Factual error: During the movie, Doug watches video from the previous Olympic competition. The skaters are shown performing in a darkened arena lit by spotlights. Special lighting effects like this are not allowed in competition. All competitions take place in a brightly lit arena.
The Cutting Edge (1992)
Plot summary
Directed by: Paul Michael Glaser
Starring: D.B. Sweeney, Terry O'Quinn, Roy Dotrice, Moira Kelly
Kate Moseley and Doug Dorsey had the worst showing at the 1988 Winter Olympics. She lost out on a gold medal for pairs figure skating while his hockey career ended due to injury. Two years later and Doug is chosen to be Kate's partner. Can they put aside their differences, win that gold at the Olympics and maybe fall in love?
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Kate: I swear, you let me down and it'll take them a month to count the blade marks up your back.
Question: I'm no expert on figure skating, so could someone explain why Kate couldn't just become a single skater when she had trouble finding a partner to work with? (Her father says that they should have made her a single skater). To the untrained eye, the fundamentals of single and pair skating seem the same.
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Chosen answer: One reason is that singles skating focuses on jumps. Pair skaters usually do side-by-side jumps like double axles and the easier triple jumps. Single skaters now do up to three triple jumps in a row - a skill that pair skaters do not work so hard to master and may set her back in competitions.