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今天为大家介绍花样滑冰、短道速滑两项冬奥会上极具观赏性的项目：

Figure skating,花样滑冰

「F-I-G-U-R-E」figure,「S-K-A-T-I-N-G」skating

男女单人滑比赛中，比赛按短节目和自由滑的顺序分两天进行。双人滑由1名男运动员和1名女运动员配对参赛,分短节目和自由滑两个项目,两个项目总分构成最终成绩。冰上舞蹈由1男1女配对比赛,比赛按短舞蹈和自由舞的顺序进行。双人滑和冰上舞蹈的主要区别在于技术动作。

Singles events are one person, whereas a pair is always a man and a woman, who together perform difficult and amazing tricks such as spins and jumps as they skate across the smooth surface of the ice. Ice dancing is similar to pairs figure skating. It is always done by a team, a man and a woman. They must do four dances, two of these dances are the same of all dancers. The other two dances are called the "original dance" and "free dance". The skaters are assigned by judges according to the technical score and presentation score.

Short track speed skating,短道速滑

「S-H-O-R-T」short ，「T-R-A-C-K」track

短道速滑项目通常在室内冰场举行,跑道周长约111米。短道速滑比赛采用淘汰制，4-8运动员在1条起跑线上同时起跑出发,以到达终点先后顺序论胜负。

The short track events occur on an oval track that is around 111 meters around.The skaters race in a pack, 4-8 at a time, the first person across the finish line is the winner.