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Figure Skating Firsts: Men

written by: AnyaAngie
 
This quiz will test your knowledge of the history-making moments in the men's division of figure skating. Who was the first man to land a quadruple-triple combination? Who was the first man to do three quads in a single program? Find out the answers to these questions here!

Question 1:


What country did the first skater to land a single Salchow skate for?
Russia
United States
Sweden
Ukraine

Question 2:


Dick Button was the first figure skater to do the now-standard flying camel spin.
False
True

Question 3:


History was made in 1988 when this man became the first skater to land a retified quadruple in competition.
Scott Hamilton
Brian Boitano
Josef Sobavcek
Kurt Browning

Question 4:


This Russian figure skater never won a major title before becoming Olympic Champion in 1994.
Alexei Urmanov
Ilia Kulik
Alexei Yagudin
Evgeni Plushenko

Question 5:


Who is the first man to land a quadruple-triple combination?
Elvis Stojko
Evgeni Plushenko
Alexei Yagudin
Timothy Goebel

Question 6:


This American skater with a spellbinding jumping ability became the first man to land 3 quads in the same program in the year 2000.
Timothy Goebel
Johnny Weir
Todd Eldredge
Michael Weiss

Question 7:


What historic jump combination was first done by Evgeni Plushenko?
Triple Axel-half loop-triple flip
All of these
Quadruple toe-triple toe-triple loop
Quadruple toe-triple toe-double loop

Question 8:


Although it was first done in 1988, the men's quad was not successfully landed in Olympic Games until 1998. Which lucky figure skater has his name in the history books for this achievement?
Alexei Yagudin
Todd Eldredge
Ilia Kulik
Elvis Stojko

Question 9:


The now-commonplace triple Axel-triple toe loop combination was first done by which Olympic champion?
Alexei Yagudin
Dick Button
Viktor Petrenko
Robin Cousins

Question 10:


How many different Figure Skating World Champions in the men's division were there from 1995 to 2005?
8
5
10
9

Question 11:


Known for his elegant edges, this young figure skater was in a tragic accident in 1996 while skating at a show in Mexico. He was told he would never walk again. He came back in the fall of 1997, and until 2004 when he retired he was a fan favorite in competitions, usually earning bronze at best. However, he did rank second in the 2001-2002 Skate America and at the European Championships in 2002. Who is this man, who went on to win the Russian National Championships in the 2002-2003 season?
Evgeni Plushenko
Ilia Klimkin
Alexander Abt
Alexei Yagudin

 
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