Figure skating is known for its marvelous moves. There is one     1    (call) the “quad Axel ” or “4A.” , which is widely considered to be the hardest jump in figure skating. In terms of difficulty, there are six     2     (type) of jumps in figure skating. The Axel (阿克塞尔跳), also known     3     the Axel Paulsen jump after its creator, is the most difficult one. It is a type of “edge jump,”     4     (mean) skaters have to skate on one side of the blade when lifting off the ice.

Derived(衍生) from the Axel jump, the quad Axel sits at the top when it comes to jump difficulty as it     5    (actual) requires a skater to complete a quad Axel rotation and an extra half revolution(旋转). Among all the Axel jumps, it has a specific requirement for skaters     6    (jump) up while facing forward. So in such cases, there is always an extra half turn     7     one needs to complete to ensure they land backwards.

Although no one has yet conquered the move at any competitions, the world’s high-level Japanese skater Yuzuru Hanyu had given it the     8    (close) go during the Japanese national championship in 2021. However, as it was not quite a perfect success, it was downgraded(降级)due to     9     (he) two-footed landing. Hanyu, nicknamed by many fans as the “Ice Prince”     10    (have) always dreamed of completing this most difficult move.

8 . Whether it’s to improve your fitness, health or environment, taking up bicycle riding can be one of the best decisions you have ever made.

Save the planet

    1    . Twenty bicycles can be parked in the same space as one car. It takes around 5 percent of the materials and energy used to make a car to build a bike, and a bike produces zero pollution.

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Cycling just 20 miles a week reduces your risk of heart disease to less than half that of those who take no exercise. Studies from Purdue University in the US have shown that regular cycling can cut your risk of heart disease by 50 percent.

Enjoy healthy family time

Cycling is an activity the whole family can do together. It’s kind on your joints, and there’s nothing to stop grandparents joining in too. Moreover, your riding habit can be sowing the seeds for your kids.    3    . Put simply, if your kids see you riding regularly, they will think it’s normal and want to follow your example.

Increase your brain power

Do you want to be smarter and increase your brain power?    4    . That’s because cycling helps build new brain cells in the hippocampus—the part responsible for memory which goes worse from the age of 30.     5    . It increases blood flow and oxygen to the brain.

Make you happy

Even if you’re not in a good mood, just three 30-minute rides a week can be enough to give people the lift they need.

9 . Here are some sports in the Winter Olympics:

Sledging

Sledging has been an Olympic sport since 1924. It came from the Swiss town of St. Moritz in the late 1800s and looks great fun! If you want to do this sport, you should be able to run on the ice! Top athletes can sometimes reach speeds about 130 kilometers an hour. Germany picked up the gold for both the two and four men bobsleigh at the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics.

Curling

Curling has also been an Olympic sport since 1924 and its birthplace is Scotland. Curling is a competition between two teams with four players on each side. The game is played on the ice, and the two teams take turns pushing a 19.1kg stone towards a series of concentric circles. The object is to get the stone as close to the centre of the circles as possible. You need to be light on your feet and have good balance to walk on the ice.

Hockey

Hockey is an Olympic sport since 1920. It is fun, fast but also a little dangerous. Women were not allowed to play in the Olympics until 1998. Teams consist of 12 people, but each team can’t have more than six players on the ice at one time. The game lasts for three 20-minute periods, with a 15-minute break after the first and second periods. Canada holds the gold for both the men and women’s ice hockey teams, but ice hockey is a growing sport in the UK, with lots of clubs and teams.