// BEGIN editorial data var i = 0; var spt_olyquiz_figureskating = new Array(); spt_olyquiz_figureskating.ID = "spt_olyquiz_figureskating"; spt_olyquiz_figureskating.ID_WB = 10088185; spt_olyquiz_figureskating.navsectionID = "" spt_olyquiz_figureskating.sPubDate = "11/18/2005 1:36:59 AM GMT"; spt_olyquiz_figureskating.quiztype = 1; spt_olyquiz_figureskating.appFmt = 0; spt_olyquiz_figureskating.bDispQNums = 1; spt_olyquiz_figureskating.appWidth = 460; spt_olyquiz_figureskating.appDeck = new Array("","You answered of the questions correctly. Scroll down to see answers for each question."); spt_olyquiz_figureskating.headHeight = 40; spt_olyquiz_figureskating.copyMargin = 9; spt_olyquiz_figureskating.copyBorder = 0; spt_olyquiz_figureskating[1] = new Array(); spt_olyquiz_figureskating[1][0] = new Array("The ISU created a new scoring system in the wake of the Salt Lake City judging scandal, in hopes of making figure skating more accountable. Instead of the century-old 6.0 scale, the new system is based on which of the following?"); spt_olyquiz_figureskating[1].answer = "Points
Each technical element has a set value based on its difficulty. Judges can add anywhere from plus-3 points to minus-3 points to the base value of a jump or element, and plus-1.5 to minus-1 for a spin."; spt_olyquiz_figureskating[1][1] = new Array("Coaches",'',0); spt_olyquiz_figureskating[1][2] = new Array("Computers",'',0); spt_olyquiz_figureskating[1][3] = new Array("Points",'',1); spt_olyquiz_figureskating[1][4] = new Array("Audience applause",'',0); spt_olyquiz_figureskating[2] = new Array(); spt_olyquiz_figureskating[2][0] = new Array("In January 2005, U.S. figure skater Kimmie Meissner became the first female to complete a triple axel since 1991. Which skater last completed a triple axel before Meissner?"); spt_olyquiz_figureskating[2].answer = "Tonya Harding"; spt_olyquiz_figureskating[2][1] = new Array("Nancy Kerrigan",'',0); spt_olyquiz_figureskating[2][2] = new Array("Kristi Yamaguchi",'',0); spt_olyquiz_figureskating[2][3] = new Array("Debi Thomas",'',0); spt_olyquiz_figureskating[2][4] = new Array("Tonya Harding",'',1); spt_olyquiz_figureskating[3] = new Array(); spt_olyquiz_figureskating[3][0] = new Array("Which of the following is not the name of a jump?"); spt_olyquiz_figureskating[3].answer = "Spin"; spt_olyquiz_figureskating[3][1] = new Array("Loop",'',0); spt_olyquiz_figureskating[3][2] = new Array("Lutz",'',0); spt_olyquiz_figureskating[3][3] = new Array("Spin",'',1); spt_olyquiz_figureskating[3][4] = new Array("Salchow",'',0); spt_olyquiz_figureskating[4] = new Array(); spt_olyquiz_figureskating[4][0] = new Array("When did the United States last win a gold medal in men's figure skating?"); spt_olyquiz_figureskating[4].answer = "1988 (Brian Boitano)"; spt_olyquiz_figureskating[4][1] = new Array("1988 (Brian Boitano)",'',1); spt_olyquiz_figureskating[4][2] = new Array("1984 (Scott Hamilton)",'',0); spt_olyquiz_figureskating[4][3] = new Array("1998 (Todd Eldredge)",'',0); spt_olyquiz_figureskating[4][4] = new Array("1992 (Paul Wylie)",'',0); spt_olyquiz_figureskating[5] = new Array(); spt_olyquiz_figureskating[5][0] = new Array("Which of the following Olympic hopefuls won a silver medal at the 1998 Games in Nagano and bronze at the 2002 Games in Salt Lake City?"); spt_olyquiz_figureskating[5].answer = "Michelle Kwan
"; spt_olyquiz_figureskating[5][1] = new Array("Sasha Cohen",'',0); spt_olyquiz_figureskating[5][2] = new Array("Johnny Weir",'',0); spt_olyquiz_figureskating[5][3] = new Array("Michelle Kwan",'',1); spt_olyquiz_figureskating[5][4] = new Array("Jennifer Kirk",'',0); spt_olyquiz_figureskating[6] = new Array(); spt_olyquiz_figureskating[6][0] = new Array("True of false: Figure skating debuted in the Summer Olympics. "); spt_olyquiz_figureskating[6].answer = "True
The sport debuted at the 1908 Summer Games in London.
