- S
- The standard abbreviation for the Salchow jump.
- Salchow jump (S)
- An edge jump that takes off from the back inside edge. The jump is named for Ulrich Salchow.
- Sanction
- Permission to hold a competition or show, granted by the ISU or national governing body. Eligible skaters may only compete in sanctioned events.
- SBS
- An abbreviation of side-by-side.
- School figures
- See compulsory figures.
- Scratch spin
- An upright spin in which the skater has the free leg crossed over the ankle of the spinning leg.
- Season's best (SB)
- A skater or team's highest score in a particular season.
- Senior age-eligible
- A skater who has reached the minimum age defined by the ISU for senior level competition.
- Senior B
- A senior-level international competition held with an ISU sanction that is not a Grand Prix or ISU Championship event. Senior B events include the Nebelhorn Trophy.
- Senior level
- Olympic-level competition.
- Serpentine lift
- A type of dance lift in which the lifter moves in a serpentine pattern across the ice.
- Sheep jump
- A positional (as opposed to rotational) jump in which the skater jumps upwards and bends both legs backwards reminiscent of a sheep. The back is often arched.
- Shotgun spin
- An upright spin position in which the leg is held upwards towards the front of the body, but not all the way. The leg is held by the ankle or the calf, not the blade.
- Shoot-the-duck
- A skating position in which the skater travels on one foot with the skating leg in a bent position and the other leg held forward, parallel to the ice. This is the basic position for a sit spin.
- Short dance
- A segment in an ice dance competition combining features of the discontinued compulsory and original dances; each team performs a required pattern from one of the pattern dances for about half the dance, then performs original choreography, with some required elements, to a theme or rhythm specified by the ISU.
- Short lift
- A group of dance lifts which may last up to six seconds in competition on the senior level.
- Short program (SP)
- The first and shorter of the two programs performed by singles and pair skaters at a competition. This program has certain required elements that must be completed.
- Side-by-side (SBS)
- Pair skating elements such as spins and jumps that are performed with the skaters next to each other, as opposed to pair spins or throw jumps, which are performed as a team.
- Signature move
- A move that a skater is known for and frequently performs, sometimes performed in a unique or unusual way.
- Similar pair
- A pair team made up of two men or two women.
- Simple chasse
- In ice dancing, a series of two edges across two steps (such as inside and outside). On the second step, the free foot is placed on the ice beside the skating foot and is then lifted parallel to the ice.
- Single (jump)
- A jump with one full rotation (360 degrees) in the air (one and a half rotations for a single axel)
- Single (discipline)
- The skating discipline where one skater performs alone on the ice.
- Sit spin
- A spin position with the spinning leg bent at the knee and the free leg extended forward.
- Slide chasse
- In ice dancing, a series of two edges across two steps (such as inside and outside). On the second step, the free foot is placed on the ice beside the skating foot and then slides off the ice in the direction the skater is skating.
- Spin
- A rotation upon the ice surface. Spins are performed on the round part of the blade, just behind the toe pick.
- Spiral
- An edge skated with the free leg extended at or above hip level. Spirals are a required element for ladies' and pairs competitions. A good spiral depends on edge control and speed across the ice, not necessarily leg position.
- Split
- A position in which the legs are parallel to each other and extended in opposite directions on either the horizontal or vertical axes.
- Split jumps
- A jump in the air in which a split is achieved, rather than any specific rotation.
- Split twist
- A twist lift in which, prior to rotating, the lady performs a split with each leg separated by at least a 45° angle from the body axis.
- SP
- The scoring abbreviation for the short program in a singles or pairs competition.
- Spread eagle
- An element performed with both feet on the ice, the blades turned out with the heels pointing towards each other. It can be performed on inside edges or outside edges.
- Stag leap
- A split jump in which the front leg is bent under the body.
- Stationary lift
- A pair or dance lift performed "on the spot", without ice coverage.
- Step
- In ice dancing, a one-foot tracing on the ice.
- Step-out
- When a skater either under- or over-rotates a jump so that he or she does not land cleanly and must put the free leg down prematurely.
- Step sequence
- A series of footwork and field moves performed during a program. May be circular, straight line, or serpentine in pattern.
- Straight-line lift
- A dance lift in which the lifter moves in a straight line across the ice. This lift may be performed on one foot or two.
- Stroking
- A way of moving across the ice and gaining speed by using the edges of the blades.
- Soldatova rule
- Colloquial name of the rule stating that a skater must wait out a certain amount of time from international competition when changing the country they represent. The informal name refers to Julia Soldatova.
- Swizzle
- A way of moving across the ice on two feet by pushing the feet outwards from a 90 degree angle V and then pulling them together again, forming an oval on the ice. Also known as scissors, fishes, or sculling.
- Synchronized skating
- A discipline of ice skating in which groups of figure skaters perform together as one unit.
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