* Besides yourself, the basic need of beginning skaters is a good pair of skates. How should your skates (especially rentals) fit your foot?
* How should your skates be laced?
* Once you get on the ice, if you fall, what should you should try to fall on?
* Before you go too fast, learn how to stop. The easiest stop is the snowplow, in which you push your heels _____?
* Stroking: when you push off on an inside edge (the inside of your blade), remember to bend your what?
* How should your head be held when you skate forwards?
* How many edges does a skater need to learn?
* What is the best way to improve your skating?
* How many calories an hour does the average person burn while ice skating?
* St. Ludwina is the patron saint of skaters. She was knocked down by a female skating companion in 1396, and broke this part of her body. What part was it?
* The heroine of the book, "Hans Brinker and the Silver Skates" was who?
* In London, women skated at the Prince's Skating club. Besides long skirts, the women also had to wear _____ ?
* In 1915, crowds of up to 6000 people came to the Hippodrome in New York, to watch a 17 year old skater star in, "Flirting in St. Moritz". Her name was Charlotte and she came from what country?
* Madge Syers was the first female to win a medal in Olympic competition, and she took silver against this male skater in 1902. What legendary male skater beat her?
* In the 1906 Olympics, women's skating was instituted in its own right, and English woman Madge Syers won gold this time. Her pioneering also allowed what other type of skaters to compete in this Olympics?
* Sonja Henie did many things to change skating. She wore short skirts, she was athletic, and she was an astute businesswoman. She died of ______ at age 59?
* The 30s were dominated by Sonja Henie and the British perfecting their figures, the 40s by war, and finally the 50's gave America her first female Olympic champion. Like Scott Hamilton, this skater took to the ice to gain strength. Who was she?
* Who overcame a disasterous short program, to win his second Canadian title in 2003? (Hint - he skated to "Crazy Benny" by Safri Duo for his short and wore a very colourful outfit!)
* Jennifer Robinson made history with the number of Canadian championships, that she had won after the 2003 Canadian National Championships. How many was it?
* At the 2003 Canadian Championships, Shae-Lynn Bourne and Victor Kraatz won another Canadian title to go along with another World medal, which they won in 2002 in Nagano, Japan. How many Canadian, and how many World medals did that make?