Left forward inside triple three

LFI → LBO → LFI → LBO: 3 turns on one foot.

combinationentry LFIexit LBO3 turnsone foot throughout

On LFI · 7 other entries

LFOLFO → LBI → LFO → LBI: 3 turns on one foot.
RFORFO → RBI → RFO → RBI: 3 turns on one foot.
LFI (this page)LFI → 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

LFI → LBO → LFI → LBO. A skater who rotates the other way traces RFI: 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

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

LFI, three turn to LBO, then three turn to LFI, then three turn to LBO. 3 turns on one foot, and the skater finishes on LBO.

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 RFI. Same element, mirrored.

Build on

Left forward inside three turnLFI to LBO: half a turn into the circle, changing edge and staying on the same lobe.
Left backward outside three turnLBO to LFI: half a turn into the circle, changing edge and staying on the same lobe.

From LFI

Left forward inside edgethe plain edge, with no turn on it
Left forward inside step wideexits RFI · changes foot, the edge holds, the direction holds, the lobe reverses
Left forward inside change of edgeexits LFO · same foot, the edge changes, the direction holds, the lobe reverses
Left forward inside mohawkexits RBI · changes foot, the edge holds, the direction reverses, the lobe continues
Left forward inside rockerexits LBI · same foot, the edge holds, the direction reverses, the lobe reverses
Left forward inside choctawexits RBO · changes foot, the edge changes, the direction reverses, the lobe reverses
Left forward inside bracketexits LBO · same foot, the edge changes, the direction reverses, the lobe continues
Left forward inside counterexits LBI · same foot, the edge holds, the direction reverses, the lobe reverses
Left forward inside loopexits LFI · same foot, the edge holds, the direction holds, the lobe continues

Clusters from LFI

Left forward inside double three-mohawkLFI → LBO → LFI → RBI
Left forward inside bracket-counterLFI → LBO → LFO
Left forward inside rocker-counterLFI → LBI → LFI
Left forward inside double threeLFI → LBO → LFI
Left forward inside rocker-counter-double twizzleLFI → LBI → LFI → LFI
Left forward inside bracket-cross rollLFI → LBO → RBO
Left forward inside counter-mohawkLFI → LBI → RFI
Left forward inside counter-threeLFI → LBI → LFO
Left forward inside counter-2½ twizzleLFI → LBI → LFO
Left forward inside rocker-choctawLFI → LBI → RFO
Left forward inside rocker-mohawkLFI → LBI → RFI
Left forward inside three-mohawkLFI → LBO → RFO
Left forward inside choctaw-three-rockerLFI → RBO → RFI → RBI
Left forward inside 3-turn-change of edge-double twizzleLFI → LBO → LBI → LBI

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In the USA's grades

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