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Skating

For the grown-up beside a child who loves skating.

The child's own door is Skating on Spark & Anvil.

There is no Whetstone tool or course for skating yet, so this page is the sideline card and your child's ladder.

The sideline card

Three numbers to notice

  1. The turns in the air: a triple jump turns three times, and an Axel, the only scored jump taken off forwards, turns half a turn more.
  2. The judges mark each element from −5 to +5, and the highest and lowest marks are dropped.
  3. Six kinds of jump: three take off from the edge of the blade (Axel, Salchow, loop) and three push off the toe pick (toe loop, flip, Lutz).

On the way home, ask: “Which jump or spin today did you want to try, and why?”

Ask because you are curious, and let any answer stand. Print this page for a half-page card.

Numbers checked against: ISU: How do you score points in figure skating?; ISU: Figure skating jumps explained; ISU: scoring system and rules

Your child's ladder · on Spark & Anvil

The same idea at every age

  1. Ages 3–5Not made yet
  2. Ages 6–8Not made yet
  3. Ages 9–14Plus Three Is Thirty Percent
  4. Ages 15–18Not made yet

Your child will meet this idea again at every age. The sideline card is the part for you.