Olympian Maxim Naumov Answers Figure Skating Questions | Tech Support | WIRED

Team USA Olympian Maxim Naumov joins WIRED to answer the internet’s burning questions about Olympic Figure Skating. How does a Figure Skater find out they’re going to the Winter Olympics? How do they measure performance in Figure Skating? Why do ice/roller-skaters skate backwards? Answers to these questions and many more await on Figure Skating Support. #Olympics #WinterOlympics #TeamUSA 00:00 - Olympian Support 00:10 - Lutz do this 00:47 - The 6 main Figure Skating jumps 01:55 - The fishing pole 02:49 - Do skaters know when they underrotate? 03:58 - Did anyone see that? 04:55 - The perfect choreo sequence doesn’t exi– 05:13 - A quintuple jump on the ice?! 05:45 - Figure Skating on the fyp 06:29 - Maxim’s tips for the backspin 07:24 - Raining Winnie-the-Poohs… 08:02 - … or Polar Bears 08:37 - “You’re going to the Winter Olympics” 08:53 - 🥈🥈🥈🥈🥈 09:28 - Speed. Power. Timing. 10:17 - Why is the quad loop so hard? 10:59 - Duct tape saves the day 11:58 - Feet are screaming, but I told them to chill 12:21 - Edge jumps or toe jumps? 13:08 - Spinning to the left? It feels just right 13:32 - How to measure performance in Figure Skating 14:11 - Sk8s up 14:43 - Creating the perfect program 15:18 - Pairs, man… 16:47 - Finding the edge with the right blade 17:55 - Ice, Ice, Baby 18:27 - Why do skaters skate backwards? 19:09 - Noughties on the ice? Massive 20:07 - Sharp edges. Smooth moves. Still haven’t subscribed to WIRED on YouTube? ►► http://wrd.cm/15fP7B7 Listen to the Get WIRED podcast ►► https://link.chtbl.com/wired-ytc-desc Want more WIRED? Get the magazine ►► https://subscribe.wired.com/subscribe/splits/wired/WIR_YouTube?source=EDT_WIR_YouTube_0_Video_Description_ZZ Follow WIRED: Instagram ►►https://instagram.com/wired Twitter ►►http://www.twitter.com/wired Facebook ►►https://www.facebook.com/wired Tik Tok ►►https://www.tiktok.com/@wired Get more incredible stories on science and tech with our daily newsletter: htt