25 Most Recent
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On-Ice Warm Up – Part 4 (Ryan Jahnke and Ben Agosto)
National medalist Ryan Jahnke and World and Olympic medalist Ben Agosto continue presenting on-ice warm up exercises at a summer camp. You can see the earlier videos in this series here: Part 1 and Part 2 and Part 3. Ryan… Continue reading
Loop Jump Setup (Chris Conte)
International coach and jump specialist Chris Conte teaches a preferred loop jump setup. After watching the class do single loop jumps and a few double loops, he explains and demonstrates an effective and efficient loop jump setup that is appropriate… Continue reading
Off Ice Spin Class – Part 4, Eggbeater Upright Forward (Kim Ryan)
Spin specialist Kim Ryan continues a class on off-ice spin training. In Part 1 she explained and demonstrated in detail how to get started spinning off the ice in a repeatable and safe way. In Part 2 the class continued… Continue reading
Power Angle Concept for Jumps – Part 1 (Nick Perna)
International coach and jump specialist Nick Perna begins an important discussion of the concept of power angle and how it relates to good jumping. Power angle as a concept is closely tied to need to “vault” properly up into each… Continue reading
Low Level Choreography Lesson – Part 4 (Kate Charbonneau)
Coach and choreographer Kate Charbonneau finishes a choreography session with a young skater to build a new low level program. In Part 1 Kate got to know the skater a bit and challenged the skater with some new movements. In… Continue reading
Double Axel Development (Robert Tebby)
World and Olympic coach Robert Tebby follows up his thorough discussion of single axel development (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3) by discussing some aspects of the process he uses to move from a single axel to the double axel.… Continue reading
Double Loop Combination Jumps – Part 2 (Josh Farris)
Coach Josh Farris (World Junior Champion, US National medalist, Four Continents medalist) continues working with a high level class of skaters on double loop combination jumps. In Part 1 the class focused on the necessary timing and need to remain… Continue reading
Double Loop Development Drills (Audrey Weisiger)
World and Olympic coach Audrey Weisiger shares a number of exercises intended to teach edge control, edge pressure, alignment, and upper body rotational control with respect to double (and triple) loop development. Audrey begins by having the class do “scallops”… Continue reading
Backspin Double Loop – Part 2 (Tom Zakrajsek)
World and Olympic coach Tom Zakrajsek continues his presentation on “backspin double loop” jump exercises. In Part 1 he introduced the exercise and explained it in detail, and he also showed some advanced variations. In this video Tom shares two… Continue reading
On-Ice Warm Up – Part 3 (Ryan Jahnke and Ben Agosto)
National medalist Ryan Jahnke and World and Olympic medalist Ben Agosto continue presenting on-ice warm up exercises at a summer camp. In Part 1 and Part 2 the class level was quite high, while this class in Part 3 is… Continue reading
Off Ice Spin Class – Part 3, More Upright Spins and Discussion (Kim Ryan)
Spin specialist Kim Ryan continues a class on off-ice spin training. In Part 1 Kim explained and demonstrated in detail how to get started spinning off the ice in a repeatable and safe way. In Part 2 the class continued… Continue reading
Off-Ice Loop and Double Loop – Part 3 (Mirai Nagasu)
Olympic Team medalist and coach Mirai Nagasu continues an off-ice seminar jump class focusing on the loop and double loop. In Part 1 she discussed alignment over the axis side and taught a hopping and rotating exercise to develop position… Continue reading
On-Ice Jump Class, Part 3 – Swizzle Hop Air Turns (Chris Conte)
International coach and jump specialist Chris Conte continues an on-ice jump class. In Part 1 he introduced power swizzles and in Part 2 he shared swizzle hops and a variety of insights about power on the ice. In this video… Continue reading
Low Level Choreography Lesson – Part 3 (Kate Charbonneau)
Coach and choreographer Kate Charbonneau continues a choreography session with a young skater to build a new low level program. In Part 1 Kate got to know the skater a bit and challenged the skater with some new movements. In… Continue reading
Double Loop Combination Jumps – Part 1 (Josh Farris, Rafael Arutyunyun)
Coach Josh Farris (World Junior Champion, US National medalist, Four Continents medalist) opens this video by describing loop combination jumps as, “The moment you land the first jump is the take-off of the second. That edge pressure starts immediately when… Continue reading
Axel Development – Part 3 (Robert Tebby)
World and Olympic coach Robert Tebby continues his discussion of single axel development. Part 1 offered a ton of detail, from the overall process he uses to the specifics of that process. In Part 2, Robert offered insights about entrances,… Continue reading
Good Jumps are Actually Vaults – Part 3 (Nick Perna)
International coach and jump specialist Nick Perna continues his important and overlooked discussion that good figure skating jumps are actually vaults. In Part 1 he introduced the basic concept of vaulting and explained how a good loop jump vaults up… Continue reading
Jump Exercise For Control and Alignment (Audrey Weisiger, Rafael Arutyunyun)
World and Olympic coach Audrey Weisiger continues to work with a class of high level skaters on improving their step into double axel, although some of the drills are useful for other jumps as well, and that is true for… Continue reading
Layback Spin Variations (Charyl Brusch)
Figure skating spin specialist Charyl Brusch continues a lesson with an advanced spinner, focusing here on layback variations. (See the earlier parts of this lesson here: Part 1, Part 2, and Part3.) She begins with the standard layback position, and… Continue reading
Backspin Double Loop (Tom Zakrajsek)
World and Olympic coach Tom Zakrajsek shares insights about the “backspin double loop” jump exercise. This exercise and it’s variations are known by many names, including “backspin jump out,” “backspin jump,” “backspin hop,” and “backspin jump landing.” Although this exercise… Continue reading
On-Ice Warm Up – Part 2 (Ryan Jahnke and Ben Agosto)
National medalist Ryan Jahnke and World and Olympic medalist Ben Agosto continue an on-ice warm up class at a summer camp. Ryan is wearing the microphone. In Part 1 the class learned several exercises as well as ankle control and… Continue reading
On-Ice Warm Up – Part 1 (Ryan Jahnke and Ben Agosto)
National medalist Ryan Jahnke and World and Olympic medalist Ben Agosto team teach an on-ice warm up class at a summer camp. Ryan is wearing the microphone. Ryan begins the class with side lunges on lobes and specific arms with… Continue reading
Off Ice Spin Class – Part 2, Upright Spins and Building Confidence (Kim Ryan)
Spin specialist Kim Ryan continues a class on off-ice spin training. In Part 1 Kim explained and demonstrated in detail how to get started spinning off the ice in a repeatable and safe way. In this video, the class continues… Continue reading
Double Toe Loop Lesson – Part 2 (Kori Ade)
World and Olympic coach Kori Ade continues a double toe loop lesson at a camp. As noted in Part 1, this lesson started with a discussion of working on the triple toe, and although this skater isn’t really ready to… Continue reading