page_title: Glossary of figure skating terms
section_title: F
hierarchical_section_title: Glossary of figure skating terms / F
caption_attribution_description: Jennifer Don performs a flying sit spin at the 2004 Four Continents Championships in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
context_page_description: The following is a glossary of figure skating terms, sorted alphabetically.
context_section_description: F
  The standard abbreviation for the flip jump.
  FD
  A scoring abbreviation for the free dance in an ice dance competition.
  FS
  The scoring abbreviation for the free skating in a singles and pairs competition.
  Fan spiral
  A spiral position in which the free leg is lifted, held upwards in front of the body, and lowered, in the style of an opening and closing Japanese fan.
  FiDs
  Forward inside death spiral.
  Figures
  See compulsory figures.
  Flat
  Skating on both edges at the same time. In general, it is less desirable than skating on one edge.
  Flight
  A grouping of skaters at a competition who warm up together immediately prior to competing. The final flight of the free skating in single skating is made up of the highest-scoring six skaters from the short program.
  Flip jump (F)
  A toe-assisted jump that takes off from the back inside edge.
  Flood (v.)
  Resurface the ice.
  Flutz
  A portmanteau of "flip" and "Lutz", for an improperly executed Lutz jump, where the outside take-off edge is mistakenly changed to an inside edge, making it a flip jump.
  Flying spin
  A jump that lands in a spinning position. Commonly performed flying spins include flying camel spins and flying sit spins.
  FoDs
  Forward outside death spiral.
  Forward spin
  A spin performed on a back inside edge.
  Free dance
  Formerly the third and final program in an ice dance competition. As of 2010, the free dance is the second and final program in an ice dance competition.
  Free leg
  The leg that is not on the ice.
  Free skating (FS)
  Originally a term for the part of the skating competition that was not compulsory figures. Now the official name of the long program. Also: free skate/free program.
  Four Continents Figure Skating Championships
  An ISU Championship for skaters from non-European countries.
  Footwork sequence
  A sequence of edges, turns, and hops. Often a required element.
caption: A flying sit spin in mid-air
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