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Ballet on butter knives, where a smile hides ankle-shattering force and a fall is part of the choreography.
OriginNamed for figures literally carved into ice
G-forceQuad jumps spin near 360 rpm
Landing impactEach landing absorbs five to eight body weights
Blade edgeSkaters balance on a few millimeters of steel
Old rulesTracing figures dominated scoring until 1990