What are the moves in ice skating?

China's sports culture is profound and extensive, and various kinds of sports are loved by many young people. With the arrival of cold winter, ice skating has become a sport that everyone accepts. There are many styles of skating, and you can skate alone or in pairs. Of course, we also have to master the key points of the movements. Then the editor will explain to you what the skating movements are!

General Rules

Figure skating is an ice sport that combines a high degree of technique and artistry. The judges will give scores based on the quality of the movements and artistic performance, with a full score of 6 points. In addition to completing the required graphics and created programs, athletes can also choose music of their own and complete a set of free skating movements within the specified time. Figure skating requires athletes to have three basic skills: ① Basic skating skills, including edge techniques, various jumps, spins and footwork, etc. ② Basic dance skills, including basic postures in skating, movement postures, various dance steps, coordination of couple dance steps, and lifts in couple skating, etc. ③ Basic skills of musical art appreciation and expression, including sense of musical rhythm, musical content and understanding, artistic expression and expressive ability through the coordination of technology and music, etc.

Single Skating

It is divided into men's single skating and women's single skating. The competition originally included three events: prescribed figures, original programs, and free skating. The 1988 International Skating Union Congress decided to cancel the prescribed figure competition from July 1, 1990, and only compete in the other two items. The competition of prescribed figures has a history of nearly a hundred years. Although it has been cancelled as a competition content, it is still the technical foundation of single skating.

Pair skating:

Performed by both men and women. Pair skating emphasizes the coordination of movements. In addition to all the single-person skating movements, the performance also includes some typical double movements, such as lifts, twist lifts, double rotations, spirals, throws and jumps, etc. The pair skating competition is divided into two parts: 1. Original program. Formerly known as the pairs compulsory free skating or short program. The International Skating Union has announced the required movements for the pairs' original program. Each set includes 8 movements. The full set of movements must not exceed 2 minutes and 40 seconds. The music is chosen by the audience. Each movement is only allowed to be performed once, and additional movements will result in deduction of points. ②Pair free skating. Athletes choose their own music and compose their own routines, which they must complete within 4 minutes and 30 seconds, including solo and double movements (typical double movements). The scoring method for pair skating is the same as that for single skating, but the consistency of the movements of the two people must be taken into account.

The above are the essentials of skating, as long as it is a frontal jump, rotation, and some simple steps. Friends who want to learn skating must master the essentials of the movements to better avoid some dangers. Although skating is simple, it also requires patience to learn. I hope everyone can learn to skate quickly.