Skills, tips and animations
Follow Axel’s own stages from first steps to quad jumps, watch skill animations step by step, and read technique tips and common mistakes.
LEARN · PRACTISE · PROGRESS
Learn figure skating, one skill at a time.
Follow a stage-by-stage skill path, watch skill animations step by step, log sessions, attach skills to videos for analysis, and track blade sharpening. Axel complements skating lessons, at your pace.
Sessions and practice video
Log time on ice, attach skills to videos and review analysis of your attempts organised by skill.
Skate care and sharpening
Add your skates and blades. Every session adds time on ice, and Axel shows a warning when a pair is due for a sharpen.
See how a skill moves.
Watch the steps and the skate lines in skill animations, and swap sides on left and right skills. A starter set is free; Axel Pro unlocks the rest.
Your skills, your pace
A clear path through every skill.
Follow Axel’s own stages, from Foundations to Triples & Quads, each with tiers to turn to. Skill statuses, including Mastered, are self-assessed, not a formal test or federation qualification.
Who it helps
For adult beginners, returning skaters and recreational skaters who want a reference between lessons and a focus for practice. Axel supports learning; it does not replace qualified instruction.
Skating guidesMastered
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Foundations
First steps, safe falls and basic movement.
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Current
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Core Skating
Edges, crossovers, stops and three-turns.
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First Elements
Hops, half jumps and upright spins.
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Technique reference
Understand the skill before your next practice.
Read descriptions, technique tips and common mistakes on skill detail. Explore external YouTube tutorials when available; third-party results can change or be empty. Scrolled skill-detail view in English.
- A fixed catalogue of skills with descriptions, tips and common mistakes
- Tutorials alongside the skill you are exploring
- A reference between lessons, not independent instruction or certification
Sessions and practice video
Keep practice connected to the skill.
Record or import practice video, attach the skill you are working on and review analysis of each attempt. Your practice library is device-local, not a cloud backup. Log skating minutes and notes after practice.
- Log time on ice, notes and video for every session
- Attach skills to videos and review analysis of attempts
- Compare attempts over time without digging through your camera roll
Skate care
Know when your blades need a sharpen.
Add each pair of skates and blades to My skates. Every session you log adds time on ice to that pair, and Axel shows a warning when the pair is due for a sharpen.
- Track hours on every pair of skates and blades
- Set the sharpening interval that suits how you skate
- Mark a pair as sharpened to start the count again
Skating guides
Skating guides
- Learn to figure skate, one skill at a time
- An app to help you learn figure skating
- Figure Skating Progress Tracker
- Figure Skating Practice Log
- Figure Skating Roadmap
- Skate Blade Sharpening Tracker
- Figure Skating Skills Checklist for Beginners: Where to Begin
- Figure Skating Levels Explained: Beginner Skills to First Jumps
- How Can Adult Beginners Learn to Skate Backwards Confidently?
- How Do Adult Beginners Start a Two-Foot Spin?
- How to Do Forward Crossovers in Figure Skating
- How to Fall and Get Up Safely on Ice Skates
- How to Hold a One-Foot Glide on Figure Skates
- How Do You Know When a Figure Skating Skill Is Mastered?
- How to Learn Backward Crossovers in Figure Skating
- How to Learn Three-Turns in Figure Skating
- How Do You Learn Two-Foot Turns on Ice Skates?
- How to Snowplow Stop on Ice Skates
- How to Start Figure Skating as an Adult
- How Can You Tell Inside and Outside Edges Apart in Figure Skating?
- What Figure Skating Skills Should Beginners Learn First?
- What Should You Practise After Forward Swizzles?
Take your next skill to the ice.
Explore the skills, revisit technique tips and keep your practice organised with Axel. A companion to your skating lessons.