Figure Skating Techniques

There are many moves figure skaters must master. This article includes links to lessons on falling and getting up on skates, how to stop, how to skate forward, and how to spin and jump.

• Step-by-Step Beginning Ice Skating Lesson
  There are certain things new skaters learn in beginning ice skating lessons.
• How To Move Forward on Ice Skates
  The next thing most beginning ice skaters learn (after mastering falling down, getting up, and stopping), is how to move forward on the ice.
• How to Stroke Forward On Figure Skates
  Once gliding on one foot and forward swizzles are mastered, a new figure skater can begin to learn forward stroking.
• Before You Try to Skate Backwards
  This exercise will help beginning figure skaters become comfortable with the feeling of moving backward on ice skates.
• A Lesson on Forward Crossovers
  Crossovers are the way ice skaters move around corners.
• How to Spin
  Learning to spin on skates is not easy, but is fun!
• Basic Figure Skating Jumps Every Ice Skater Must Know
  There are certain jumps that all ice skaters learn.
• Footwork Sequences for All Figure Skaters
  When figure skaters put a series of turns and steps together, they are doing footwork. The possibilities are endless.