How is geometry used in figure skating and/or gymnastics?

: How is geometry used in figure skating and/or gymnastics?
I’m doing a project for geometry about how geometry is used in sports and i decided to talk about either gymnastics or figure skating, but I need a little help with the information. Anything is helpful, so please and thank you!

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Answer by Jess O
i don’t know what geometry is sorry

Answer by *summerrrr’09
wait..geometry is shapes..i dont think it has to do with skating/gymnastics….physics does…watch ice princess(:

Answer by wintermag52
well for syncro there’ll be usage of geomoetry, ie formation etc.
but for singles there isn’t usage that comes to mind, in pairs and dance maybe look into the mirror footwork sequences i guess

Answer by Wicked797
There is a lot of science and math in skating, but not geometry so much…try cheerleading if you want something more artistic, or maybe try football. I think that or baseball could work better for your project. But I am happy you wanted to use the best sport in the world for it.

Answer by showgirl525
I really don’t know how it is used….lol sorry.. but you could use dressage! this is a video and this https://www.usdf.org/ is the site so you can see some patterns that they do. in dressage there are moves like trot circle to point A then canter a line to point B the whole arena is like a plane in geometry.

Or you can you Saddle seat Equitation
this is a video showing a pattern and this is the patterns they have to do. this is the website about it. its the same as dressage just different styles of patterns and riding but they both use geometry

but if you REALLY want to use figure skating i suggest going to the usfsa.com – us figure skating site they might have something you can use. =)

Hope this Helped!

Answer by Yumiko
geometry is mostly shapes so mayb eyou can do smoething on syncro
but singles uses mostly physics

Answer by nice at heart! Xx
Ok, I admittedly know as much about the link between geometry and ice skating as a fly! lol

apart from say u are learning a sit pin but you are traveling if you put knees in tighter ON AN ANGLE and point your foot you spin faster and on the spot or if you are learning a Russian split the angle your legs split into in the air effects how you travel and the hight you reach.

Answer by Sabrina
For figure skating you could talk about how different jumps have different angle degrees or something. Like flips and loops are 360 and axels are 540 (1 and a half turns). Watching the movie ice princess might help you. 🙂