Winter Olympics: Torino 2006

[MickeyTigg]

whats the difference between pairs skating and ice dancing?

As in pair skating, dancers compete as a couple consisting of a man and a woman. Ice dance differs from pair skating by severely limiting lifts, requiring spins to be performed as a team in a dance hold, and by disallowing throws and jumps. Typically, partners are not supposed to separate by more than two arm lengths; originally, partners were supposed to be in a dance hold the entire program. This restriction has been lifted somewhat in modern ice dancing.

Another distinction between ice dance and other disciplines of skating is that dancers must always skate to music that has a definite beat or rhythm. Singles and pair skaters more often skate to the melody and phrasing of their music, rather than its beat, but this is severely penalized in ice dance.

 

[Connor002]

Women's Curling is even better than men's. :lookaroun :slurp: :lookaroun

 

[MommytoMJM]

Anyone else excited about Snowboard Cross?

Connor, you nut!

 

[Tigggrl]

Anyone else excited about Snowboard Cross?

Connor, you nut!

I think it looks interesting! I have been really wrapped up in the Figure skating, but I tend to watch all of the coverage...except whats on cable. Are the gold medal snowboarders competeing in cross??

 

[MommytoMJM]

I think it looks interesting! I have been really wrapped up in the Figure skating, but I tend to watch all of the coverage...except whats on cable. Are the gold medal snowboarders competeing in cross??

I think so, I hope the Flying Tomato is!

 

[Tigggrl]

ARRRRRRGGGGG! I forgot to avaiod the news! Now I know who won! Oh well, I will watch anyway
:brick:

 

[MommytoMJM]

I hate that, don't tell! It's a bummer when that happens.

 

[Tigggrl]

I hate that, don't tell! It's a bummer when that happens.

Don't worry! I would'nt do that!

 

[imagineer boy]

The last skater was dancing to POTC music!

 

[MommytoMJM]

yup!

 

[TiggerBW]

BOY DO I LOVE THE OLYMPICS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! How did I miss the POTC music? :wave: It must have been during Survivor. I was flipping back and forth. Which skater???

 

[MommytoMJM]

I think it was France who did POTC, I'll have to look! I love Snowboard Cross, cool new addition!

 

[sillyspook13]

The last skater was dancing to POTC music!

I loved the couple during pairs who skated to Phantom of the Opera! It wasn't the most technically exciting routine, but I loved the music!!!:sohappy:

 

[dandaman]

I loved the couple during pairs who skated to Phantom of the Opera! It wasn't the most technically exciting routine, but I loved the music!!!:sohappy:

We yelled down to my sister (huge POTO fan) to come upstairs and watch it. :lol:

 

[Tigggrl]

Snowboard Cross was really cool!
Unfortunately I was watching Corpse Bride and missed most of the skating! But I did see the POTC skater.....adn Buttle from Canada was amazing!

 

[imagineer boy]

I just read that the viewings of American Idol just clobbered the Olympics. :lol: