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Well of course if you're defining a "skiing term" that would involve skis. No one is using skis on a hockey rink normally.
But since we're using wikipedia...
"Compulsory figures or school figures were formerly an aspect of the sport of figure skating, from which the sport derives its name. Carving specific patterns or figures into the ice was the original focus of the sport. The patterns of compulsory figures all derive from the basic figure eight."
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compulsory_figures
Hockey skate blade profile can be quite complicated. It seems like in general the center section has a radius of 9 to 11 ft. Racing speed skates are flat in profile, and also are not hollow ground afaik.
Choo...choo...
Well then we might as well throw in wood carving as well. After all a knife has a sharp edge does it not?
If Mark had been specific referencing figure skating figures then I would be happy to apologize. But he did not and that is part of the reason train wrecks happen. I think I have been consistent in referencing bending the ski.
It's no secret that skating of all kinds builds and hones the balance and edging skills needed in skiing. What about water skiing? what is your opinion on that? Is there skill association (especially fore and aft) one can bring to the snow skiing table? Slalom water skiers are doing the infinity move behind a boat so doing it on snow should be a no brainer right?.