FIGURE SKATING TAKES PLACE ON AN ICE RINK.  SKATERS SKATE AROUND THE ICE TO MUSIC, PERFORMING GLIDES, STEPS, SPINS, AND JUMPS, AND ARE AWARDED POINTS BY JUDGES.  THERE ARE MALE'S, FEMALE'S, AND PAIRS EVENTS, MADE UP OF A SHORT, OR ORIGINAL, PROGRAM AND A LONG, OR FREE, PROGRAM.  ICE DANCING IS SKATED IN PAIRS.  THE EMPHASIS IS ON MUSICAL INTERPRETATION, AND NO HIGH JUMPSOR LIFTS ARE ALLOWED.  ICE DANCING HAS TWO COMPULSORY DANCES AND A FREE PROGRAM.