For all the fans who love watching figure skating during the Winter Olympics but don’t know much more than falling = bad news, here’s a handy A-Z of the terms you’re likely hear to hear figure skating ...

First, it’s important to know, first, that each skate blade has two edges with a curve -- or hollow -- in the middle. If you stand with your feet together, the edges that face each other are the ...

Terms used in figure skating: JUMPS Loop - A jump in which the skater takes off from a back outside edge, turns one revolution in the air and lands on the same back outside edge. As with most jumps, a ...