Edges and Crossovers

Badge 8 asks for five consecutive forward crossovers, counterclockwise and clockwise.

Source: Special Olympics Figure Skating Coaching Guide (2021), 5.8: Badge 8 · recall

For crossovers the head, shoulders and arms turn into the centre of the circle.

Source: Special Olympics Figure Skating Coaching Guide (2021), 5.8: Badge 8 · recall

Start with a standing crossover at the barrier: lean, cross the foot over, hold, lift the back foot and return.

Source: Special Olympics Figure Skating Coaching Guide (2021), 5.8: Badge 8 · applied

Backward crossovers start from skating backward with half-swizzles on the circle.

Source: Special Olympics Figure Skating Coaching Guide (2021), 5.10: Badge 10 · recall

Leaning too far forward makes the toe picks scratch; bending the knees puts the weight over the ball of the foot.

Source: Special Olympics Figure Skating Coaching Guide (2021), 5.10: Badge 10 · applied

Leaning into the circle puts the blades on the correct edges for crossovers.

Source: Special Olympics Figure Skating Coaching Guide (2021), 5.10: Badge 10 · applied

The outside arm is forward over the circle and the inside arm up and back, hugging the circle.

Source: Special Olympics Figure Skating Coaching Guide (2021), 5.6: Badge 6 · recall

From half-swizzles the skater glides on two feet, crosses the outside foot over, then lifts the other foot off its outside edge and back down.

Source: Special Olympics Figure Skating Coaching Guide (2021), 5.10: Badge 10 · applied

Forward one-foot swizzles on a circle come in badge 6, forward crossovers in badge 8, backward crossovers in badge 10.

Source: Special Olympics Figure Skating Coaching Guide (2021), 5.6, 5.8, 5.10 · applied

C is two circles touching in the middle, one skated each way. A is a single circle, B a straight line, D a zigzag.

Source: Special Olympics Figure Skating Coaching Guide (2021), 6.2: Level II · applied

From a two-foot glide the outside leg lifts and its toe comes to the heel of the skating foot.

Source: Special Olympics Figure Skating Coaching Guide (2021), 5.8: Badge 8 · recall

Leaning the body into the circle with ankle pressure, and bending the knees, puts the blade on the edge.

Source: Special Olympics Figure Skating Coaching Guide (2021), 5.8: Badge 8 · applied

On the forward inside edge the free arm is forward and the skating arm back, the opposite of the outside edge.

Source: Special Olympics Figure Skating Coaching Guide (2021), 5.9: Badge 9 · recall

The starting position is held for half of the semicircle; then the free leg comes through and the arms change.

Source: Special Olympics Figure Skating Coaching Guide (2021), 5.11: Badge 11 · recall

The guide asks for the weight to stay on the heel through the entire edge.

Source: Special Olympics Figure Skating Coaching Guide (2021), 5.11: Badge 11 · recall

The arms change by passing down close to the hips and back up into the new position.

Source: Special Olympics Figure Skating Coaching Guide (2021), 5.11: Badge 11 · recall

Hold the initial position for half of the semicircle and pass the arms down close to the body.

Source: Special Olympics Figure Skating Coaching Guide (2021), 5.11: Badge 11 · applied

Each edge starts with a push from a T, is held for half the semicircle, then the free leg comes forward, the arms change and the foot opens for the next push.

Source: Special Olympics Figure Skating Coaching Guide (2021), 5.11: Badge 11 · applied

The forward outside edge is badge 8, the forward inside edge badge 9 and consecutive backward edges badge 11.

Source: Special Olympics Figure Skating Coaching Guide (2021), 5.8, 5.9, 5.11 · applied

D changes at the top of the semicircle, halfway round. A changes at the start, B a quarter of the way, C at the very end.

Source: Special Olympics Figure Skating Coaching Guide (2021), 5.11: Badge 11 · applied

Each backward edge starts with a half swizzle on the back inside edge, pushing onto the back outside edge.

Source: Special Olympics Figure Skating Coaching Guide (2021), 5.11: Badge 11 · recall

The head looks to the inside of the curve, over the tracing, before turning out halfway round.

Source: Special Olympics Figure Skating Coaching Guide (2021), 5.11: Badge 11 · recall

At the halfway point the free leg comes slowly back to the heel of the skating foot as the arms change.

Source: Special Olympics Figure Skating Coaching Guide (2021), 5.11: Badge 11 · recall

Backward one-foot swizzles keep the knees bent and the weight on the balls of the feet.

Source: Special Olympics Figure Skating Coaching Guide (2021), 5.8: Badge 8 · recall

Only the outside foot swizzles, on its inside edge, while the other glides on its outside edge.

Source: Special Olympics Figure Skating Coaching Guide (2021), 5.6: Badge 6 · recall

An incorrect free leg is corrected by pointing the toe straight over the tracing.

Source: Special Olympics Figure Skating Coaching Guide (2021), 5.11: Badge 11 · recall

A series has at least four semicircles, the skater alternating feet, two edges on each foot.

Source: Special Olympics Figure Skating Coaching Guide (2021), 5.11: Badge 11 · recall

A half swizzle pushes onto the back outside edge, held with the head inside, and halfway the free leg returns and the arms change.

Source: Special Olympics Figure Skating Coaching Guide (2021), 5.11: Badge 11 · applied

With the arms hugging the circle, the skater glides on two feet and swizzles with the outside foot alone.

Source: Special Olympics Figure Skating Coaching Guide (2021), 5.6: Badge 6 · applied

B is a chain of semicircles that change sides of the line with each new foot. A is one full circle, C a straight line, D a chain of swizzles.

Source: Special Olympics Figure Skating Coaching Guide (2021), 5.11: Badge 11 · applied