Skating Skills

Skating Skills are a combination of fundamental skating movements, executed on a pattern and skated solo. The basic components of all disciplines of figure skating are incorporated into the program. The movements are derived from former compulsory figures, free skating and ice dancing. The objective of the Skating Skills program is mastery of the basic fundamentals of skating - edge quality, control, power and speed.

There are 10 Star Skating Skills tests and Gold Level Test in the STARSkate program.

STAR 1

• Forward outside and Forward inside Edges
• Forward Three-turns
• Forward inside C Step sequence
• Skills exercise - basic
• Forward Spiral circles
• Choice of field move:
  • Forward one-foot sit glide
  • Inside Spread Eagle
  • Inside Ina Bauer

STAR 2

• Backward outside and backward inside Edges
• Backward Three-turns
• Forward circle on circle
• Two foot to one foot multi Turns
• Forward outside Turn sequence

 

STAR 3

• Skills exercise - power
• Forward Spiral circles
• Choice of Field move:
  • Backward one-foot sit glide
  • Spread Eagle
  • Y-Spiral
  • Ina Bauer

STAR 4

• Forward Brackets
• Backward Brackets
• Forward double threes
• Backward circle on circle
• Forward Change of Edge

 

STAR 5

• Skills exercise 1 - quick Edges
• Skills exercise 2 - backward slalom
• Spiral Sequence

 

STAR 6

• Backward double threes
• Forward Rockers
• Backward Rockers
• Forward Counters
• Backward Counters
• Skills exercise – Forward change threes

 

STAR 7

• Forward loops
• Backward loops
• Forward inside S Steps
• Backward outside S Steps
• Forward and backward Twizzles
• Skills exercise – Backward change threes

 

STAR 8

• Forward Rocker-Three-turn sequence
• Backward Rocker-Three-turn sequence
• Forward Counter-Bracket sequence
• Backward Counter-Bracket sequence
• Two field moves (must be different)
• Skills exercise – Rolling Edges

 

STAR 9

• Forward Loop change Loop
• Backward Loop change Loop
• 360-degree Spiral challenge
• Skills exercise – Rockers
• Skills exercise – S Steps

 

STAR 10

• One-Foot Turn sequence
• 360-degree field move challenge
• Step sequence
• Skills exercise – Counters

 

Gold

• Nine Turn challenge
• Step sequence
• Field moves sequence
• Skills exercise challenge