Spin Positions

A scratch spin turns on the lower toe pick and the bit of blade just behind it, which scratches the ice.

Source: Special Olympics Figure Skating Coaching Guide (2021) · recall

A back spin, or reverse spin, is any one-foot spin that a counterclockwise spinner turns on the right foot.

Source: Special Olympics Figure Skating Coaching Guide (2021) · recall

A leading C means a change of foot: CSSp is a change-foot sit spin. A combination is written Co, a camel C before Sp.

Source: ISU Technical Panel Handbook, Single Skating 2026/27; Special Olympics Figure Skating Coaching Guide (2021) · recall

F stands for flying: the spin starts with a jump. FCSp is a flying camel spin, FSSp a flying sit spin.

Source: ISU Technical Panel Handbook, Single Skating 2026/27; Special Olympics Figure Skating Coaching Guide (2021) · recall

Co marks a combination and the leading C a change of foot. CCSp is a change-foot camel, FCoSp a flying combination with no change.

Source: ISU Technical Panel Handbook, Single Skating 2026/27 · recall

LSp is the layback spin; USp is upright, SSp sit and CSp camel.

Source: Special Olympics Figure Skating Coaching Guide (2021) · recall

The name of a flying spin follows its landing position; the flying position in the air may differ from it.

Source: ISU Technical Panel Handbook, Single Skating 2026/27 · recall

The code reads FCSSp: flying first, then the change of foot, then the position and Sp.

Source: ISU Technical Panel Handbook, Single Skating 2026/27 · applied

FCCoSp reads flying change-foot combination spin, the letters taken from left to right.

Source: ISU Technical Panel Handbook, Single Skating 2026/27 · applied

C, FCCSp, joins F (flying), C (change of foot) and CSp (camel). A is a flying camel with no change, B a change camel with no fly, D a change combination.

Source: ISU Technical Panel Handbook, Single Skating 2026/27 · applied

Camel forward, sideways and upward differ in the shoulder line: parallel to the ice, turned to vertical, or past vertical.

Source: ISU Technical Panel Handbook, Single Skating 2026/27 · recall

Upward is the most twisted group: the shoulders turn beyond the vertical while the free leg stays in the camel.

Source: ISU Technical Panel Handbook, Single Skating 2026/27 · recall

The three difficult upright groups follow the torso: leaning forward, straight up or sideways, or in the Biellmann position.

Source: ISU Technical Panel Handbook, Single Skating 2026/27 · recall

The free foot is pulled up from behind, higher than and towards the top of the head, close to the spinning axis.

Source: ISU Technical Panel Handbook, Single Skating 2026/27 · recall

In a headless variation the head and neck move back from the main axis of the body core, which upsets the balance.

Source: ISU Technical Panel Handbook, Single Skating 2026/27 · recall

A simple variation moves a body part without upsetting the core's balance; a difficult one needs strength or flexibility and does affect it.

Source: ISU Technical Panel Handbook, Single Skating 2026/27 · recall

A crossfoot spin is skated on both feet with even weight, toes held close together and heels open.

Source: ISU Technical Panel Handbook, Single Skating 2026/27 · recall

The shoulders start flat, then turn up to stand on end, then go further still.

Source: ISU Technical Panel Handbook, Single Skating 2026/27 · applied

The sit groups follow the free leg: forward, then out to the side, then behind.

Source: ISU Technical Panel Handbook, Single Skating 2026/27 · applied

In B the free leg points away from the way the skater faces, behind. A holds it forward, C and D to the sides.

Source: ISU Technical Panel Handbook, Single Skating 2026/27 · applied