Contributions of the group Figure Skating and Ice Skaters

Flying high

nobody@ipernity.com (Esther) — Sun, 03 May 2026 01:58:28 +0000

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Milania Vaananen/Filippo Clerici (Finland) performing a triple twist lift at the 2025 World Figure Skating Championship - Boston, Massachusetts

In this lift, the man throws the woman high into the air as she completes three full rotations and then catches her at the waist to help her land. To see a slow motion video of this move, check out www.youtube.com/watch?v=HuTOFIVK6jc.

Sunday Challenge: Use a fast shutter speed to freeze the motion. If you would like to join this friendly Ipernity group that issues weekly photographic challenges on various topics and you have the time to comment on other members submissions, send me an ipermail and I will send you an invitation. Or join at www.ipernity.com/group/daysincolour365. It is a great way to learn new photographic skills, practice old ones and shoot photographs on topics that you otherwise might miss.

I was not allowed to bring an SLR exchangeable lens camera into the venue so I shot this with my wonderful bridge camera (Panasonic DC-FZ1000M2). Although this camera was not designed for high speed sports photography, it rose to the challenge.

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Tossed

nobody@ipernity.com (Esther) — Sun, 03 May 2026 01:58:25 +0000

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2025 World Figure Skating Championship - Boston, Massachusetts

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Death spiral

nobody@ipernity.com (Esther) — Sun, 03 May 2026 01:58:22 +0000

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Oxana VOUILLAMOZ / Tom BOUVART (SWI)

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Catch foot spin

nobody@ipernity.com (Esther) — Sun, 03 May 2026 01:58:17 +0000

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Kaori Sakamoto (Japan)

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Elegance

nobody@ipernity.com (Esther) — Sun, 03 May 2026 01:58:13 +0000

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Isabeau Levito (USA)

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Variations on a sit spin

nobody@ipernity.com (Esther) — Sun, 03 May 2026 01:58:10 +0000

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Amber Glenn (USA)

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Enjoying the moment

nobody@ipernity.com (Esther) — Sun, 03 May 2026 01:58:06 +0000

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Nina Pinzarrone (Belgium)

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Variation on a sit spin

nobody@ipernity.com (Esther) — Sat, 12 Apr 2025 02:45:40 +0000

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2025 World Figure Skating Championships
Boston, Massachusetts

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Drama and angst

nobody@ipernity.com (Esther) — Sat, 12 Apr 2025 02:45:38 +0000

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Boston, Massachusetts

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Presenting my partner

nobody@ipernity.com (Esther) — Sat, 12 Apr 2025 02:45:34 +0000

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Minerva Fabienne HASE / Nikita VOLODIN of Germany

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Boston, Massachusetts

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Defiant

nobody@ipernity.com (Esther) — Sat, 12 Apr 2025 02:45:30 +0000

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Minerva Fabienne HASE / Nikita VOLODIN of Germany

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Boston, Massachusetts

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These Ain't Your Grandpa's Skates

nobody@ipernity.com (Esther) — Sat, 12 Apr 2025 02:45:26 +0000

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Modern competitive figure skates are often made from composite material, rather than leather. Many have higher heels to pitch a skater's weight towards the front of the blade. The blades may weigh less and may be designed to withstand more force.

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Boston, Massachusetts

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Stretching for the death spiral (Explored)

nobody@ipernity.com (Esther) — Sat, 05 Apr 2025 02:34:00 +0000

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Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara of Japan
Practice Session

The man remains stationary while pivoting. He must keep the appropriate tension on the woman's arm to keep her from collapsing to the ice. The woman must maintain her balance and lower her head to knee level while circling the man.

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Boston, Massachusetts

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Trust and Balance

nobody@ipernity.com (Esther) — Sat, 05 Apr 2025 02:33:57 +0000

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Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara of Japan
Practice Session

It is extremely difficult to maintain balance in an awkward position traveling sideways down the ice.

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Boston, Massachusetts

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The start of the program

nobody@ipernity.com (Esther) — Sat, 05 Apr 2025 02:33:53 +0000

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Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara of Japan
Practice Session

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Boston, Massachusetts

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Defying gravity (Explored)

nobody@ipernity.com (Esther) — Thu, 03 Apr 2025 02:35:48 +0000

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Kevin Aymoz of France

Warm up for the competition

2025 World Figure Skating Championship
Boston, Massachusetts

Caught in midair, it looks frightening, but Kevin Aymoz landed this perfectly on one foot.

My Lumix camera is a wonderful all-purpose camera but was not designed to take lightening fast action shots under indoor lighting conditions. However, the audience was not allowed to bring in cameras with interchangeable lenses or zoom lenses longer than 6 inches. Although I would have loved to have had my Canon r7 with its 100-400 monster lens, the Lumix was a real trooper and got the job done. I had fun watching the skaters and was able to capture some interesting moments.

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Practicing tracking the skaters

nobody@ipernity.com (Esther) — Thu, 03 Apr 2025 02:35:45 +0000

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The cameraman gets in practice as well.
Warm up for the competition

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Boston, Massachusetts

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Canadian Madeline Schizas' Biellmann spin

nobody@ipernity.com (Esther) — Thu, 03 Apr 2025 02:35:41 +0000

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Canadian skater Madeline Schizas
Warm up for the competition

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Boston, Massachusetts

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Flying camel

nobody@ipernity.com (Esther) — Thu, 03 Apr 2025 02:35:38 +0000

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Warm up for the competition

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Boston, Massachusetts

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Catch foot death spiral

nobody@ipernity.com (Esther) — Thu, 03 Apr 2025 02:35:35 +0000

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Warm up for the competition

2025 World Figure Skating Championship
Boston, Massachusetts

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