Top 6 figure skating moves you don't see in the skating competitions, but often appears in ice shows
6 - Lying on the ice
Lying on ice is a favorite move for the beginning or ending of the routine in a performance.
It adds drama to the routine and helps telling the story of the music
Unfortunately, since lying on ice is banned in the actual competitions, we can only watch this dramatic move in the show
After all, who wouldn't want to take a nap before and after skating?
"oh… I’m so sleepy watching this”
“What! We have more to show!”
5 - Take off the clothes
Yeah who wouldn’t like to see figure skaters take off their clothes!
Yup, a random 1 min video of Yuzuru taking off his jacket had gotten like..
what?! A take-off jacket video
1.4 million views now!
Yuzu: “Yup, I know you like me to take it off!!”
wow! Your wish is granted!
Unfortunately, taking off clothes in the competition is strictly forbidden!
Figure skating competitions have strict rules on the clothing
If any part of the clothes is detached from the body, you will get point deducted
The clothes also cannot be too revealing or sexy!
So, if you wanna see the “Shake it off” moment?
Come to the ice shows!
You might even get a bonus T-shirt!
yes.. you have to pick up your own props
ladies and gentlemen, we're going to take a brief intermission before
Yuzuru Hanyu loses all of his clothing
4 - All the dangerous looking moves..
Headbanger is a “show-stopper” pairs skating move
It looks super cool but looks super dangerous
Can’t imagine what if the male misjudged the distance between the ice and the partner by an inch!
Who else is actually glad that the ISU banned it in the real competition?
She knew that it was illegal
she knew that she was going to get nailed for it
she did it anyway..
she began her career as a world-class gymnast
Most fans would know Backflip being illegal in the real competitions since the “Suryabellious Bonaflip” moment during the 1998 Olympic Games.
I don't care about the medals, I want to get the crowd
the reaction from this judging panel will be really interesting
But Backflip is arguably one of the most famous moves in figure skating!
I think they consider it a little too dangerous but I think it's the easiest one to understand
I think everybody knows it's called a "backflip"
When you have the backflip and swag, you would be on the invite list of the ice shows!
my name is Elladj Balde. I am a professional figure skater.
Retired Canadian figure skater, Elladj Balde is almost always on the invite list for the major ice shows and exhibitions despite the lack of titles for this reason!
He also made a name for himself on Tiktok!
garnering over 1.2 millions followers with this cool move!
3 - Using Props
Who else enjoys watching “Rhythmic Gymnastics” in the summer Olympics?
where they performed the beautiful moves with the hoop, ball, clubs, ribbon or rope?
Unfortunately, there is no “Rhythmic figure skating”
and using props is strictly not allowed during the actual competitions
But that doesn’t stop the skaters from being innovative during the ice shows and exhibitions!
You name it, they’ve used it!
For some insanely popular skater, the props can be a simple paper cup with water inside!
That’s hot enough to get all the fans to scream non-stop!
Have you ever wondered why they don’t allow double men or women doing pair skating or ice dancing?
Imagine watching the side by side jumps for the men and ladies?
Men x Men - Not sure if it will ever happen in the real competitions
Who else loves those little jump battle moments at the end of ice shows like we do?!
1 - Various collaborations and skaters having fun time together
Yes, the happiest moments in watching skating is watching them having fun challenging each other!
You definitely don’t see these moments in the actual competitions!
That’s why we need the exhibitions and ice shows!