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Figure skating spin position
The
Biellmann spin
is a difficult variation of the
layback spin
in
figure skating
. It was made popular by world champion
Denise Biellmann
.
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The Biellmann spin is a difficult variation of the
layback spin
in
figure skating
. It is executed by the skater grabbing their free blade and pulling the heel of their boot behind and above the level of the head so that their legs are in an approximate full split, with the head and back arched upward.
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The spin demands high levels of strength and flexibility.
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The Biellmann increases the complexity of a skater's short or free program only if they execute eight revolutions, in either a backward and/or sideway position without any changes, before attempting the Biellmann and if they clearly increase the speed of the spin. Advanced novice skaters must complete six revolutions before executing a Biellmann spin.
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Like other categories of difficult spin variations, the Biellmann is counted in a skater's score, in both the
short
and
free skating programs
, only the first time it is completed.
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The Biellmann spin was made popular by world champion
Denise Biellmann
.
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Russian figure skater
Irina Slutskaya
invented and was noted for the double Biellmann spin with a foot change, which is executed by the skater reaching back with their hands, grabbing the blade of one skate and pulling it straight over their head, and then performing the same action with the other skate.
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The Biellmann spin, due to the flexibility required in executing it, is more commonly executed by women than by men. A notable exception is two-time
Olympic
champion
Yuzuru Hanyu
.
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Variation with the hands on the boot instead of on the skate blade
(
Mirai Nagasu
, 2008)
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