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CONTESTQUESTION: Who is the youngest ever Olympic champion?ANSWER: Tara Lipinski (15 years old in 1998)

QUESTION: Which judging system was used to score figure skating performances prior to 2005? ANSWER: The 6.0 judging system

QUESTION: The success of which 1992 movie about figure skating led to two more ABC Family original sequels?ANSWER: “The Cutting Edge”

QUESTION: The first quadruple jump successfully landed in a competition was delivered by:ANSWER: Kurt Browning, Canada (Quadruple toe loop, 1988 World Championships)

QUESTION: The ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating series is comprised of how many skating compe-titions (the Grand Prix Final not included)?ANSWER: Six (Skate America, Skate Canada, Cup of China, Rostelecom Cup, Trophée Eric Bom-pard, NHK Trophy)

QUESTION: What team did the U.S. Hockey team beat to win the Olympic gold medal in 1980?ANSWER: Finland. The “Miracle on Ice” game when the U.S. beat the USSR team was not for the gold medal. In 1980, the medal round was a round-robin, not the single elimination format it is today. Under Olympic rules at the time, the group game with Sweden was counted along with the medal round games versus the Soviet Union and Finland, so it was mathematically possible for the United States to finish anywhere from first to fourth place.

QUESTION: Who was involved in the “Battle of the Brians” and in which Olympics did it take place?ANSWER: The “Battle of the Brians” was an infor-mal name given by the media to the figure skat-

ing rivalry between Canadian Brian Orser and American Brian Boitano at the 1988 Olympic Winter Games in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. This rivalry is considered one of the most memorable in men’s figure skating history.

QUESTION: In what year did curling become an Olympic sport?ANSWER: Curling was included in the program of the inaugural Olympic Winter Games in 1924 in Chamonix, France; however, the sport was finally added to the official program for the 1998 Olympic Winter Games in Nagano, Japan.

QUESTION: Who is the only American woman to have six Winter Olympic medals?ANSWER: Bonnie Blair (speed skating)

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The Olympic Winter Games are generally held four years apart; however, when the Internation-al Olympic Committee voted to stage the Win-ter and Summer Games in alternating four year cycles, which Olympic Winter Games were held just two years after the last, and where were they held?ANSWER: The 1994 Olympic Winter Games in Lillehammer, Norway.

QUESTION: The “Battle of the Carmens” involved which two ladies figure skaters and what was the final result?ANSWER: East German Katarina Witt and Amer-ican Debi Thomas during the 1988 Olympic Winter Games in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Both Witt and Thomas skated to the music of Bizet’s opera Carmen in their respective free skates. Witt won, with Thomas placing third.

QUESTION: In what year were the first Olympic Winter Games held? a) 1908 b) 1916 c) 1924 or d) 1932?ANSWER: c) 1924

QUESTION: When was the first time the United States won an Olympic gold medal in hockey? a) 1948 b) 1956 c) 1960 or d) 1964?ANSWER: c) 1960QUESTION: Where were the first Olympic Winter Games held? a) St. Moritz, Switzerland b) Tu-rin, Italy c) Chamonix, France or d) Vancouver, Canada?ANSWER:c) Chamonix, France

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What is the only Winter Olympic sport that Ja-maica has ever entered? ANSWER: Bobsled (Calgary, 1988)

QUESTION: How many Olympic gold medals did ladies figure skater Sonja Henie win?ANSWER: Three (1928, 1932, 1936)

QUESTION: What is the newest Winter Olympic sport?ANSWER: Snowboarding (added in 1998)

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Which country has hosted the most Olympic Winter Games? a) Canada b) France c) Australia or d) The United States?ANSWER: d) The United States

QUESTION: In what year was a team event for fig-ure skating added to the Winter Olympics?ANSWER: 2014. Next year, a team event will be

Tara Lipinski

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added to the figure skating program, requiring the competition to start a day before the Games’ opening ceremony. This will be the first time in the history of the Winter Olympics that competi-tions will be held before the opening ceremonies take place.

QUESTION: Which of the following is a real fig-ure skating move named after a former Olym-pic champion? a) The Witt Twist b) The Hamill Camel or c) The Button Hook?ANSWER: b) The Hamill Camel. The movement when a skater turns a camel spin into a sitting spin was named for 1976 Olympic champion Dorothy Hamill of the United States.

