May 1, 20179 yr This is a simple and easy to read series of posts about Figure skating: http://chibura.tumblr.com/post/15355390 ... skating-in This post make it easy to understand about turns and steps: http://the-real-xmonster.tumblr.com/post/162905929409/turns-and-steps-explained-12 And part 2 http://the-real-xmonster.tumblr.com/post/163068736314/turns-and-steps-explained-22 If you have questions about skating technique, jumps and how judges give out scores, please share your questions here.
May 1, 20179 yr Skate canada videos to learn about elements: https://vimeo.com/skatecanada USFS moves in the field tests and some videos: http://gofigureskating.com/tests/MV/intro.html Helps to learn the different turns and steps. Youtube also contains many videos of skaters doing the tests.
May 1, 20179 yr Another two very useful blogs for: Wanting to learn to skate: http://soyouwanttolearnfs.tumblr.com/ Intro to Skating and Competition streaming links: http://soyouwanttowatchfs.tumblr.com/
May 2, 20179 yr YT channel with videos about steps and turns: https://www.youtube.com/user/kseniyaOleg/playlists
May 2, 20179 yr http://soyouwanttowatchfs.tumblr.com/post/58756042168/intro-scoring-system-singlesgeneral well explained post on scoring system and explanations on protocols easy to understand perfect for newcomers :thumbup:
May 2, 20179 yr A brief introduction to jumps in figure skating on Sweden's figure skating site: http://skatesweden.se/en/figureskatingatoz/jumps/ And also a short introduction to the judging system: http://skatesweden.se/en/figureskatinga ... ingsystem/
May 4, 20179 yr Author ISU introduction to jumps, part 1: ISU introduction to jumps, part 2: USFA basic skills playlist
May 5, 20179 yr Thank you so much for the links! I always watch figure skating during the Olympics since I lived in a country that has a major presence in them (before Yuzu was even born, actually). But I never knew what the techniques are at a deeper level... I think I'll look at these links while I follow along the programs that I see and understand how skating technique and judging works :-)
May 16, 20179 yr Thanks... now I understand why yuzu needs to have another type of quad if he wants a 5-quad layout
May 20, 20179 yr Breaking Down The Quad by CBC Sports. Please let me know if the post shouldn't be here.
May 20, 20179 yr 8 minutes ago, dd2_edge said: Breaking Down The Quad by CBC Sports. Please let me know if the post shouldn't be here. Thank you, this is just fantastic - and it does belong here!
May 20, 20179 yr 4 hours ago, Fay said: Thank you, this is just fantastic - and it does belong here! You're welcome. There was a short feature that breaks down Yuzu's 4T (PW @ Sochi). Its title is "At the speed of 4.29m/sec" (literal TL). Though it's in Japanese, the graphical presentation should not be too much of a barrier. I want to dig that out, too. Maybe I put out a request at the media group.
May 20, 20179 yr 4 hours ago, Fay said: Thank you, this is just fantastic - and it does belong here! 28 minutes ago, dd2_edge said: You're welcome. There was a short feature that breaks down Yuzu's 4T (PW @ Sochi). Its title is "At the speed of 4.29m/sec" (literal TL). Though it's in Japanese, the graphical presentation should not be too much of a barrier. I want to dig that out, too. Maybe I put out a request at the media group. I found a Chinese subtitled edition on youku.
July 14, 20179 yr Not sure if this is the right place to post this, but I was watching Skate America 2016 and looking at the protocols, and I was puzzled about Nam Nguyen's invalidated CSSp in his short program. Why was it considered invalid? He seemed to have met the minimum number of rotations on both feet. I thought he hit the positions okay too (or maybe judges thought differently?). Is there something I didn't notice?
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