Editing Figure skating spins (section)

===Single skating===
If a skater performs a spin that has no basic position with only two revolutions, or with less than two revolutions, they do not fulfill the position requirement for the spin, and receives no points for it. A spin with less than three revolutions is not considered a spin; rather, it is considered a skating movement.<ref name="S&P/ID2018-103">S&P/ID 2021, p. 101</ref> The flying spin and any spin that only has one position must have six revolutions; spin combinations must have 10 revolutions. Required revolutions are counted from when the skater enters the spin until they exit out of it, except for flying spins and the spins in which the final wind-up is in one position.<ref name="S&P/ID2018-110">S&P/ID 2021, p. 108</ref> Skaters increase the difficulty of camel spins by grabbing their leg or blade while performing the spin.<ref name="hill">{{cite news |last1=Hill |first1=Maura Sullivan |date=6 February 2018 |title=All the Figure Skating Lingo You Need to Know Before the Olympics |work=Cosmopolitan |url=https://www.cosmopolitan.com/health-fitness/a15949360/figure-skating-jumps-spins-moves-olympics/ |access-date=26 July 2022}}</ref>

A skater earns points for a spin change of edge only if they complete the spin in a basic position. Fluctuations in speed and variations in the positions of a skater's arms, head, and free leg are permitted. A skater must execute at least three revolutions before and after a change of foot. If a skater tries to perform a spin and his or her change of foot is too far apart (thus creating two spins instead of one), only the part executed before the change of foot is included in the skater's score.<ref name="S&P/ID2018-103"/> The change of foot is optional for spin combinations and for single-position spins.<ref name="S&P/ID2018-110" /> If they fall while entering a spin, the skater can fill the time lost by executing a spin or spinning movement immediately afterwards; however, this movement will not be counted as an element.<ref name="communications2494-1">{{Cite web |date=30 June 2022 |title=Communication No. 2494: Single & Pair Skating/Ice Dance |url=https://www.isu.org/inside-isu/isu-communications/communications/28951-isu-communication-2494/file |access-date=4 July 2022 |publisher=International Skating Union |location=Lausanne, Switzerland |page=3}}</ref> Difficult spin variations increase the level of a spin and are worth more points. These variations include a movement of the body part, head, leg, arm, or hand that requires flexibility or physical strength and that effects the balance of the skater's main body core. There are 11 categories of difficult spin variations; three are in the camel spin position, based on the direction of the skater's shoulder line.<ref name="no2334-3">{{Cite web |date=8 July 2020 |title=Communication No. 2334 |url=https://www.isu.org/inside-isu/isu-communications/communications/24665-isu-communication-2334/file |access-date=26 July 2022 |publisher=International Skating Union |page=3}}</ref>

A spin combination must have at least "two different basic positions with 2 revolutions in each of these positions anywhere within the spin".<ref name="S&P/ID2018-103"/> Skaters earn the full value of a spin combination when they include all three basic positions. The number of revolutions in non-basic positions are included in the total number of revolutions, but changing to a non-basic position is not considered a change of position. The change of foot and change of position can be made at the same time or separately, and can be performed as a jump or as a step-over movement. Non-basic positions are allowed during spins executed in one position or, for single skaters, during a flying spin.<ref name="S&P/ID2018-103"/> Difficult exits must have a significant impact on the spin's execution, control, and balance.<ref name="no2334-3" />

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File:2019 Internationaux de France Friday ladies SP group 2 Wakaba HIGUCHI 8D9A7964.jpg|{{center|Haircutter spin<br/><small>[[Wakaba Higuchi]]</small>}}
File:Kaori Sakamoto - 2018 Grand Prix of Helsinki - 20.jpg|{{center|[[Biellmann spin]]<br/><small>[[Kaori Sakamoto]]</small>}}
File:Imai-3.jpg|{{center|Catch-foot camel spin<br/><small>[[Haruka Imai]]</small>}}
File:2018 EC Maria Sotskova 2018-01-18 17-48-23 (2).jpg|{{center|Donut spin<br/><small>[[Maria Sotskova]]</small>}}
File:Photos – Cup of China 2017 – Ladies (Marin HONDA JPN – 5th Place) (16).jpg|{{center|Upright spin<br/><small>[[Marin Honda]]</small>}}

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