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The Importance of "Off-Ice Jumps" - By Figure Skating Coach Lorna Brown
Lorna Brown is a British and World Professional ice skating champion and a world and Olympic figure skating coach. In this article, she gives some thoughts on the importance of off-ice jump training.

Figure Skaters Need Ballet Training
Every figure skater must have training in ballet. Ballet gives figure skaters the basics they need to control their bodies.

"Ballet Secrets for Skaters" - A Book by Barbara Denise Files
"Ballet Secrets for Skaters" is a book that teaches the secrets of ballet in an easy to read and entertaining format.

"Fundamentals of Alignment and Classical Movement for Figure Skaters"
Ballet instructor, Annette Thomas, has written a detailed book which is designed to help figure skaters take ballet techniques on and off the ice.

The PIC® Skate
The PIC® Skate is an inline figure skate. Skaters who own this skate say they are able to practice moves that are done on the ice on dry land.

Sports That Figure Skaters Might Be Good At
Figure skating makes it possible to master certain sports easily. This is a list of some sports that figure skaters may be good at. Doing these sports may also help ice skaters with their figure skating.

Off-Ice Training for Figure Skating
This is an excellent article that appears on the U.S. Figure Skating site. It explains how important it is for a skater to be well-conditioned, strong, and prepared.

How to Jump and Spin on In-Line Skates
I wrote this book. It describes in detail how to re-create all that is possible on the ice on in-line skates!

Snow White Artistic Inline Frames
The Snow White Frame is for serious inline figure skaters or for anyone who wishes to do figure skating moves on an in-line skate. The Snow White Frame is really for indoor skating, but the manufacturer does also make wheels that are available for skating outdoors.

The PIC® Skate Company
The PIC® Skate makes it possible to practice all figure skating moves off the ice. They are a favorite for figure skaters who want to get in extra practice on dry land.

The JUMP-SPIN SKATE Company
The JUMP-SPIN SKATE Company is the United States distributor of the only recreational inline skate that has a TOE STOP in front! Now, anyone can do jumps and spins on inline skates!