This is a list of skating moves with translations into several languages and pictures where applicable. This is a work in progress. If you have additions for these languages, especially Chinese and Italian, please let me know.
| English | Russian | Chinese (simplified) | Dutch | Italian | Picture |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arabesque | Ласточка (Lastochka) | ? | Zweefstand | Angelo / Spirale Arabesque | ![]() |
| Axel (jump) | Аксель (Aksel) | 阿克塞尔跳 (Ā kè sài ěr tiào) | Axel | Axel | ![]() |
| Bauer (a.k.a. Ina Bauer) | Бауэр (Bauer) | 伊娜鲍尔 (Yī nà bào ěr?) 鲍步 (Bào bù) | Bauer | Ina Bauer | ![]() |
| Back spin | Задний винт (Zadniy vint) | ? | Achterwaartse pirouette | Piroetta (o trottola) indietro | ![]() |
| Biellmann spin | Бильман (Bill’man) | 贝尔曼旋转 (Bèi’ěr màn xuánzhuǎn) | Biellmann | (Trottola) Biellmann | ![]() |
| Board | Борт (Bort) | 挡板 Dǎng bǎn? | Boarding | Balaustra / Bordo | ![]() |
| Bracket turn | Скобка (Skoba) | 括弧 (Kuò hú) | Beugel? | Controtre | ![]() |
| Broken leg spin | Ломаный волчок (Lomanniy Volchok) | Maybe 断腿转 Duàn tuǐ zhuǎn | ? | Broken Leg / Sit Twist | ![]() |
| Bunny hop | Козлик / Подскок | 兔子跳 (Tù zi tiào)? | Haasje / Kattensprong | Grillo / Salto sulla punta | ![]() |
| Butterfly | Бедуинский (Beduinskiy) | 蝴蝶跳 (Hú dié tiào ? 旋子 (Xuànzi) ? | Vlinder? | Butterfly | ![]() |
| Cantilever | Кантилевер (Kantilever) | 蟹步 (Xiè bù) | Cantilever | Cantilever | ![]() |
| Camel spin / Parallel spin | Либела (Libela) | 燕式旋转/燕转 Yàn shì xuánzhuǎn / yàn zhuǎn | Zweefpirouette | Piroetta (o trottola) angelo | ![]() |
| Cannonball spin | ? | ? 抱腿蹲转 (Bào tuǐ dūn zhuǎn) literally means hugging leg sit spin | ? | Cannonball Spin | ![]() |
| Catch foot / cross-grab (spiral or spin) | Полубильман (Polubilman) | ? 提刀 (Tí dāo) “blade lift” | ? | Spirale presa al piede / presa incrociata | ![]() |
| Change foot spin | ? | ? | Wisselpirouette | Trottola (o piroetta) con cambio di piede | |
| Chasse | Шассе (Shasse) | 夏塞步(Xià sāi bù) | Chasse | Chasse | ![]() |
| Charlotte spiral | Шарлотта (Sharlotta) | 夏洛特螺旋 (Xià luò tè luó xuán)? Not sure | Charlotte spiraal | Spirale Charlotte | ![]() |
| Cheat / underrotation | Недокрут (Nedokrut) | 未完成旋转 (Wèi wán chéng xuán zhuǎn)? Not sure | ? | Sottoruotato | N/A |
| Choctaw (s-step) open | Чоктау (Choctau) | 乔克塔步 (Qiáo kè tǎ bù) | Choctaw | Choctaw | ![]() |
| Choctaw closed | ![]() | ||||
| Combination spin | Комбинация пируэт | 联合旋转 (Liánhé xuánzhuǎn) | ? | Piroetta (trottola) combinata | N/A |
| Corkscrew spin | ? | ? | ? | Corkscrew spin | ![]() |
| Counter turn Forward outside or Forward inside | Выкрюк (Vikryuk) | 外勾(Wài gōu) “outside hook” | Tegenwenden? | Controvenda | ![]() |
| Counter turn Backward outside or Backward inside | ![]() | ||||
