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FALL DOWN & GET UP
Pre-CanSkate · Learn-to-skate
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Technical standard: • Fall with control • Rise unassisted
Quality standard: From standing, the skater bends their knees/ankles, and fall to the ice in a controlled manner. The skater then kneels on the ice bringing one knee up and placing the foot in front of the body. The weight is then transferred onto front foot as the skater rises and places the other foot on the ice. The skater may use one or both hands to push from the ice or knee to a standing position.
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2021-04; current-linked 2026-09-04
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Skate CanadaCanSkate Element Descriptions and Requirements
Technical standard: • Make snow with the skater’s choice of foot
Quality standard: The skater stands with feet shoulder-width apart, perpendicular to the direction of movement. The skater then bends their knees/ ankles and slides one foot or both feet outward applying enough pressure to shave the ice (make snow), then brings their feet back together in a controlled manner.
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2021-04; current-linked 2026-09-04
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Skate CanadaCanSkate Element Descriptions and Requirements
Quality standard: The skater stands with their knees/ankles bent and rotates their shoulders and hips approximately 90° one way and then 180° the other way. The emphasis should be placed on the “down/up/down” action (unweighting).
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2021-04; current-linked 2026-09-04
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Skate CanadaCanSkate Element Descriptions and Requirements
Technical standard: • Perform once in the skater’s choice of direction
Quality standard: The skater must transfer their weight from one foot to the other while rotating on the spot (stationary). Train both directions. Skaters only need to perform one direction for the standard. Note: This is not marching around a circle.
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2021-04; current-linked 2026-09-04
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Skate CanadaCanSkate Element Descriptions and Requirements
Quality standard: The skater stands with their knees/ankles bent and applies pressure downwards. They then push away from the ice so both feet leave the ice and land on 2 feet returning to bent knee/ankle position. Emphasis should be placed on the “bend/up/bend action”.
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2021-04; current-linked 2026-09-04
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