Figure Skating
By: Grace Cutshall
Introduction
How It's Done
There are a lot of spins and jumps in figure skating, such as the triple lutz, the triple toe loop, and the triple flip. Here are some more spins and jumps, along with some combinations.
- triple axel
- triple salchow
- triple loop
- triple lutz + triple toeloop
Q: What are the scores for?
A: The scores are for skating skills, (skating skills means how good you are) transitioning, which means going from one thing to the next, performance, which is also said as how good the show was, execution, which in figure skating means doing something well, choreography, (choreography means the dance) and interpretation, which means how you understand it. So if you fell down a lot of times, then you might get a really low score.
Equipment and Uses
Ice skating boots were first made out of animal bones. The bones were tied to shoes with leather straps. Sometimes, there were nails in the blade, with the leather on top, to stick to the shoe so it wouldn't fall off.
Boots- Footwear, so that your feet won't be cold.
Toe Picks- for pushing off for jumps and pivot point during spins.