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TECHNICAL ELEMENTS
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- A fast upright spin where circles are skated on the back inside edge.
The toe pick touches or slightly 'scratches' the ice.
- Same rotation as a forward spin, but skated on the back outside edge on the opposite foot.
Most right-handed skaters rotate counterclockwise,
doing a forward spin on the left foot and a back spin on the right foot.
- A spin with a backward or sideways lean of the torso
The forward layback spin [skating a forward spin in the layback position] is the most common variation.
Also done as a back spin in the layback position.
- A forward spin in the 'T' shape position (ie. The torso and free leg in
a horizontal position).
- A flying camel is a back spin in the camel position entered from a forward takeoff jump similar to an axel.
It was originally called the Button Camel after its inventor Olympic Champion, Dick Button
- This looks like a camel spin but with a variation wherein the skater's torso
and free leg move up and down while spinning
Invented (in error) by German and World Champion, Gundi Busch.
She went off balance during a camel and continued to repeat the 'mistake'.
- A spin where the skater arches the back and pulls the
free leg high over the head.
Named after Denise Biellman
- A flying spin similar to a flying camel, but where the skater
immediately drops into a back sitspin.
Officially, this element is known as an 'open axel sit spin'.
- A jumping move similar to the entrance of a flying camel or death
drop, but without the spin afterwards.
Usually done in a series of two or three in succession
- A skated edge where the free leg is extended and held higher than the hip.
A relatively easy move, but effective when done with good stretch and speed.
- A movement skated on two feet with the toes pointing in opposite
directions.
It can be done either on outside or inside edges.
- A variation of the spread eagle variant where one knee is deeply bent and the
other leg stretched behind the body.
Typically done with an arched back.
Invented by 3 time German Champion, Ina Bauer
- A spread eagle skated in a squatting position with knees bent and the torso leaning far back.
Invented by Werner Groebli ( Mr. Frick of the original 'Frick and Frack' ).
Mr. Frick was a long time Ice Follies' comedian.
- These are two-foot turns ( front-to-back or back-to-front ).
A mohawk is done on from inside-to-inside or outside-to-outside edges.
A choctaw requires a change of edge ( inside-to-outside or outside-to-inside ).
Mohawks are commonly used in free skating as a simple turn or in step sequences,
but choctaws are more typically used in ice dancing.
- A natural rotation edge occurs when the body preparation and the edge go with the circle (eg. a 3 turn)
- A counter rotation edge occurs when the body preparation and the edge go against the natural rotation of the circle.
- A change of edge (or Sepentine ) occurs when changing direction
from one curve ( circle ) to another curve ( circle ).
- A common one foot turn done on a curve with the cusp of
the turn pointing inward.
The 3 turn consists of two natural rotation edges - one in and one out of the turn.
The tracing on the ice resembles the number 3.
- A counter is a turn consisting of an difficult counter rotation edge combined with the easy, natural rotation edge. A counter occurs when the skater takes a counter edge going into the turn and takes a natural edge out of the turn.
( ie. In a counter the skater's long curve in allows time to prepare for the difficult counter edge )
- A rocker occurs when the skater takes a natural edge going into the turn and takes the more difficult counter edge out of the turn.
The rocker is more difficult to execute than a counter because the skater must skate a counter edge without preparation
(ie. In a rocker the skater's long curve in allows time to prepare for the natural rotation, but no time to prepare for the difficult counter rotation to complete the turn).
