What is skating leg, free leg, outside edge, inside edge, LFO, RBI, etc.?
At various times throughout these pages, you will notice references to the skating foot, skating leg, free foot, etc. When you are skating on one foot, this is your skating foot. The foot which is off the ice is your free foot. The entire side of the body on the side of the free foot is the free side, hence the terms, free leg, free arm, etc. Similar terms apply to the skating side. You will also note references to LFO, RBI, etc. This is a short-hand term referring to which edge you are using. The bottom of a skate blade has two edges, with a concave space between them. The edge closest to the other skate is your inside edge. The first letter indicates the skating foot, left or right. The second letter indicates whether you are skating forward or backward. The third letter indicates whether you are on an inside or outside edge.
