# Moves in the Field · Figure Skating Level 4: Intermediate

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Moves in the Field in Figure Skating (Level 4: Intermediate) on Insporta: 20 sourced facts behind 2 tests. Covers: moves on two feet.

Spread eagles, Ina Bauers, pivots, spirals, hydroblading and the choreographic sequence.

## Test 1: Moves on two feet

- A spread eagle has one foot on a forward edge and the other on a matching backward edge on the same tracing. (Source: ISU Sports Rules, Figure Skating (2026); ISU Sports Rules, Synchronized Skating (2026))
- One foot is on a forward edge and the other on the same or a different backward edge, each on its own parallel curve. (Source: ISU Sports Rules, Synchronized Skating (2026))
- One toe pick goes into the ice as a central point and the other foot travels round it in a circular pattern. (Source: ISU Sports Rules, Figure Skating (2026))
- A crouch is a two-footed movement in which both legs are bent; the others keep at least one leg extended. (Source: ISU Sports Rules, Figure Skating (2026))
- A shoot the duck needs a low position with the supporting leg bent to at least 90 degrees, parallel to the ice. (Source: ISU Sports Rules, Synchronized Skating (2026))
- A choreographic sequence is built from at least two different skating movements such as spirals, spread eagles, Ina Bauers and hydroblading. (Source: ISU Technical Panel Handbook, Single Skating 2026/27)
- Listed single and double jumps, apart from the double Axel, are not called inside the choreographic sequence. (Source: ISU Technical Panel Handbook, Single Skating 2026/27)
- The sequence starts with the first choreographed movement and ends with the last one. (Source: ISU Technical Panel Handbook, Single Skating 2026/27)
- The toe pick is the pivot point and the other foot draws a circle round it. (Source: ISU Sports Rules, Figure Skating (2026))
- In A both blades sit heel to heel on one shared tracing. B has two parallel curves, an Ina Bauer; C circles a toe pick; D glides side by side. (Source: ISU Sports Rules, Figure Skating (2026))

## Test 2: Moves on one foot

- A spiral is a glide on an edge in arabesque position; the extended free leg may be held backward, forward or sideways. (Source: ISU Sports Rules, Synchronized Skating (2026))
- In a spiral the free leg is fully extended; in a spiral variation it may be bent, still held above hip level. (Source: ISU Sports Rules, Synchronized Skating (2026))
- The guide calls the spiral a position comparable to an arabesque in ballet. (Source: Special Olympics Figure Skating Coaching Guide (2021))
- The name originally described the pattern traced on the ice when the position was held for a long time. (Source: Special Olympics Figure Skating Coaching Guide (2021))
- Hydroblading is a low, counter-balanced position with the torso and shoulders leaning far into the circle, the free leg outside it. (Source: ISU Sports Rules, Synchronized Skating (2026))
- The body stays upright while the free leg is held up, supported, at least at 135 degrees to the skating leg. (Source: ISU Sports Rules, Synchronized Skating (2026))
- Matching the music, creativity and effortlessness are bullets for both; varied directions and pattern belongs to the choreographic sequence. (Source: ISU Communication 2788, Levels of Difficulty and GOE Guidelines, Single & Pair Skating 2026/27)
- Hydroblading is skated on one foot and an edge: a deep knee, the body leaning in and the free leg outside. (Source: ISU Sports Rules, Synchronized Skating (2026))
- An upright extension keeps the body upright; a spiral bends it forward; hydroblading sinks into a low sit-like lean. (Source: ISU Sports Rules, Synchronized Skating (2026); Special Olympics Figure Skating Coaching Guide (2021))
- In C both the knee and the foot are higher than the hip. A holds the leg low, B lifts the knee but drops the foot, D stays level. (Source: ISU Sports Rules, Synchronized Skating (2026))

Sources: ISU Technical Panel Handbook, Single Skating 2026/27; ISU Communication 2788 (2026/27); ISU Handbook for Referees & Judges 2026/27; ISU Sports Rules, Figure Skating and Synchronized Skating (2026); Special Olympics Figure Skating Coaching Guide (2021). Original questions authored, nothing reproduced. Element rules and scoring belong to the rules categories; level features and base values are season values and are not keyed.

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