Quadruple Jump News Today

Have you ever watched Figure skaters gliding effortlessly on the ice and wondered if there was a difference between figure skating and ice dancing? The two appear similar, but there is an intriguing distinction that sets them apart. In order to understand the nuances of these Olympic sports, let us take a closer look at

At the world championships where i was wondering if i would get through it, so the solution was to just take that one element out. >> larry: is a figure skater expected to do the quad? >> we have a new judging system, and it really is accurate you m the 4:40 program. if it was about doing a quadruple jump, it would be a ten-second free skate where you go and do your best jump and thats it. but it really is about accumulating points and for me thats taken, you know, countless hours of work to be ...

Doing quadruple jumps, do you envision a time when thats going to be par for the course and does yevgeny plushenko have a point in saying, you know, its the beginning of moving this movement forward? >> i totally agree with that point that yevgeny plushenko is making. i do believe the sport needs to move forward. but right now its not about the athlete. its about winning medals. and with the new judging system, the way its laid out, it doesnt reward attempting a quadruple jump. and so its basica...

Masters, nbc has the u.s. open, abc has the british open and i think all of them want tiger for all of those tournaments to get him on there. its about ratings. if he just wins a golf tournament, that might put an end to some of these questions. lets move to actual sports. a big night for team usa at the olympics. evan lysacek stunned defending russian champ evgeni plushenko in mens figure skating, continuing americas gold rush in vancouver. nbcs chris jansing joined us. you were in the arena ...