Flying spin

A spin entered with a jump, with no turning on the ice before the take-off, named by the position it lands in.

Also called flying entry or flying entrance. Other names.

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You jump into it and land already spinning. The ISU names the spin by its landing position, which may differ from the shape held in the air, and allows no rotation on the ice before the take-off. A spin that also changes foot or position after a flying start counts as a spin with a flying entry, a different element, in the ISU’s wording and U.S. Figure Skating’s.

The fault the panel watches for is the step-over: no clear jump, the free foot stepping across into the spin. The ISU marks it, and U.S. Figure Skating’s synchronised rules add that a three turn before the jump does not make it a flying spin either.

British Ice Skating allows a flying entry in the spin combination from National 1, and its National 7 and 8 free skates ask for a flying spin or a spin with a flying entry, six revolutions or more.

Build on

• Camel spinA spin held with the free leg extended behind and the free knee above hip level.
• Sit spinA spin held with the skating thigh at least parallel to the ice and the free leg forward.
• Waltz jumpThe first jump, and the only one with a forward takeoff apart from the Axel it grows into.

Leads to

One element in the guide is built on this one.

• Flying camel spinA flying spin that lands in a camel, the free leg back and above the hip within two revolutions of landing.

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