Hydroblading

History

Variations

• Classic - two hands, most commonly done on the right back inside edge for a right-handed person.
• One hand - picking up one hand off the ice, usually right for a right-handed person.
• No hands - neither hand is touching the ice, more difficult to get upper body low to the ice.
• Catch foot - a one-handed hydroblade where the hand not on the ice grasps the free foot.
• Pairs - seen as either a side-by-side element or one-person hydroblade with the other partner doing a different edge element.
• Open shoulder - where the upper body is facing upward, looks more like a shoot-the-duck glide.