note: Ignore the brown haired guy
Terms used in ice skating
- . Salchow
It starts when the skaters takes off using left leg. Usually done from a forward outside three turn. After the three turn, the skater stops momentarily with the free foot(right leg) extended behind, then swings the free leg forward and around with a wide scraping motion. Then, the skater jumps in the air and lands backwards.
2. Toe loop
Toe loop is assist by the toe. While skating backward on an outside edge, the figure skater picks with the other toe, then jumps a half revolution in the air, and lands on the foot that did not pick.
1. 3. Flip
A flip jump is a move where the skater glides backward , picks with the other foot, jumps a full revolution in the air, and lands on the back outside edge of the other foot. It needs to be done in straight line.
4. Lutz
It can be considered as a counter-rotated jump. Lutz jump is almost the same as Flip jump. But, instead gliding backward, skaters needs to glide forward and lands backward.
5. Axel
Is when skaters take off with forward outside edge, makes a two and a half revolution in the air, and lands on the other foot with back outside edge.
3. Stopping
Stopping evolves when pressure applied between scrape of metal and icy surface. It does sound easy, but stopping requires skills and practices. Skaters have to keep their body balance as well as other things when stopping.
- · Snowplow stop
This stop can be done with both feet or with one foot. Preferably, new skaters like to practices this kind of stop. Skater will glide slowly across the ice with two feet resulting pressure and heat. To make it more secure, bend the knees and come to a complete stop.
- · T-Stop
In a T-Stop, skater’s feet make the shape of a "T" on the ice and come to a complete stop. Rather than a snowplow stopping ,a T-Stop is more complicated and skillful techniques applied in skating. Both skater’s feet seem to move along but apparently, only the foot that is behind does the actual stopping.
