Drag

The free leg extended behind and turned out, the inside of the boot on the ice and the blade lifted clear.

Also called forward drag, toe drag or lunge. Other names.

basic

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shoulder to hip —on the —

forward outside edge, sunk deep · the free leg turned out, the boot on its inside, the blade clear. Negative twist means the shoulders are held back against the hips, which stores rotation before a takeoff and checks it on a landing.

You glide forwards on one foot with the skating knee bent deep and the other leg extended behind, turned out so that the inside of the boot lies on the ice and the blade is lifted clear of it. Coaches use the names drag and lunge for the same position. Ice Skating Australia describes it as the lunge: the hip no higher than the skating knee, about ninety degrees, the trailing leg straight and turned out, its blade clear of the ice, and the back upright, held for about two metres on each foot. New Zealand teaches the drag at its Novice 1 badge.

The turn-out is what puts the boot on its side. With the leg turned out, the inside of the foot faces the ice, and the depth of the skating knee is what lets the leg reach back far enough for the blade to come up.

Build on

One-foot glideThe drag is a glide on one foot with the skating knee bent deep and the free leg extended behind, turned out.

Leads to

One element in the guide is built on this one.

SpiralBoth extend the free leg behind, turned out. Ice Skating Australia's spiral lifts it to at least hip height, and its lunge lifts only the blade.

Appears in

In New Zealand's grades

None of the New Zealand level lists in this guide name it.