Figure skating words, in the order you need them
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Words
- Rink
- Program
- Short program
- Free skate
- Disciplines
- Segment
- Program duration
- Skate blade
- Clothing
- Warm-up
- Late start
- Referee
- Technical Controller
- Technical Specialist
- Data and Replay Operator
- Panel of Judges
- Interruption
- Technical elements score
- Program components score
- Grade of execution
- Base value
- Judges
- Deduction
- Segment score
- Final score
- Scale of Values
- Fall
- Program Components
- Trimmed mean
- Composition
- Presentation
- Skating Skills
- Serious errors
- Level of difficulty
- Second-half factor
- Negative GOE
- Technical panel
- Illegal element
- Well-balanced program
- Required element
- Jump
- Rotation
- Axel
- Listed jumps
- Combination jump
- Under-rotated
- Toeloop
- Salchow
- Loop
- Flip
- Lutz
- Jump sequence
- Euler
- Repetition of jumps
- Spin positions
- Quad
- Entry edge
- Flying spin
- Combination spin
- Change of edge
- Choreographic sequence
- Downgraded jump
- Layback spin
- Choreographic spin
- Level features (spins)
- Spin
- Sit spin
- Footwork sequence
- Edge
- Step sequence levels
- Lift
- Throw jump
- Death spiral
- Twizzle
- Pair Skating
- Twist lift
- Unison
- Lift groups
- Carry lift
- Pair spin
- Solo jump (pairs)
- Choreographic pair lift
- Choreographic pair spin
- Pair free skating program
- Ice Dance
- Pattern Dance
- Free Dance
- Dance lift
- Dance spin
- Set of twizzles
- Dance step sequence
- Dance holds
- Rhythm dance rules
- Ice dance music
- Team event
- Rhythm dance
- Ice dance deductions
Rules
- How does figure skating competition work?
- How long is a figure skating program?
- How are jumps and spins scored in figure skating?
- What are the program components in figure skating?
- How many points do you lose for a fall in figure skating?
- How are ties broken in figure skating?
- What does under-rotated mean in figure skating?
- What counts as a jump combination in figure skating?
- How many times can a skater repeat a jump?
- What elements are in the figure skating short program?
- What must a figure skating free program contain?
- What are the rules for spins in figure skating?
- What are the rules for lifts in pair skating?
- What is a death spiral in figure skating?
- How is ice dance different from pair skating?
- What lifts are allowed in ice dance?
- Who judges figure skating?
- What happens if a skater stops during a program?
- What can figure skaters wear?