Left backward outside chassé

LBO to RBI: the free foot comes down beside the skating foot, nothing crossing, still travelling backwards on the same lobe.

Also called open chassé or simple chassé. Other names.

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On LBO · 3 other entries
  • LFOLFO to RFI: the free foot comes down beside the skating foot, nothing crossing, still travelling forwards on the same lobe.
  • RFORFO to LFI: the free foot comes down beside the skating foot, nothing crossing, still travelling forwards on the same lobe.
  • LBO (this page)LBO to RBI: the free foot comes down beside the skating foot, nothing crossing, still travelling backwards on the same lobe.
  • RBORBO to LBI: the free foot comes down beside the skating foot, nothing crossing, still travelling backwards on the same lobe.

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

Backwards, the free foot set down beside the skating foot with nothing crossing. Quieter than a crossover and less powerful, which is the trade: a chassé keeps a curve going without disturbing it.

Because there is no crossing action to hide behind, a chassé shows up a weak edge at once. If the lobe opens out as the feet change, the edge was never deep.

Derived

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

LBO chassé to RBI: the skater steps onto the other foot, the direction of travel does not change, and the lobe continues.

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

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From LBO

Clusters from LBO

Appears in

In the USA's grades

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