Skating with Bror Meyer . FIGURE 39. BACKWARD LOOP-CHANGE-LOOP weight of the body goes backward; at the change it is again brought forward and intothe new plane. The employed knee is straightened at the change, and well bentafterward; at the same time the unemployed leg is brought backward rather quickly. The second loop is now skated opposite to the first, in the same manner as the plainforward loop, , with a well-bent knee and careful action of the unemployed leg, whichassists the skater to come out of the loop on a slightly straightened tracing knee. BACKWARD LOOP-CHANGE-LOOP FIGURE 39


Skating with Bror Meyer . FIGURE 39. BACKWARD LOOP-CHANGE-LOOP weight of the body goes backward; at the change it is again brought forward and intothe new plane. The employed knee is straightened at the change, and well bentafterward; at the same time the unemployed leg is brought backward rather quickly. The second loop is now skated opposite to the first, in the same manner as the plainforward loop, , with a well-bent knee and careful action of the unemployed leg, whichassists the skater to come out of the loop on a slightly straightened tracing knee. BACKWARD LOOP-CHANGE-LOOP FIGURE 39 Before attempting this figure the skater should have thoroughly mastered theordinary back loops and the changes-of-edge backward. 64 SKATING WITH BROR MEYER. wUu< mI wo < u I HW o < QbJ o(I. wPi o THE ADVANCED SCHOOL FIGURES 65


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