2. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of hemipterous insects belonging to {Gerris}, {Pyrrhocoris}, {Prostemma}, and allied genera. They have long legs, and run rapidly over the surface of the water, as if skating.
"Oh no, not again," exclaimed one hometown fan as he watched Olympic speed skater Dan Jansen fall to the ice with about 200 meters left in the 1000-meter race at the Calgary games.
His nine-year-old daughter, Stephanie, is developing into a national-class figure skater, and his brush with that sport has opened his eyes to roads his own might travel to boost its lagging purse structure.
And while it takes more than remaining erect to get a good score in figure skating, it's also true that grading a skater who has fallen remains the great mystery of the sport.
We got a very good skater who'll show you how." Demonstrators protesting U.S. policy in El Salvador drowned out much of former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger's comments at a news conference in which he focused on Eastern Europe.
Michael Goldberg, whose Marco Entertainment represents such U.S. figure skaters as Tonya Harding and Christopher Bowman, recently added to his roster two Russian pairs medalists, along with gold medal figure skater Viktor Petrenko of Ukraine.
She is the first American speed skater to win golds in consecutive Olympics, and the first women's 500-meters winner to repeat.
Actress Eva Gabor, actor George Peppard and Olympic gold medalist figure skater Brian Boitano also will judge the Sept. 10 televised contest, officials said Thursday.
"The skirt is hardest to fit so that it will fall right" and accommodate a skater's muscular thighs and hips, she explains.
Word from skater Peggy Fleming, a rumored Trump flame, that she and Donald are not buddy-buddy. "I wouldn't even call him a close friend," said the former Olympian.
"You don't expect a gymnast or a figure skater to come up with a scientific explanation on their failures or successes," said Raskin. "That's what we are for.
Though judges say they wouldn't fail an outstanding skater on costume infractions alone, the dress code has chilled some trend setters.
It's not enough for a skater just to stay on his feet to rate a high grade.
So a skater can get a middling 5.5 score from a judge but still earn a first-place vote if that judge scores no one higher.
He was the only skater to break seven minutes.
Mr. Roake got in touch with Ms. Manley's manager in Los Angeles, and the skater accepted a fee of $5,000 to make a TV spot for the hospital.