has ever happened to me in years and years on recreational skates (up to Freeskate 1-ish), is it less likely on good blades, too? Looking at the better ones, I don't see how the size or shape of the toe pick would matter except for toe jumps and such. Aren't they not supposed to touch the ice other than for those?
Thank you! So, if none of that has ever happened to me in years and years on recreational skates (up to Freeskate 1-ish), is it less likely on good blades, too? Looking at the better ones, I don't see how the size or shape of the toe pick would matter except for toe jumps and such. Aren't they not supposed to touch the ice other than for those?
I think it depends on you and what blades you get/had before.
Thank you! So, if none of that has ever happened to me in years and years on recreational skates (up to Freeskate 1-ish), is it less likely on good blades, too? Looking at the better ones, I don't see how the size or shape of the toe pick would matter except for toe jumps and such. Aren't they not supposed to touch the ice other than for those?