| A | B |
| Axel | a diffucult jump and theonly one that takes off forward. |
| Camel | a spin in which the skater leans forward. |
| Choreagraphy | the arrangments of movements steps and patterns in a program. |
| Clean | A jump that is landed without wobbleing or falls. |
| Combination | Several jumps performed one right after the other. |
| Death spiral | The dramatic movement in pairs skating in which the man holds his parteners hands. |
| Edges | the t5wo sharp sides of a skate blade. |
| Flip Jump | A jump that takes off with a push of the toe pick. |
| ISU | The International Skating Union. |
| Kiss and cry area | The nickname for the part of the rink where the skaters go to watch their scores come up. |
| Layback | A spin 8in which the skater leans her and shoulders back. |
| Long Program | The freeskatingportion of a competition. |
| loop Jump | a jump that takes off from the back outside edge. |
| lutz | A jump that lands on the back outside edge and lands on the back edge of the other foot. |
| quad | A jump with 4 revolutions in th4e air. |
| Run In | The entrance to a jump during which a skater gains the speed she needs to leave the ice. |
| Salchow | A jump that takes off from the back inside edge. |
| School figures | Shapes that skaters etched in the ice as part of competitions. |
| Sit spin | A spin in which a skater startsin standing posistion then sinks down. |
| Spin | A move in which a skater turns in place like a top. |
| Spiral | a long glide in which the fre leg is extended up and backward. |
| Toe Loop | a loop jump that takes off from the toe pick. |
| USFSA | The Uniyed States Figure Skating Association. |
| Walz Jump | An easy jump that requires only half a rotation. |
| Zamboni | A large lumbering machine that puts a new smooth surface onb the ice. |