| Crossover | Беговой шаг / Подсечка / Перебежка (Perebezhka) | 压步(Yā bù) | Overstap | Passo incrociato ✓ | ![]() |
| Cross roll / Cross stroke forward | Кросс ролл (Cross roll) | 摇滚步 Yáogǔn bù “rock n roll steps) | Cross roll | Cross roll | ![]() |
| Cross roll backwards | ![]() | ||||
| Death drop (variation of flying spin) | Прыжок в волчок через либелу? (not that popular in Russia) | 死亡坠落 (Sǐwáng zhuìluò)? | Death drop? | Death drop (or salto della morte? But i never heard that) | ![]() |
| Donut Spin | Кольцо (Вариант Либела) | ? | ? | Trottola/Piroetta angelo laterale Donut Spin | ![]() |
| Double (jump) | Двойной (dvoynoy) | ? | Dubbele (sprong) | Doppio (salto) | N/A |
| Double axel | Дупель (Dupel’) | ? | Dubbele axel | Doppio Axel | |
| Edge | Ребро (rebro) | 刃 (Rèn) | Kant | Filo | |
| Edge change | Смена фронта (Smena fronta) | Kantenwissel | Cambio filo | ||
| Euler jump / half loop | Ойлер (Euler) | 尤拉跳 (Yóu lā tiào)? | Euler (or Thoren) ✓ | ![]() | |
| Falling leaf (basically, a front split in the air) | Падающий лист (Padayushiy list) | ? | ? | Salto in spaccata (?) | ![]() |
| Fan spiral | Собачка (Sobachka) / фэн (fan) | 扇形螺旋 (Shàn xíng luó xuán)? | ? | Spirale a ventaglio ✓ | ![]() |
| Flip | Флип (Flip) | 翻转跳 (Fānzhuǎn tiào) or 菲利普跳 (Fēi lì pǔ tiào)? | Flip | Flip | ![]() |
| Forward | Вперед (vpered) | 前 qián | Voorwaarts | (Andare in) Avanti | |
| Flying (sit) spin | Чинян (Chinyan) | 飞旋 (Fēi xuán) / 飞行旋转 (Fēi xíng xuán zhuǎn)? | ? | Piroetta (o trottola) volante | ![]() |
| Haircutter | Колечко (Kolechko)? Unclear if the name is reserved for Donut Spin | 提刀旋转 (Tí dāo xuánzhuǎn)? | ? | Trottola/Piroetta rovesciata con presa del pattino Haircutter | ![]() |
| Hitch kick | Пендаль (Pendal’) | ? | ? | Hitch kick (or calcio in avanti?) | ![]() |
| Hockey glide | ? | ? | ? | ? | ![]() |
| Hockey stop | Хоккейная остановка | 冰球刹 Bīngqiú shā | IJshockeyrem | Fermata a modo di hockey (??) | ![]() |
| Hydroblade | Гидроспираль (Gidrospiral) | Most people just call it hydroblading or “yuzuru hanyu kissing ice move” | Hydroblade? | Hydroblade ✓ | ![]() |
| I-spin | ? | I型旋转 (I xíng xuán zhuǎn)? | ? | I-spin / Trottola I | ![]() |
| Ice resurfacer / zamboni | Ледовый комбайн (Ledovyy kombayn) | 清冰/浇冰 车 Qīng bīng/jiāo bīng chē | Ijsdweilmachine | Macchina rasaghiaccio | ![]() |
| Ice rink | Каток (Katok) | 溜冰场 (Liūbīngchǎng)/冰场 (Bīng chǎng) | Ijsbaan | Pista di ghiaccio (o palaghiaccio) | |
| Illusion | Качающаяся либела | 幻觉跳 (Huàn jué tiào)? | ? | Illusion | ![]() |
| Inside edge | Внутренний (Vnutrenniy) | 内刃 (Nèi rèn) | Binnenkant / Binnenwaarts | Filo interno ✓ | |
| Inverted spiral | Лежачая спираль (Lezhachaya spiral) / Шезлонг | 反转螺旋 (Fǎn zhuǎn luó xuán)? | ? | Spirale rovesciata | ![]() |
| Kerrigan | Кэрриган | 克里根 (Kè lǐ gēn)? | ? | Spirale Kerrigan | ![]() |
