Compulsory figures

Compulsory figures were a former aspect of the sport of figure skating, from which its name (in English) derives. The original focus of the sport was the carving of specific figures into the ice, and for many years after free skating was added to competitions, the marks for the compulsory figures still contributed 60% of the total score.

Classification of Compulsory Figures

Figures were formerly identified by these numbers in the rulebook. Note that each figure has several variants depending on which foot, edge, and direction is used to start the figure.

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• Circle Eight
• Serpentine
• Three
• Double Three
• Loop
• Bracket
• Rocker
• Counter
• One Foot Eight
• Change Three
• Change Double Three
• Change Loop
• Change Bracket
• Paragraph Three
• Paragraph Double Three
• Paragraph Loop
• Paragraph Bracket