Right forward outside triple three

RFO → RBI → RFO → RBI: 3 turns on one foot.

combinationentry RFOexit RBI3 turnsone foot throughout

On RFO · 7 other entries

LFOLFO → LBI → LFO → LBI: 3 turns on one foot.
RFO (this page)RFO → RBI → RFO → RBI: 3 turns on one foot.
LFILFI → LBO → LFI → LBO: 3 turns on one foot.
RFIRFI → RBO → RFI → RBO: 3 turns on one foot.
LBOLBO → LFI → LBO → LFI: 3 turns on one foot.
RBORBO → RFI → RBO → RFI: 3 turns on one foot.
LBILBI → LFO → LBI → LFO: 3 turns on one foot.
RBIRBI → RFO → RBI → RFO: 3 turns on one foot.

Not checked yet. The mechanics on this page are a first draft by a non-expert, and no coach has seen them yet. Read them as a starting point and check them with a coach. Corrections are very welcome.

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outside edge: the paler lineinside edge: the darker line

RFO → RBI → RFO → RBI. A skater who rotates the other way traces LFO: the same element, generated from this one.

Three three turns on one foot, entering forwards, with nothing in between them. Each turn shortens the lobe it is standing on, so the third has the least edge under it and the least speed to work with. That is the whole difficulty, and it is a matter of arithmetic.

Where the free foot goes decides it. Two turns can be absorbed by a free side that swings a little each time; three cannot, and a leg that has drifted by the third turn takes the shoulders with it. Hold it still and turn under it.

The tell is a pivot. A third turn forced round by the body leaves a scrape where the cusp should be, and the tracing shows all three marks side by side for comparison.

Derived

RFO is three letters (foot, direction, edge): right foot, forwards, outside edge. Every edge in the guide is written that way, so RBI is a right foot travelling backwards on an inside edge.

RFO, three turn to RBI, then three turn to RFO, then three turn to RBI. 3 turns on one foot, and the skater finishes on RBI.

Nothing above is stored on this page. The cluster records its entry edge and the order of its turns; every edge in between is chained out of the same rule that draws a single turn.

A skater who rotates the other way does the same thing from LFO. Same element, mirrored.

Build on

Right forward outside three turnRFO to RBI: half a turn into the circle, changing edge and staying on the same lobe.
Right backward inside three turnRBI to RFO: half a turn into the circle, changing edge and staying on the same lobe.

From RFO

Right forward outside edgethe plain edge, with no turn on it
Right forward outside chasséexits LFI · changes foot, the edge changes, the direction holds, the lobe continues
Right forward outside crossoverexits LFI · changes foot, the edge changes, the direction holds, the lobe continues
Right forward outside change of edgeexits RFI · same foot, the edge changes, the direction holds, the lobe reverses
Right forward outside cross rollexits LFO · changes foot, the edge holds, the direction holds, the lobe reverses
Right forward outside mohawkexits LBO · changes foot, the edge holds, the direction reverses, the lobe continues
Right forward outside rockerexits RBO · same foot, the edge holds, the direction reverses, the lobe reverses
Right forward outside slip chasséexits LFI · changes foot, the edge changes, the direction holds, the lobe continues
Right forward outside bracketexits RBI · same foot, the edge changes, the direction reverses, the lobe continues
Right forward outside choctawexits LBI · changes foot, the edge changes, the direction reverses, the lobe reverses
Right forward outside counterexits RBO · same foot, the edge holds, the direction reverses, the lobe reverses
Right forward outside crossed step behindexits LFO · changes foot, the edge holds, the direction holds, the lobe reverses
Right forward outside loopexits RFO · same foot, the edge holds, the direction holds, the lobe continues

Clusters from RFO

Right forward outside double threeRFO → RBI → RFO
Right forward outside rocker-counterRFO → RBO → RFO
Right forward outside choctaw-three-rockerRFO → LBI → LFO → LBO
Right forward outside 3-turn-change of edge-double twizzleRFO → RBI → RBO → RBO
Right forward outside bracket-counterRFO → RBI → RFI
Right forward outside counter-mohawkRFO → RBO → LFO
Right forward outside counter-threeRFO → RBO → RFI
Right forward outside counter-2½ twizzleRFO → RBO → RFI
Right forward outside rocker-choctawRFO → RBO → LFI
Right forward outside rocker-mohawkRFO → RBO → LFO
Right forward outside three-mohawkRFO → RBI → LFI
Right forward outside double three-mohawkRFO → RBI → RFO → LBO
Right forward outside rocker-counter-double twizzleRFO → RBO → RFO → RFO

Appears in

In Australia's grades

None of the Australian level lists in this guide name it.

In British Ice Skating's tests: BIS Skills 5.