Pairs skating involves two skaters which must be a man and a lady. The requirements for pairs skating is as demanding as for singles skating. Pairs must be of almost the same level and must be equally strong. They must both have equally firm basics of singles skating before doing pairs work.

In competitions there are pairs technical skating (short program) and pairs freeskating (long program).

Pairs are required to do spins in combination, lifts, throw jumps, twists, and pairskating movements like the death spiral. On top of that they are required to do solo side by side jumps and side by side spins. Pairs skating thus do not require skaters to do much on solo jumps and spins but do stress on the uniformity of steps and movements of both partners.


Further information on pairs skating : -

• Lifts
• Jumps
• Spins
• Other pairskating moves

Personal homepage : -
British pair skaters, by Lesley Rogers & Michael Aldred

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