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How to figure skate like a pro

Five signature moves, as explained by St. Louis Skating Club coach Becky Cacioppo

Figure skating isn’t just about making circles on the ice while holding hands with a significant other. According to St. Louis Skating Club coach Becky Cacioppo, it’s also about balance, muscle, flexibility, anticipation, and endurance. She breaks it all down for us, sharing the secrets behind the spins and loops, the axels and jumps that never fail to prompt others to ask, “How’d he do that?!”