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Figure Skating Test | Sports

I have always been a fan of figure skating, but even more so since the Olympics of 1988. Here is my quiz about that wonderful sport.

A multiple-choice quiz by lulia. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
lulia

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
71,419

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
1008

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who was Artur Dmitriev's (Russia) partner when he won his first Olympics? Hint

Oksana Kazakova

Ludmilla Smirnova

Kyoko Ina

Natalia Mishkutienok

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who was Katarina Witt's (Germany) coach? Hint

Jutta Muller

Stanislas Zhouk

Georg Haber

Annett Poetzsch

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who was Irina Rodnina's (USSR) partner when she won her first of three Olympic titles in 1972? Hint

Alexander Zaitsev

Oleg Protopopov

Yuri Smirnov

Alexei Ulanov

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who was third in the men's event at the Calgary Olympics, in 1988? Hint

Viktor Petrenko

Vladimir Kotin

Alexander Fedeev

Christopher Bowman

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Question 5 of 10

5. When (what year) were the Duchesnays (France) world champions?

Answer: (a year)

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Question 6 of 10

6. Marina Anissina and Gwendal Peizerat were the French and Olympic champions. But can you name another French team, that was succesful at the world level in the mid-1990s before them? Hint

Isabelle-Paul Duchesnay

David Pelletier - Julie Laporte

Chantal Brunet- Michel Boyce

Sophie Moniotte-Pascal Lavanchy

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Question 7 of 10

7. What do Katarina Witt (Germany), Viktor Petrenko (Ukraine), Irina Slutskaya (Russia) and Sasha Cohen (USA) have in common? Hint

They won a World Championship before the age of 20

They won Championships in the USA

They skated to the same musical 'oeuvre'

They were trained by Jutta Mueller

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Question 8 of 10

8. How many world championships did Midori Ito (Japan) win? Hint

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Question 9 of 10

9. How many world championships did Scott Hamilton (USA) win? Hint

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Question 10 of 10

10. A Russian team, they succeeded Fusar-Poli-Margaglio of Italy as World Ice Dancing champions in 2002. Who are they? Hint

Drobiazko-Vanagas

Grushina-Goncharov

Bourne-Kraatz

Lobacheva-Averbukh

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who was Artur Dmitriev's (Russia) partner when he won his first Olympics?

Answer: Natalia Mishkutienok

It was in 1992. He won again in 1998 with Oskana Kazakova

2. Who was Katarina Witt's (Germany) coach?

Answer: Jutta Muller

Jutta Muller was also the coach of Annett Poetzsch, 1980 Olympic champion

3. Who was Irina Rodnina's (USSR) partner when she won her first of three Olympic titles in 1972?

Answer: Alexei Ulanov

Alexander Zaitsev was her second partner, with whom she won in 1976 and 1980.

4. Who was third in the men's event at the Calgary Olympics, in 1988?

Answer: Viktor Petrenko

Viktor went on to win gold in 1992. Alexander Fadeev was slated for spot but failed to win a medal. Vladimir Kotin was the third Soviet man.

5. When (what year) were the Duchesnays (France) world champions?

Answer: 1991

They brought a lot of innovation to the sport. But since then, it seems that ice dancing when back to its old Ballroom dancing self.

6. Marina Anissina and Gwendal Peizerat were the French and Olympic champions. But can you name another French team, that was succesful at the world level in the mid-1990s before them?

Answer: Sophie Moniotte-Pascal Lavanchy

They won the silver medal at the Worlds of 94 and the bronze in 95.

7. What do Katarina Witt (Germany), Viktor Petrenko (Ukraine), Irina Slutskaya (Russia) and Sasha Cohen (USA) have in common?

Answer: They skated to the same musical 'oeuvre'

The music in question is Bizet's Carmen, of course!

8. How many world championships did Midori Ito (Japan) win?

Answer: 1

In 1989. 'Older' skating fans may remember how she crashed in the boards and almost onto a camera at the Worlds in 1992...

9. How many world championships did Scott Hamilton (USA) win?

Answer: 4

1981-1984.

10. A Russian team, they succeeded Fusar-Poli-Margaglio of Italy as World Ice Dancing champions in 2002. Who are they?

Answer: Lobacheva-Averbukh

Their victory caused some controversy: some thought that the Canadians deserved to win, and that Drobiazko-Vanagas, from Lithuania, should have been placed higher.

Source: Author lulia

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