U.S. Figure Skating Basic Skills Program: Levels 1-8.pdf

The U.S. Figure Skating Basic Skills Program comprises eight levels focused on teaching fundamental skating moves. Upon completion of these levels, skaters gain a foundational knowledge enabling them to specialize in various aspects of the sport. The program details include:

Basic 1:
- Essential skills like sitting, marching, forward glides, dips, swizzles, backward wiggles, and snowplow stop.

Basic 2:
- Introduction to one-foot glides, backward swizzles, two-foot turns, moving snowplow stop, and forward alternating half swizzle pumps.

Basic 3:
- Forward stroking, half swizzle pumps on a circle, moving turns, backward one-foot glides, and forward slalom. Two-foot spins up to two revolutions are also introduced.

Basic 4:
- Edge work: Forward outside and inside edges on circles, crossovers, forward three-turns, backward swizzles, stroking, and snowplow stop in both directions.

Basic 5:
- Backward edge work, crossovers, hockey stop, side toe hop, and introduction to one-foot spins (up to three revs).

Basic 6:
- Advanced turns: Forward inside three-turns, backward to forward two-foot turns on a circle, T-stop, bunny hop, forward arabesque/spiral, and lunge.

Basic 7:
- Complex moves: Forward inside Mohawks from a standstill, backward edge transitions, ballet jump, backward crossovers to outside edge glides, and forward inside pivots.

Basic 8:
- Combining elements: Forward and moving outside/inside three-turns, combination move (crossovers into Mohawk, cross behind, and backward crossover), one-foot upright spin, waltz jump, and mazurka.