I like your stop!!! I do it the same way!! On the outside edge, except I do it on the Left foot with my right foot tucked into the left. Know what I mean? Not extended. Don't know how the others do it on the inside edge? My coach hates it too, but I don't care. As long as I stay upright!

It can be quite nice on the inside edge. I skate out and present with my arms out and on my left foot, right turned out and extended in front, then shift to the right inside with the left extended. Think of a mohawk. G&G did it as a pair.

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That's the other stop I do. I think of it as the ice capades stop. The stop reminds me of this picture...



I think I've seen a video where they all stop like that in a line.

I also turn the tango stop into a one foot tango stop. That's actually my most secure way of stopping. I was in a power lesson, and another (really really good) skater was coming straight my way. I had a lot of speed, as did she, and I stopped with a one-foot tango. My coach liked it and said "hey, we should put that in your program!"

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Sort of off topic here, with a question to those who get really nervous going out to start a program in a comp. I have a comp in 4 days so it's relevant for me.

Do you usually skate around a bit before taking your starting pose, or skate straight to the spot and get in the pose?

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I have horrible nerves, so I feel qualified to give an answer. I glide nicely into my starting pose. My coach wanted me to do crossovers in a circle at the door (which alot of the more advanced girls from another coach did, it looks nice) but I didn't want any extra time to catch my toepicks. I did 2 strokes and a nice glide. Then went right to my pose.

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Ha, I just did this in our show last weekend . . . totally slid right past my spot where I was SUPPOSED to be standing for my opening pose! Any other time I can stop really well with a nice pretty T-stop, but apparently adrenalin kicked in!! Somehow I did manage to collect myself and get to the right spot eventually . . . I was just happy I didn't fall down!!

I get nervous and can tell you that I skate around a little extra (glide) and I deep breathe while I do it to clear my head.

I skate a little around to get the blood flowing. Breathe into your lower abdomen, put your hand before your lower belly and breathe in so deep that the belly touches it, then go for the starting pose and continue that breathing while you wait for the music to start.

I think I actually snow plow... lol But I usually like go in circles a bit so its not just a direct stop....

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I'm working on that. I had it stopping just before the boards when my blades were dull. I'm just about at the point where I can do it again. Then have to get it out in the open!

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I do a one-footed hockey stop with the non-stopping foot off of the ice--sort of a sideways skid on my inside edge. It's probably not the best thing in the world as I sometimes stick my skating hip out to do it.

I can do T stops but can do this one-footed hockey stop much faster than a T stop.

When I'm going backwards and have to stop in an emergency, I do a one-footed hockey stop going backward.

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Oh, I know exactly what you mean. I often also end up doing a snowplow stop, simply because I'm so nervous.