Figure Skating 101

Those new to figure skating have to learn the names of figure skating moves. They also have to understand the different branches of figure skating. This article may help a reader learn some of the facts and terms related to the sport.

Once a week, for 8 weeks, subscribers to About.com's Figure Skating 101 E-Course will be sent an email that will provide certain information about figure skating.

Do you love figure skating? Do you skate or are you an ice skating fan? Do you want to learn more about the sport? This e-course may be for you!

This article gives a short summary on what to expect at your first ice skating lesson.

This article gives instruction on how to do forward crossovers on figure skates.

Even the most advanced figure skaters fall down. This article gives tips on how to fall safely and also gives some suggestions on what to when figure skaters fall. Also, information is given about how falls are handled in ice skating competitions.

This article gives directions on how to do the Salchow figure skating jump and also includes some Salchow trivia and facts.

This article gives information on the shoot-the-duck which is a fun and easy ice skating move.

The Biellmann is a figure skating move that is named after Champion Swiss skater Denise Biellmann who originated the move. To do the move, a skater holds his or her skate blade and pulls the leg way back up over the head. The legs are completely split, but the knee of the free leg is bent.

From 11/5/07 through 5/9/08, About.com's Figure Skating Guide, Jo Ann Schneider Farris, wrote a weekly column for IceNetwork.com called Figure Skating 101. Each article provided information on different figure skating moves. The information given is of interest to ice skating fans, new figure skaters and veterans. Each of her articles are listed on this page by date.