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Figure skating has quite the glamor. Specialized; champion skaters come during the end of the skating games to display their skills and dances. Figure skating is well known Olympic sport in which people either individually, in pairs or even groups perform difficult spins, jumps and other challenging feats in an ice rink. Figure skating has people of different ages participating on different levels. You have state level, national level, and intentional level.

In the Olympics, the some of the types of figure skating are:

Single :

In this type, there is only one man or woman who performs a compilation of spins, jumps and spirals to gain points.

Figure skating singles

Pair skating :

This team consists of a man and a woman performing in unison. In this type there are beautifully choreographed jumps , spins and such steps where the man throws the woman and she elegantly falls into his hands.

Figure skating Pair skating

Ice Dancing :

Here, a man and a woman do their technique with music playing and their footwork and moves are in sequence with the playing music.

Figure skating ice dancing

Synchronized skating :

This involves groups of twelves to twenty skaters with precise movements and formations while in transition. The precision in footwork is most important in this form of skating.

Figure skating Synchronized skating

Compulsory Figures :

In this form of skating, the skater draws shapes of the figure eight and other such similar shapes. They are then judged on how accurate and clean the shapes turned out.

Figure skating Compulsory Figures

Theater on ice :

This form of skating includes props and theater costumes and the skaters usually enact a play with dramatic gestures. These are also referred to as “ ballet on ice”.

Theater on ice

Dublin is a suburban city of California, in the United States. The nearest metropolitan city is Oakland. Dublin is known for its st. Patrick’s day parade.

This parade is sponsored every year by the Lions club of Dublin. A lot of tourists come by every year to see the pleasant festivities of the saint Patrick’s day celebration.

Iceland in Dublin is a superb skating facility which is dedicated to giving a quality skating service to people of all ages and abilities.

The place comes fully equipped with shops that sell, skating gear, skating gear servicing. Whats more, they even have birthday party celebration rooms and wide parking areas.

Iceland is open throughout the year. The facility offers skating for recreation as well as intense programs for figure skating and hockey.

Iceland prides itself with providing a clean and affordable recreation facility to all its customers. And it stresses on a zero discrimination policy regarding admittance. Ridding the environment of intimidation, harassment and bias.

So come to the Iceland Skating Facility here in Dublin, California and enjoy sport while having fun.

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1 Comment

  1. Queena says:

    Interesting information on the “Theatre on ice”!

    Its simply spell-bounding to even watch them ! And live.. its just out-of-the-world!

    I love ice-skating as a hobby and think its a wonderful exercise for the whole body..

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