Figure skating

Figure skating

a sport and activity in which individuals, duos, or groups perform on figure skates on ice. The four Olympic disciplines are men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. Non-Olympic disciplines include synchronized skating and four skating. In senior-level competition, skaters generally perform two programs (short and long) which, depending on the discipline, may include spins, jumps, moves in the field, lifts, throw jumps, death spirals, and other elements or moves.

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One Foot Snowplow Stop

Sports; Figure skating

A snowplow stop is keeping one foot north and the other pointing to either west or east, as long as it is pointing towards the foot going north. Remember knees bent and arms up. This maneuver is ...

backward stroking

Sports; Figure skating

Backward stroking doesn't sound so hard especially when your balance is secure. What you will be doing is much like a swizzle, you will be pushing your feet to get power but you will raise that ...

Backward Crossovers

Sports; Figure skating

Backward crossovers are much easier, they are just harder to control. Now that you can skate backwards, try to do so in a circle and raise the leg outside-most the circle and cross it over with the ...

T-stop

Sports; Figure skating

This is a more advanced stop where while one foot goes north the other goes west or east once more but at the back. The ankle of your latter foot will be touching the heel of the foot going north, ...

Outside 3-Turns

Sports; Figure skating

They are called this way because if you could mark your trail, you'd look like you're making the number three. First, start in a T position with one foot on the back. Imagine an axis which you'll be ...

Hockey Stop

Sports; Figure skating

The hockey stop is having your feet facing each other and perpendicular to the direction you are going. Another advanced stop that usually hockey players use, if it wasn't obvious.

One Foot Glide

Sports; Figure skating

It's not as hard as it seems. All you have to do is step or glide three times, bend your knees and try to balance with one foot. The free leg should be bent and the feet should be sticking beside ...