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According to figure skating historian James R. Hines, jumping in figure skating is "relatively recent". [2] Jumps were viewed as "acrobatic tricks, not as a part of a skater's art" [ 7 ] and "had no place" [ 8 ] in the skating practices in England during the 19th century, although skaters experimented with jumps from the ice during the last 25 ...
Japanese figure skater Midori Ito, first female skater to land a triple Axel. The Axel is an edge jump, which means that the skater must spring into the air from bent knees. [30] It is the oldest but most difficult figure skating jump. [31] A "lead-up" to the Axel is the waltz jump, a half-revolution jump and the first jump that skaters learn. [32]
Chiefly used in the US; also field moves (UK), skating skills (Canada). Elements of figure skating that emphasize basic skating skills such as edge control and turns, for the purposes of assessing a skater's technical ability on the ice and helping to determine the skater's competitive level .
Terry Kubicka from the U.S. was the first figure skater to successfully execute a legal backflip at the Olympics, during the 1976 Winter Olympics. [3] Kubicka got the idea of using the backflip in his skating from Evy Scotvold, his coach, who wanted to help advance athleticism in figure skating and to go beyond the triple jumps that were the most difficult elements in the sport at the time.
The Lutz is a figure skating jump, named after Alois Lutz, an Austrian skater who performed it in 1913. It is a toepick-assisted jump with an entrance from a back outside edge and landing on the back outside edge of the opposite foot. It is the second-most difficult jump in figure skating [1] and "probably the second-most famous jump after the ...
The Biellmann spin is a difficult variation of the layback spin in figure skating.It is executed by the skater grabbing their free blade and pulling the heel of their boot behind and above the level of the head so that their legs are in an approximate full split, with the head and back arched upward. [1]
U.S. Figure Skating requires each skater to pass a "Moves in the Field" test, as well as a free skating or free dance test, in order to qualify for the various levels of competition. Skaters must perform each field move in the specified pattern while demonstrating adequate power, quickness, edge control, and extension throughout the pattern to ...
Spins are an element in figure skating in which the skater rotates, centered on a single point on the ice, while holding one or more body positions. They are performed by all disciplines of the sport, single skating, pair skating, and ice dance, and are a required element in most figure skating competitions.