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Recognizing
the Edges
Figure
skating is defined in terms of “edges”. The bottom of a figure skating blade
is ground into the shape of a hollow circle, and the “points” of the circle
are what actually touch the ice. These “points” are called edges, and each
skate blade has 2 of them — the “inside edge”, and the “outside edge”.
On the skater’s left foot, the right side of the blade would be the “inside
edge” (the inside of the legs).
There
are 8 ways to skate, described by a combination of the foot, direction of
movement, and blade edge. They are as follows:
|
Code |
Description |
|
LBO |
Skating
on the Left foot, Backwards,
on the Outside edge |
|
LBI |
Skating
on the Left foot, Backwards,
on the Inside edge |
|
RBO |
Skating
on the Right foot, Backwards,
on the Outside edge |
|
RBI |
Skating
on the Right foot, Backwards,
on the Inside edge |
|
LFO |
Skating
on the Left foot, Forwards,
on the Outside edge |
|
LFI |
Skating
on the Left foot, Forwards,
on the Inside edge |
|
RFO |
Skating
on the Right foot, Forwards,
on the Outside edge |
|
RFI |
Skating
on the Right foot, Forwards,
on the Inside edge |
Most skating elements can be described as a combination of edges using the above terminology.