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"); spt_olyquiz_figureskating[7].answer = "Oksana Baiul
"; spt_olyquiz_figureskating[7][1] = new Array("Kristi Yamaguchi",'',0); spt_olyquiz_figureskating[7][2] = new Array("Midori Ito",'',0); spt_olyquiz_figureskating[7][3] = new Array("Oksana Baiul",'',1); spt_olyquiz_figureskating[7][4] = new Array("Tara Lipinski",'',0); spt_olyquiz_figureskating[8] = new Array(); spt_olyquiz_figureskating[8][0] = new Array("What is it called when a figure skater spins with one leg in the air parallel to the ice?
"); spt_olyquiz_figureskating[8].answer = "Camel
"; spt_olyquiz_figureskating[8][1] = new Array("Spiral",'',0); spt_olyquiz_figureskating[8][2] = new Array("Camel",'',1); spt_olyquiz_figureskating[8][3] = new Array("Giraffe",'',0); spt_olyquiz_figureskating[8][4] = new Array("Zebra",'',0); spt_olyquiz_figureskating[9] = new Array(); spt_olyquiz_figureskating[9][0] = new Array("Who is known as 'the father of figure skating?'"); spt_olyquiz_figureskating[9].answer = "Jackson Haines
"; spt_olyquiz_figureskating[9][1] = new Array("Dick Button",'',0); spt_olyquiz_figureskating[9][2] = new Array("Jackson Haines",'',1); spt_olyquiz_figureskating[9][3] = new Array("Scott Hamilton",'',0); spt_olyquiz_figureskating[9][4] = new Array("Robbin Cousins",'',0); spt_olyquiz_figureskating[10] = new Array(); spt_olyquiz_figureskating[10][0] = new Array("What year was ice dancing added as an Olympic sport?"); spt_olyquiz_figureskating[10].answer = "1976 (Innsbruck)
"; spt_olyquiz_figureskating[10][1] = new Array("1976 (Innsbruck)",'',1); spt_olyquiz_figureskating[10][2] = new Array("1980 (Lake Placid)",'',0); spt_olyquiz_figureskating[10][3] = new Array("1960 (Squaw Valley)",'',0); spt_olyquiz_figureskating[10][4] = new Array("1984 (Sarajevo) ",'',0); spt_olyquiz_figureskating[11] = new Array(); spt_olyquiz_figureskating[11][0] = new Array("Which U.S. skater became the youngest to ever win a gold medal at the age of 15?"); spt_olyquiz_figureskating[11].answer = "Tara Lipinski
"; spt_olyquiz_figureskating[11][1] = new Array("Nicole Bobek",'',0); spt_olyquiz_figureskating[11][2] = new Array("Tonya Harding",'',0); spt_olyquiz_figureskating[11][3] = new Array("Tara Lipinski",'',1); spt_olyquiz_figureskating[11][4] = new Array("Dorothy Hamill",'',0); spt_olyquiz_figureskating[12] = new Array(); spt_olyquiz_figureskating[12][0] = new Array("Which figure skater was banned for life by the U.S. Figure Skating Association because of her involvement in the assault of Nancy Kerrigan prior to the 1994 Olympics?"); spt_olyquiz_figureskating[12].answer = "Tonya Harding
"; spt_olyquiz_figureskating[12][1] = new Array("Kristi Yamaguchi",'',0); spt_olyquiz_figureskating[12][2] = new Array("Nancy Kerrigan",'',0); spt_olyquiz_figureskating[12][3] = new Array("Tonya Harding",'',1); spt_olyquiz_figureskating[12][4] = new Array("Debi Thomas",'',0); // END editorial data