The following information is found in "Boitano's Edge". Written by Brian Boitano with Suzanne Harper.
- BRACKET: A turn that's made on one foot, moving from forward to backward or backward to forward: during the turn, the skater changes edges counter to the circle rotation.
- CHOCTAW: A turn from a forward inside edge to a backward outside edge that requires a change of foot.
- CHOREOGRAPHY: The art of composing the movements, steps, and patterns of a dance.
- COMBINATION: Two or more jumps done in a row, with no steps in between, or two or more spins done consecutively without stopping.
- DANCE: A skating discipline in which a man and a woman focus on intricate foot-work and body movements to express the rhythm and mood of different types of music. No throws are allowed, and jumps and spins are limited.
- DOUBLE: Any jump that consists of two revolutions in the air.
- EDGES: The two sharp sides of the skate blade on either side of the grooved center.
- EDGE JUMP: A jump in which the skater takes off from the edge of one blade.
- FLYING: Extending and moving swiftly through the air.
- FOOTWORK: A sequence of steps, turns, hops, and changes of positions.
- FREE DANCE: A part of an ice dancing competition in which the couple skates for a certain length of time to music and choreography of their own choice.
- FREE FOOT, HIP, KNEE, SIDE, ETC.: The foot a skater is not skating on at any one time is the free foot; everything on that side of the body is called "free".
- FREESTYLE: A part of a singles competition in which the skater performs jumps, spins, and footwork to music. The short program, long program, and exhibitions are freestyle skating.
- HOCKEY STOP: A method of stopping very fast on the ice; the skater throws both heels out to the right and makes a sharp, quick turn perpendicular to the line of travel and stops.
- HOP: A move that consists of a lift off the ice with no revolution in the air.
- JUMP: A move that consists of a lift off the ice with revolution in the air.
- LANDING: The part of the jump or hop when the skater touches the ice after being in the air.
- LEAN: The body's position when it forms an angle less than 90 degrees relative to the ice.
- LIFT: A move in which the male skater raises his female partner over his head.
- LONG PROGRAM: The freestyle program in the singles and pair events; it lasts four to four and a half minutes, with no set elements.
- MARKS: The scores given to a skater by the judges.
- MOHAWK: A turn from front to back that involves a change of foot with no change of edge.
- MOTION MEMORY: The feel or sense within a skater's body of how to correctly perform a move.
- ONE-FOOT JUMP: A jump in which the takeoff and landing foot are the same and the landing is on a back inside edge.
- PATTERN: The path followed by a skater as seen by the resulting tracings on the ice.
- PIVOT: A two-foot spin with one toe in the ice.
- QUAD: A four-revolution jump.
- RADIUS: The skate blade's curvature as seen from the side.
- REQUIRED ELEMENT: A skating move, such as a particular jump or spin, that must be done in a short program.
- REVOLUTION: Turning, particularly in the air.
- ROCKER: A turn from forward to backward with the first part consisting of a three-turn and the second part of a bracket.
- ROLL: A deep outside edge.
- ROTATION: The process of turning.
- SCISSORS: Quick movement of the free foot forward and backward while executing a turn in a figure.
- SCULLING: Movement of the skater's feet swaying in and out in order to move across the ice.
- SHORT PROGRAM: A two-minute freestyle program for single and pair skaters that contains seven required elements.
- SINGLE: A one-revolution (or, in the case of an Axel, a one-and-a-half revolution) jump.
- SKATE GUARDS: The plastic protectors that are put on skate blades to protect them when skaters walk off the ice.
- SNOWPLOW: A beginner's method of stopping on ice by angling the heel of one foot and skidding across the blade's inside edge with both skates on the ice.
- SPIN: A move in which the skater turns rapidly in one spot on the ice.
- T-STOP: A method of stopping on the ice in which the skater puts his blades in a T position, and skids to a stop along the blades' outside edge.
- TAKEOFF: The lift-off edge on a jump.
- TEMPO: The speed at which music is played.
- THREE-TURN: A turn from forward to backward in which there is a change of edge; the turn rotates with the circle being skated and leaves a tracing that looks like a 3.
- THROW: A pairs move in which the male partner lifts his partner and propels her into the air.
- THRUST: A pushing motion that propels the skater across the ice.
- TOE-ASSISTED JUMPS: Jumps in which the free toe is placed in the ice to assist lift-off.
- TOE PICKS: The teeth or points on the front of a skate blade.
- TOUR: A journey of a skating show from town to town for a series of performances.
- TRACINGS: The marks left on the ice by the skate.
- TRIPLE: A three-revolution (or, in the case of the Axel, a three-and-a-half revolution) jump.
- WALTZ JUMP: A beginner's jump that involves half a revolution in the air, taken from a forward outside edge and landed on the other foot's back outside edge.
- ZAMBONI: The machine that shaves the ice and spreads fresh water to provide a clean surface.
