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Three Turn

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Definition: A three turn is an ice skating move done on one foot. The skater turns from either forward to backward or backward to forward, The ice skate blade makes the pattern of a "3" on the ice. Three turns are done from either an outside edge to an inside edge, or an inside edge to an outside edge.

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