Figure Skating

A Brief Overview

Figures - meaning accurate skating around drawn circles - is something that ice skaters claim to do when really they are doing dance or freeskating. Roller skaters really do it, and they are better skaters for it! (Don't waste your breath / e-mail traffic arguing against this one!)

The "knack" of figure skating is to skate well around the circles - keeping exactly to the tracing is a good idea, but not at the expense of "skating quality".

Figure Tests

Proficiency tests for figures run as follows:

Award	1st Bronze Bar	2nd Bronze Bar	3rd Bronze Bar	4th Bronze Bar	Bronze Medal
Figures	1. ROF-LOF Circle Eight 1b. LIOF-RIOF Change Eight	2. RIF-LIF Circle Eight 2b. LIOF-RIOF Change Edit	5a. ROIF-LOIF Serpentine 5b. LOIF-ROIF Serpentine	3. ROB-LOB Circle Eight 7. ROF-LOF Three	9a. RIF-LOB Three 9b. LIF-ROB Three
Average Mark Required	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.5
Award	1st Silver Bar	2nd Silver Bar	3rd Silver Bar	4th Silver Bar	Silver Medal
Figures	8a. ROF-LIB Three 8b. LOF-RIB Three 11. RIF-LIF Double Three	10. ROF-LOF Double Three 26a. ROIF-LIOB Serpentine Three 26b. LOIF-RIOB Serpentine Three	12. ROB-LOB Double Three 24a. ROIF-LIOF Paragraph Eight 24b. LOIF-RIOF Paragraph Eight 28a. ROIF-LIOF Serpentine Double Three 28b. LOIF-RIOF Serpentine Double Three	19a. RIF-LOB Bracket 19b. LIF-ROB Bracket 22a. ROF-LOB Counter 22b. LOF-ROB Counter 27a. RIOF-LIOB Serpentine Three 27b. LOIF-RIOB Serpentine Three	4. RIB-LIB Circle Eight 6a. ROIB-LOIB Serpentine 6b. LOIB-ROIB Serpentine 20a. ROF-LOB Rocker 20b. LOF-ROB Rocker 23a. RIF-LIB Counter 23b. LIF-RIB Counter
Average Mark Required	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.0
Award	1st Gold Bar	2nd Gold Bar	3rd Gold Bar	4th Gold Bar	Gold Medal
Figures	13. RIB-LIB Double Three 14. LOF-ROF Loop 15. RIF-LIF Loop 18a. ROF-LIB Bracket 18b. LOF-RIB Bracket 21a. RIF-LIB Rocker 21b. LIF-RIB Rocker	16. ROB-LOB Loop 31a. ROIB-LIOB Serpentine Loop 31b. LOIB-RIOB Serpentine Loop 33a. RIOF-LIOB Serpentine Bracket 33b. LIOF-RIOB Serpentine Bracket 34a. ROF-LIF Paragraph Three 34b. LOF-RIF Paragraph Three	17. RIB-LIB Loop 31a. ROIB-LIOB Serpentine Loop 31b. LOIB-RIOB Serpentine Loop 33a. RIOF-LIOB Serpentine Bracket 33b. LIOF-RIOB Serpentine Bracket 34a. ROF-LIF Paragraph Three 34b. LOF-RIF Paragraph Three	35a. ROB-LIB Paragraph Three 35b. LOB-RIB Paragraph Three 36a. ROF-LIF Paragraph Double Three 36b. LOF-RIF Paragraph Double Three 38a. ROF-LIF Paragraph Loop 38b. LOF-RIF Paragraph Loop 40a. ROF-LIF Paragraph Bracket 40b. LOF-RIF Paragraph Bracket	25a. ROIB-LIOB Paragraph Eight 25b. LIOB-RIOB Paragraph Eight 37a. ROB-LIB Paragraph Double Three 37b. LOB-RIB Paragraph Double Three 39a. ROB-LIB Paragraph Loop 39b. LOB-RIB Paragraph Loop 41a. ROB-LIB Paragraph Bracket 41b. LOB-RIB Paragraph Bracket
Average Mark Required	7.5	7.5	7.5	7.5	7.5