Editing Figure skating spins (section)

====Pair spin combinations====
Both junior and senior pair teams must perform one pair spin combination, which may begin with a fly spin, during their free skating programs.<ref name="techpanel-12">Tech Panel, p. 12</ref> Pair spin combinations must have at least eight revolutions, which must be counted from "the entry of the spin until its exit".<ref>S&P/ID 2021, p. 117</ref> If spins are done with less than two revolutions, pairs receive zero points; if they have less than three revolutions, they are considered a skating movement, not a spin. Pair teams cannot, except for a short step when changing directions, stop while performing a rotation.<ref name="techpanel-12"/> Spins must have at least two different basic positions, with two revolutions in each position performed by both partners anywhere within the spin; full value for pair spin combinations are awarded only when both partners perform all three basic positions.<ref name="S&P/ID2018-113">S&P/ID 2021, p. 114</ref> A spin executed in both clockwise and counter-clockwise directions is considered one spin. When a team simultaneously performs spins in both directions that immediately follow each other, they earn more points, but they must execute a minimum of three revolutions in each direction without any changes in position.<ref name="techpanel-14">Tech Panel, p. 14</ref>

Both partners must execute at least one change of position and one change of foot (although not necessarily done simultaneously); if not, the element will have no value.<ref>S&P/ID 2021, pp. 116–117</ref> Like the solo spin combination, the spin combination has three basic positions: the camel spin, the sit spin, and the upright spin. Also like the solo spin combination, changes to a non-basic position is counted towards the team's total number of revolutions and are not considered a change of position. A change of foot must have at least three revolutions, before and after the change, and can be any basic or non-basic position, in order for the element to be counted.<ref name="techpanel-13">Tech Panel, p. 13</ref>

Fluctuations of speed and variations of positions of the head, arms, or free leg are allowed.<ref name="techpanel-7"/> Difficult variations of a combined pair spin must have at least two revolutions. They receive more points if the spin contains three difficult variations, two of which can be non-basic positions, although each partner must have at least one difficult variation. The same rules apply for difficult entrances into pair spin combinations as they do for solo spin combinations, except that they must be executed by both partners for the element to count towards their final score.<ref name="techpanel-14"/> A difficult exit, in which the skaters exit the spin in a lift or spinning movement, is defined as "an innovative move that makes the exit significantly more difficult".<ref name="techpanel-14"/> If one or both partners fall while entering a spin, they can execute a spin or a spinning movement to fill up time lost during the fall.<ref name="techpanel-12"/>


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File:WC2008 FP SavchenkoSzolkowy GER 1.jpg|{{center|<small>[[Aliona Savchenko]] and [[Robin Szolkowy]]</small>}}
File:2011 TEB Free 297 Amanda Evora Mark Ladwig.jpg|{{center|Pair sit spin<br><small>[[Amanda Evora]] and [[Mark Ladwig]]</small>}}
File:Annika_Hocke_%26_Robert_Kunkel_2024_Worlds_Free_Skate_7.jpg|{{center|<small>[[Annika Hocke]] and [[Robert Kunkel]]</small>}}
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