skating techniques
Gliding movement methods
Skating techniques are the methods and movements used to propel, maneuver, and control oneself on ice skates or roller skates.
Basic techniques include pushing off, gliding, stopping, and turning.
In figure skating, techniques encompass jumps, spins, and footwork sequences.
Hockey skating emphasizes quick starts, crossovers, and backward skating.
Inline and roller skating share many fundamentals with ice skating but adapt to wheels and pavement: She spent hours perfecting her skating techniques before attempting the competition.
- spinsRotates rapidly around center
- sit spinCrouching ice rotation
- death spiralSelf-worsening loop toward ruin
- jumpsPushes off ground
- spread eagleLimbs extended outward
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