I♥Yuna;889192 said:I have a lot of stupid questions Here's one: in the component description for Skating skills, the first criterion is "balance, rhythmic knee action, and precision of foot placement"
My question is, are they talking about crossovers (the next criterion talks speciically about generating speed using rhythm) or are they talking about any kind of skating steps, turns, etc??
All kinds of skating steps and turns. You can generate speed using rhythm in most steps, and turns as well -- it's just that some ways are harder than others.
Also, does skating skills refer specifically to everything done that involves the use of the blade? Obviously the criteria talks about things that are necessarily related like balance and footplacement, but the essence of this component is bladework, yes or no?
Yes. Or at least, everything about the blade gliding on the ice. There are a few things you could do with the blades that don't involve gliding on the ice, but purists would probably say "that isn't really skating." Some of them might be valued in other parts of the scoring, though.