- F
- The standard abbreviation for the flip jump.
- FD
- A scoring abbreviation for the free dance in an ice dancing competition.
- FS
- The scoring abbreviation for the free skating in a singles and pairs competition.
- Fan spiral
- A spiral position in which the free leg is lifted, held upwards in front of the body, and lowered, in the style of an opening and closing Japanese fan.
- FiDs
- Forward inside death spiral.
- Figures
- See compulsory figures.
- Flat
- Skating on both edges at the same time. In general, it is less desirable than skating on one edge.
- Flight
- A grouping of skaters at a competition who warm up together immediately prior to competing. The final flight of the free skating in single skating is made up of the highest-scoring six skaters from the short program.
- Flip jump (F)
- A toe-assisted figure skating jump that takes off from the back inside edge.
- Flood (v.)
- Resurface the ice.
- Flutz
- A portmanteau of "flip" and "Lutz", for an improperly executed lutz jump, where the outside take-off edge is mistakenly changed to an inside edge, making it a flip jump.
- Flying spin
- A jump that lands in a spinning position. Commonly performed flying spins include flying camel spins and flying sit spins.
- FoDs
- Forward outside death spiral.
- Free dance
- Formerly the third and final program in an ice dance competition. As of 2010, the free dance is the second and final program in an ice dance competition.
- Free leg
- The leg that is not on the ice.
- Free skating (FS)
- Originally a term for the part of the skating competition that was not compulsory figures. Now the official name of the long program. Also: free skate/free program.
- Four Continents Figure Skating Championships
- An ISU Championship for skaters from non-European countries.
- Footwork sequence
- A sequence of edges, turns, and hops. Often a required element.
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