| Layback spin | Заклон (zaklon) | 躬身转 Gōng shēn zhuǎn | Hemelpirouette | Piroetta/trottola rovesciata | ![]() |
| Lobe / Roll | Дуга (Duga) / круг (Krug) | ? | ? | I don’t think there is a name for this in italian | ![]() |
| Loop / Rittberger | Петля (Petlya) / риттбергер (Rittberger) | 后内结环跳 (Hòu nèi jié huán tiào) | Rittberger | Loop / Rittberger | ![]() |
| Lunge / Drag | Выпад (Vipad) | 弓步 (Gōng bù)? | Sleepje | Cigno o strisciata | ![]() |
| Lutz | Лутц (Luts) | 路茨跳 (Lù cí tiào) | Lus? | Lutz | ![]() |
| Mohawk | Моухок (Mohawk) | 莫霍克步 (Mò huò kè bù) | Mohawk | Mohawk | ![]() |
| One foot glide | Цапелька (Tsapel’ka) | ?单足滑行 Dān zú huáxíng | Ooievaar | Gru/Cicogna | ![]() |
| Outside edge | Наружу (naruzhu) | 外刃 (Wài rèn) | Buitenkant / Buitenwaarts | Filo esterno ✓ | |
| Pancake spin | Блинчик (Blinchik) / Грибочек (gribochek) | 煎饼旋转 (Jiān bǐng xuán zhuǎn)? | ? | Pancake Spin | ![]() |
| Pearl spin | ? | ? | ? | Pearl Spin | ![]() |
| Pivot | Циркуль (Tsirkul’) | 轴心 (Zhóu xīn)? | Molentje? Passer? | Compasso | ![]() |
| Power three-turn | Обманный шаг | ? | ? | ? | ![]() |
| Pump (half swizzle) | ? | 前C (Qián) C 后C Hòu C | Steppen | Marcetta (?) | ![]() |
| Rippon jump | Риппон (Rippon) | 举手 跳 (Jǔ shǒu tiào) | Rippon | Variante del salto con le mani verso l’alto | ![]() |
| Rittberger: see Loop | |||||
| Rocker turn | Крюк (Kryuk) | 内勾 inside hook (Nèi gōu) | Wenden | Venda | ![]() |
| Russian split | Шпагат (поперечный) (Shpagat) | ? | ? | Salto in spaccata (?) | ![]() |
| Salchow | Сальхов (Sal’khov) | 萨霍夫跳 (Sà hū fū tiào) | Salchow | Salchow ✓ | ![]() |
| Scratch spin | Винт (Vint) | 插足转 Chāzú zhuǎn | Standpirouette | Trottola verticale ✓ | ![]() |
| Shoot-the-duck | Пистолетик (Pistoletik) | ? | ? | Pipa | ![]() |
| Shoot-the-duck spin | Складка (Skladka) | ? | ? | Trottola/Piroetta bassa in avanti | ![]() |
| Shotgun spin | Расстрел (Rasstrel) | ? | ? | Trottola/Piroetta con presa alla caviglia | ![]() |
| Single (jump) | Одинарный (odinarniy) | 一周跳 (Yīzhōu tiào) | ? | (Salto) Singolo ✓ | |
| Sit spin | Волчок (Volchok) | 蹲踞旋转 (Dūn jù xuánzhuǎn) / 坐姿旋转 (Zuò zī xuán zhuǎn)? Or mostly just 蹲转 (Dūn zhuǎn) | Zit pirouette | Piroetta (o trottola) bassa | ![]() |
| Skid spiral | ? | ? | ? | Spirale skid | ![]() |
| Slalom / serpentine / edge pull | Перетяжка (peretyazhka) | ? | Slalom (op een been) | Slalom (su una gamba) | ![]() |
| Slide chasse | ? | ? | ? | ![]() | |
| Snowplough | Плуг (Plug) | ? | V-stop | Fermata in avanti | ![]() |
| Sotnikova spin | ? | ? | ? | Trottola (piroetta) sotnikova | ![]() |
| Spin | Вращение (Vrasheniye) | 旋转 (Xuán zhuǎn) | Pirouette | Piroetta or trottola | |
| Spiral | Спираль (Spiral’) | ? | Spiraal | Angelo | |
| Spiral sequence | Спиральная дорожка (Spiral’naya dorozhka) | 螺旋线 (Luóxuán xiàn) | Spiralenreeks | Sequenza di spirali | |
