sit spin

ice skating

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A sit spin is a figure skating maneuver performed on one foot while in a sitting position. The free leg is extended forward, beside the bent skating leg that supports the body and controls the spin. This spin is one of several types of spins in figure skating, which also include the layback spin, camel spin, and scratch spin. Spins are typically executed on the back outside or back inside edge of the skate blade.12

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A sit spin is done in sitting position, with the body supported by the leg that controls the spin as the free leg extends beside the bent skating leg. The layback spin, usually performed by women, requires an upright position; the skater arches her back and…
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A sit spin is done in sitting position, with the body supported by the leg that controls the spin as the free leg extends beside the bent skating leg. The layback spin, usually performed by women, requires an upright position; the skater arches her back and…
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