interesting layback spin

[Sebastian]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=008y6TqCw0k

I don't think I remember a skater going into a layback spin like the first girl. I really liked it, obviously it needs more speed and a better possition, and needed to held longer, but it was really a cool spin.

who was this girl?

[rosiekins]

That's Fumie.

[patsue]

That was the only one i really liked-the others not so much. They all looked the same and I am so tired of all the catchfoot anythings! Wibble-wobbles. I can't believe the scores for them.

[kwanatic712]

I'm getting the hang of the levels in the spins. It's basically like every position that's held for 3 revolutions equals a level; and then I think to get the level 4 you have hold one position for 8 revolutions if I'm not mistaken.

Now if you want to see an interesting spin, check this out. It's a video from 1993 of this skater named Nathalie Krieg. She's an awesome spinner; right up there with Lucinda Ruh. Go to the 1:57 mark of the vid and check out her variation of the Biellman spin. Someone should try to incorporate that into skating today. If I was a skater, that's what I'd do. Go back and watch some videos to try to find some cool things that people used to do that aren't being done right now...vintage moves!

[uncchristine99]

The Nathalie Krieg spin is awesome! Caroline Z did something similar in this video at the 3:00 mark: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMJNkPfzc-0. Both of them are amazing and such GREAT variations!

[Henrie]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=008y6TqCw0k

I don't think I remember a skater going into a layback spin like the first girl. I really liked it, obviously it needs more speed and a better possition, and needed to held longer, but it was really a cool spin.

So that's an attempt at a layback in a backspin -- on the other foot, rotating toward the free leg rather than toward the skating leg.

Entering a spin in a backspin is a feature that can raise the spin level in IJS.

It's especially hard to do with a layback position, which is why we almost never see it in the solo layback spin. Suguri's the only skater I can think of offhand who has done it. I've seen a few skaters do laybacks in the backspin part of their combination spins, but even that is pretty rare.

And much harder to get both the turned-out attitude position and the upper back arch at the same time in the backspin.

But it's a good way to be creative in earning levels without having to go for the Biellmann position.