| Split jump | Шпагат (продольный) Shpagat | 劈叉跳 (Pǐ chā tiào)? | ? | Salto in spaccata / Spaccata in aria | ![]() |
| Spread eagle | Кораблик (Korablik) | 大一字 (Dà yī zì) | ? | Luna interna ✓ | ![]() |
| Stag jump / stag leap | Олень (Olen’) / Олений прыжок (Oleniy pryzhok) | 芭蕾跳 (Bālěi tiào) | Hertensprong | Salto del cervo | ![]() |
| Stop | Торможение (tormozheniye) | ? | Rem | Frenare | |
| Swing (roll) | Маховая дуга (duga) | ? | Boog | Swing | ![]() |
| Step sequence | Дорожка шагов (Dorozhka shagov) | 步法 (Bùfǎ) | Pasjesreeks | Sequenza di passi | |
| Stroking / push-and-glide | Ёлочка (yelochka) | 滑行 (Huá xíng)? | Afzet | Spinta | ![]() |
| Swizzle/lemons | Фонарики (fonariki) | 弧形滑动 (Hú xíng huá dòng)? | Visje / eitje | Limoni | ![]() |
| T-stop | T-образная остановка | T字刹车 (T zì shā chē)? | Sleepstop | Fermata (?) | ![]() |
| Tano jump | Тано (Tano) | 塔诺跳 (Tǎ nuò tiào)? | ? | Variante delle braccia Tano (?) | ![]() |
| Side toe hop / tap-toe jump | ![]() | ||||
| Three turn / Threes | Тройка (Troyka) | 转三 (Zhuǎn sān) | Drietje / Drie | Tre | ![]() |
| Toe loop/Spot /cherryflip | Тулуп (Tulup) | 后外点冰跳 (Hòu wài diǎn bīng tiào) | Toeloop/spot | Toe loop | ![]() |
| Toe pick | Зубец (Zubets) | 刀齿 (dao1 chǐ) | Prikker / tandjes | Punta | ![]() |
| Triple jump / tripples | Тройной (Troynoy) | 三周跳 (Sān zhōu tiào)? | Drievoudige … | Salto triplo | |
| Turn | Поворот (povorot) | 转体 (Zhuǎn tǐ) | Draai | Giro/Volta/Ruotare etc… (depends on the context) | |
| Twizzle / traveling turns | Твизл (Tvizl) | 捻转 (Niǎn zhuǎn) | Twizzle | Twizzle | ![]() |
| Upright spin any position with the skating leg extended or slightly bent which is not a camel position | ? | ? | ? | Trottola/Piroetta con presa sul pattino | ![]() |
| Y-spin | ? | Y型旋转 (Y xíng xuán zhuǎn)? | ? | Y-spin Piroetta/Trottola laterale | ![]() |
| Y-spiral | Флажок (Flazhok) | Y型螺旋 (Y xíng luó xuán)? | ? | Spirale a Y | ![]() |
| Yuna spin | ? | 尤娜旋转 (Yóu nà xuán zhuǎn)? | ? | Trottola/Piroetta angelo Invertita | ![]() |
| Walley jump | Валлей (Walley) / Цак (Tsak) | 瓦利跳 (Wǎ lì tiào)? | ? | Walley | ![]() |
| Waltz jump / Three jump | Перекидной (Perekidnoy) | 华尔兹跳 (Huá ěr zī tiào)? | Kadet | Salto del tre (o salto semplice) | ![]() |
| Waltz three turn | Вальсовая тройка (Valsovaya troyka) | 华尔兹转三 (Huá’ěrzī zhuǎn sān) | Waltzdrietje | Tre di waltzer | ![]() |
| Wiggle | Змейка (Zmeyka) | ? | Slalom op twee benen | Slalom su due piedi | ![]() |
| Like snowplough but while walking | ? | ? | Stappenstop | Fermata (??) | |
| Open | Changing feet where the free foot is placed in front, up against the inside of the skating foot. | ||||
| Closed | Changing feet where the free foot is placed behind the skating foot, up against the heel. |























































































