Competition Programs |
COMPULSORY figures or school figures were formerly an aspect of the sport of figure skating, from which its name (in English) derives. The original focus of the sport was the carving of specific figur...
Posted by on Sat, 29 Dec 2007 09:59:00 GMT |
Disciplines |
ICE DANCINGIce dancing is a form of figure skating which draws from the world of ballroom dancing. It was first competed at the World Figure Skating Championships in 1952, but did not become a Winter ...
Posted by on Sat, 29 Dec 2007 09:54:00 GMT |
Twizzle |
A twizzle is a multirotational one-foot turn in figure skating. The twizzle is most commonly seen in ice dancing, where it appears in a number of compulsory dances and is a required element of step se...
Posted by on Sat, 29 Dec 2007 09:43:00 GMT |
Rocker turn |
A rocker turn is a kind of one-foot turn in figure skating. Unlike three turns and brackets, where the entry and exit edges follow the same curve, in a rocker the entry and exit are on opposite curves...
Posted by on Sat, 29 Dec 2007 09:41:00 GMT |
Mohawk turn |
A mohawk is a turn in figure skating that involves a change of foot but not a change of edge. It can be done on either inside or outside edges.The most common mohawk turn is the forward inside open mo...
Posted by on Sat, 29 Dec 2007 09:40:00 GMT |
Crossover |
Crossovers are a basic stroking technique in figure skating for gaining impetus while skating along a curve or circle. They may be performed while skating either forwards or backwards.Counterclockwise...
Posted by on Sat, 29 Dec 2007 09:39:00 GMT |
Counter turn |
A counter turn is a kind of one-foot turn in figure skating. Unlike three turns and brackets, where the entry and exit edges follow the same curve, in a counter the entry and exit are on opposite curv...
Posted by on Sat, 29 Dec 2007 09:37:00 GMT |
Choctaw turn |
A choctaw turn is a turn in figure skating that involves both a change of foot and a change of edge and lobe. Choctaws are the two-foot equivalents of rockers and counters, in the same way that mohawk...
Posted by on Sat, 29 Dec 2007 09:37:00 GMT |
Bracket turn |
A bracket turn is a kind of one-foot turn in figure skating. The transition between edges during the turn is the same as for a three turn - for example, forward inside edge to back outside edge - but ...
Posted by on Sat, 29 Dec 2007 09:32:00 GMT |
3 turn |
A 3 turn is a figure skating element which involves both a change in direction and a change in edge. For example, when a skater executes a forward outside 3 turn, the skater begins on a forward outsid...
Posted by on Sat, 29 Dec 2007 09:30:00 GMT |
