Skating Fic Assistent

It was brought to my attention that maybe I should have explained all the skating terms I used in the figure skating stories I wrote. So, since it seems only fair I have compiled a glossary of the terms I used. If you have any further questions as to what these things mean contact me at scwlc@yahoo.ca

Glossary:

Bielman spin - Woman spins on one leg and pulls the other up behind her, holding the blade in her hands making her body into an oval

axel - a kind of spinning jump and one of the hardest to do

spread eagle - the skater spreads his/her legs into second position, feet about a yard apart pointed out and glides sideways like that

loop - another kind of spinning jump

Russian split jump - instead of a split jump with one leg behind and the other in front, the legs are spread sideways during the jump

illusion turn - the skater turns on one leg and the essentially goes down while the leg goes up and then goes up while the leg goes down

scratch spin - those spins where the skaters turn really really fast and you wonder why they don't fall over afterward

backward scissor kicks - basically the idea is to jump, kick one leg up, then the other, and do this all while in the air. Doing it backwards means the kicks are behind instead of in front

side-by-sides - when pairs skaters do the same spins or jumps simultaneously - the challenge is to try to do them in perfect unison

flip - another spinning jump

split triple twist lift - this is a kind of overhead throw. The man picks up his partner and throws her straight up, making her spin like a football in flight overhead. The split part refers to a more difficult move than the standard twist, where the woman screws with the momentum by opening her legs and then closing them right before she's actually tossed

death spiral - the final product of the move is the man crouching on the ice and slowly spinning while he holds the woman's hand and turns her. She is all but lying down and the only thins holding her off the ice are her one skate blade and the man's hand. This is a move that relies very heavily on centripetal forces

camel spin - the leg in the air and the skater's body are supposed to form a flat line centred over the supporting leg

sit spins - the skater bends the supporting leg until he/she is almost sitting on the ice and sticks the other leg out

toe loop - another spinning jump, this one gets an assist by having the skater plant the toe of his/her skate in the ice to add momentum and height to the jump

spiral sequence - basically a section in a routine where the skaters are looking to cover the most ice on a single move, usually done on a spread eagle glide or one arabesque

two-footed spin - where the skater is turning on two feet instead of one

lutz - spinning jump

Salchow - spinning jump named for its inventor and pronounced sow-cow

I hope this helps

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