toe picks
Blade's jagged front
Toe picks are the jagged teeth at the front of figure skating blades, used to grip the ice during jumps, spins, and other technical maneuvers.
Skaters dig their toe picks into the ice to launch themselves into the air for jumps like the toe loop or flip.
The phrase also serves as a taunt or reminder of someone's clumsiness on ice, popularized by the film *The Cutting Edge*: Toe pick!
Choreographed athletic ice performance
- ice rinkFrozen surface for skating
- axelRotating ice leap
- lutzBackward-edge skating jump
- salchowFigure skating jump
flip · loop · triple · quadruple · double · rotation · takeoff · landing
Sharp flat cutting parts
- serratedHaving toothlike projections
- teethEnamel-covered chewing structures
- jaggedSharply uneven, notched
- steelCarbon-hardened iron alloy
sharpening · mounting · boots · skates · guards · maintenance · replacement · alignment
figure skating
Choreographed athletic ice performance
salchow · flip · loop · triple · quadruple · double · rotation · takeoff · landing · spins
blades
Sharp flat cutting parts
- serratedHaving toothlike projections
- teethEnamel-covered chewing structures
- jaggedSharply uneven, notched
steel · sharpening · mounting · boots · skates · guards · maintenance · replacement · alignment · profile
balance
Steadiness or amount owed
footwork · edging · pivots · posture · timing · coordination · placement · angle · pressure · assist
- skating gearskateboards, skateboard, longboard, ice skates, figure skates
- winter gearcoat, mittens, scarf, hat, boots
toe pickscrossovers
Things spanning two categories
stroking · gliding · hockey stop · inside edges · outside edges
toe, pick, toes, picks, toed, toeing, picked, picking, picker