When a skater skates on the inside edge of their right foot while moving forward the edge move is called a "right forward inside edge". This means there are eight possible skating edges. Here is a list with their associate abbreviations. You will often see these abbreviations used on skating instructions such as dance diagrams, moves, and tests.
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| Right forward inside edge |
RFI |
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| Left forward inside edge |
LFI |
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| Right forward outside edge |
RFO |
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| Left forward outside edge |
LFO |
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| Right backward inside edge |
RBI |
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| Left backward inside edge |
LBI |
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| Right backward outside edge |
RBO |
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| Left backward outside edge |
LBO |
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