Ice Skating Word Search
Skates glide on a very thin slippery layer right at the surface of the ice. Figure skating was the first winter sport included in the Olympic Games, back in 1908. Rink terms, jumps and equipment all show up.
Ice Skating word search (Easy)
Find these 10 words
10 words, across and down only
- blade
- frozen
- glide
- ice
- jump
- laces
- rink
- skater
- skates
- spin
Ice Skating word search (Medium)
Find these 15 words
15 words, adds diagonals
- balance
- blade
- frozen
- glide
- hockey
- ice
- jump
- laces
- mittens
- rink
- skater
- skates
- spin
- twirl
- zamboni
Ice Skating word search (Hard)
Find these 20 words
20 words, any direction, backwards too
- axel
- balance
- blade
- crossover
- frozen
- glide
- hockey
- ice
- jump
- laces
- lutz
- mittens
- rink
- salchow
- skater
- skates
- spin
- spiral
- twirl
- zamboni
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Words in the Ice Skating word search
Every word used across the three levels, with a quick note on what it means.
- ice
- Frozen water that makes the smooth skating surface.
- rink
- Enclosed sheet of ice used for skating and hockey.
- skates
- Boots with metal blades attached to the bottom.
- glide
- Rolling smoothly across the ice without extra pushes.
- spin
- Turning quickly in place on one blade.
- blade
- Thin steel edge under the boot that cuts the ice.
- jump
- Leap where the skater leaves the ice and rotates.
- skater
- Person who moves across ice on skates.
- laces
- Cords pulled tight so the boot supports the ankle.
- frozen
- What water becomes below thirty two degrees Fahrenheit.
- balance
- Even weight over the blade that keeps a skater upright.
- twirl
- Simple turn beginners practice before learning real spins.
- hockey
- Team sport played on skates with sticks and a puck.
- mittens
- Warm hand covers worn at cold outdoor rinks.
- zamboni
- Machine that shaves and resurfaces the ice between sessions.
- spiral
- Long glide with one leg lifted high behind.
- axel
- Only figure jump that starts facing forward.
- crossover
- Stepping one foot over the other to turn corners.
- salchow
- Jump taking off from a back inside edge.
- lutz
- Jump launched from a back outside edge with a pick.
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