<Ul> <Li> Singles competition for men and women (referred to as "ladies" in ISU rulebooks), wherein individual skaters perform jumps, spins, step sequences, spirals, and other elements in their programs . </Li> <Li> Pair skating teams, consisting of a man and a woman skating together . Pairs perform elements that are specific to the discipline such as: throw jumps, in which the man' throws' the woman into a jump; lifts, in which the woman is held above the man's head in one of various grips and positions; pair spins, in which both skaters spin together about a common axis; death spirals; and other elements such as side - by - side jumps and spins in unison . </Li> <Li> Ice dance is again for couples consisting of a woman and a man skating together . In contrast to pair skating, ice dance focuses on intricate footwork performed in close dance holds, in time with the music . Ice dance lifts must not go above the shoulder, and throws and jumps are disallowed . </Li> </Ul> <Li> Singles competition for men and women (referred to as "ladies" in ISU rulebooks), wherein individual skaters perform jumps, spins, step sequences, spirals, and other elements in their programs . </Li> <Li> Pair skating teams, consisting of a man and a woman skating together . Pairs perform elements that are specific to the discipline such as: throw jumps, in which the man' throws' the woman into a jump; lifts, in which the woman is held above the man's head in one of various grips and positions; pair spins, in which both skaters spin together about a common axis; death spirals; and other elements such as side - by - side jumps and spins in unison . </Li> <Li> Ice dance is again for couples consisting of a woman and a man skating together . In contrast to pair skating, ice dance focuses on intricate footwork performed in close dance holds, in time with the music . Ice dance lifts must not go above the shoulder, and throws and jumps are disallowed . </Li>

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