QUESTION: In what year did figure skater Peggy Fleming win the Olympic gold medal?ANSWER: 1968

QUESTION: What music did British ice dancers Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean skate to at the 1984 Olympic Winter Games in Sarajevo, Bosnia?ANSWER: “Bolero”

QUESTION: In 1998, what country became the first to win gold in women’s ice hockey? a) The United States b) Italy c) Sweden or d) CanadaANSWER: a) The United States

QUESTION: Figure skating has been included in every Olympic Winter Games. In what two years and in what cities was figure skating included in the Olympic Summer Games? ANSWER: 1908 in London; 1920 in Antwerp, Belgium

QUESTION: Who was the first person to win an Olympic figure skating medal in both the Sum-mer and Winter Games?ANSWER: Gillis Grafström of Sweden. Grafström won three consecutive Olympic gold medals in 1920 (Summer), 1924 and 1928 (Winter).

QUESTION: How old was Sonja Henie when she first skated in the Olympics in 1924? What was her placement?ANSWER: 11 years old; eighth out of eight ladies

QUESTION: The first Skating Club was founded in 1742 and was comprised entirely of men. Where was this club located?ANSWER: Edinburgh, Scotland

QUESTION: Originally founded in 1742, in what year did the original men’s only Skating Club of Edinburgh, Scotland finally allow female mem-bers?ANSWER: 1865

QUESTION: The first figure skating website went live on the internet in 1995. Which website was it?ANSWER: usfigureskating.org

QUESTION: How many times has the Winter Olympics been held in the United States?ANSWER: Four (1932, Lake Placid, New York; 1960, Squaw Valley, Calif.; 1980, Lake Placid, New York; 2002, Salt Lake City)

QUESTION: Which two U.S. cities have hosted more than one Summer or Winter Games?ANSWER: Los Angeles (1932 and 1984 Summer Games); Lake Placid, New York (1932 and 1980 Winter Games)

QUESTION: What Olympic record did Norwegian figure skater Sonja Henie hold for 70 years?ANSWER: At 15 years and 10 months old, Henie was the youngest woman ever to win an Olympic gold medal. She held that title for 70 years until American figure skater Tara Lipinski, two months younger than Henie, won gold at the 1998 Olympic Winter Games in Nagano, Japan.

QUESTION: In what year did figure skating make its Olympic debut?ANSWER: Figure skating debuted at the 1908 Olympic Summer Games in London. The singles and pairs competitions have been a part of every Winter Games since 1924. The ice dancing com-petition was introduced in 1976.

QUESTION: To date, which country has won the most Olympic medals in figure skating? a) Rus-sia (excluding the Soviet Union) b) The United States c) Canada d) Germany (including both East & West) or e) France?ANSWER: b) The United States (46 medals: 14 gold, 16 silver, 16 bronze)

QUESTION: How many ends are in a game of curl-ing?ANSWER: In curling tournament style, games usually run for 10 ends; games played at the club level usually run for 8 ends.

QUESTION: Which three Olympic figure skating champions are related and how are they related?ANSWER: Carol Heiss (1960 ladies champion) is married to Hayes Jenkins (1956 men’s cham-pion). Hayes Jenkins and David Jenkins (1960 men’s champion) are brothers.

QUESTION: What are the positions of a curling team?ANSWER: Lead, second, third or vice-skip, skip (leader). Extra points if answered in the order they deliver the stones – see above.

QUESTION: Name the three ice surfaces located in the Lake Placid Olympic ComplexANSWER:The 1932 rink, the 1980 rink and the USA rink

QUESTION: At the Olympic Winter Games in Lake Placid, New York, where did the long track speed skating competition take place?ANSWER:On the speed track in front of the high school, next to the Olympic Center.

QUESTION: How many short track speed skating events will there be at the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia? ANSWER: Eight

QUESTION: Short track speed skating first ap-peared as a demonstration sport at which Olym-pic Games? ANSWER: The 1988 Olympic Winter Games in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

QUESTION: What Winter Olympic sport is played by two teams of four players and is sometimes referred to as “chess on ice”?ANSWER: A: Curling

QUESTION: Name all eight of the Olympic ice sports.ANSWER: Bobsled, luge, skeleton, ice hockey, figure skating, speed skating, short track and curling.

QUESTION: Georg Hackl is the only athlete to medal in the same event at five consecutive Olympic Games. In which sport did he accom-plish this feat?ANSWER: Luge

QUESTION: In what year did ice hockey make its Olympic debut?ANSWER: The 1920 Summer Olympics (The Win-ter Olympics followed in 1924)

QUESTION: Who became the first African-Amer-ican athlete to win gold in an individual event at the 2006 Olympic Winter Games in Turin, Italy?ANSWER: Shani Davis, speed skating 1000m

Hayes and Carol Heiss Jenkins