Figure Skating

Learn how to become a better skater in this free online video lesson on figure skating.

Ice skate blades have inside and outside edges. The Mohawk is a turn in figure skating that is done "same edge to same edge," while moving backward and forward or vice versa. There are a number of...

Doing an axel in figure skating is challenging enough. If you are left-handed, you need to learn how to do the axel in the opposite direction. Fortunately, there's help right here.

For the beginning ice skater, the wall of the rink is often your best friend. Once you're prepared to say goodbye to this friend, one of the first things to learn is the two-foot glide. This is...

When beginning skaters take the time to learn the 1-foot glide properly, they build a solid foundation for more difficult tricks. Getting a hang of the 1-foot glide is one of the first things you...

A one-foot glide is a figure skating technique for beginners. Many complex figure skating steps will rely on your ability to gracefully glide across the ice on one foot. Once you know how to...