Figure skating is the oldest sport in the Winter Olympics program but it can still be hard to tell the difference between the ice dancing discipline and pairs skating discipline at first glance. The two have a lot in common. A pair of women and men compete. They gracefully skate to music together in two separate events. One key thing…
Athletes in the pairs discipline compete in the same two events as individual skaters: short and free programs. They'd perform the moves that aren't allowed in ice dancing. The main elements include difficult moves like the twist lift, in which the male athlete lifts his partner over his head, tosses her in the air as she rotates and he catches her.
Throw jumps are also extremely common. It's the maneuver in which the male skater throws his partner in the air, and she lands unassisted on a backward outside edge. Team USA's Brandon Frazier and Alexa Knierim placed third in their team short program but unfortunately came in last during the free program.The rhythm dance event is scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 12, at 6 a.m. EST. The top 20 out of 23 ice dance couples will qualify for the free dance event. That's on Sunday, Feb. 13, at 8:15 p.m. EST.The pair skating short program is set for Friday, Feb. 18, at 5:30 a.m. EST. The free skating event is on Saturday, Feb. 19, at 6 a.m. EST.
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