# Twists and Throws · Figure Skating Level 5: Upper-Intermediate

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Twists and Throws in Figure Skating (Level 5: Upper-Intermediate) on Insporta: 20 sourced facts behind 2 tests. Covers: twist lifts; throw jumps.

How a twist lift and a throw jump are built, caught, landed and judged.

## Test 1: Twist lifts

- Each leg, straight or almost straight, must be at least 45 degrees from her body axis. (Source: ISU Technical Panel Handbook, Pair Skating 2026/27)
- Both of the man's hands must be on the sides of the woman's waist, and she must not touch him with her arms or upper body. (Source: ISU Technical Panel Handbook, Pair Skating 2026/27)
- After the release his straight or almost straight arms go to the side, at least as low as his shoulders, before the catch. (Source: ISU Technical Panel Handbook, Pair Skating 2026/27)
- The twist landing must be on one foot and may be on either edge, so there is no reduction for an inside edge. (Source: ISU Handbook for Referees & Judges, Single and Pair Skating 2026/27)
- Wrapping an arm round his back or neck is a serious problem on the catch; just touching him with an arm is a slight one. (Source: ISU Handbook for Referees & Judges, Single and Pair Skating 2026/27)
- Poor speed into the element, serious scratching by the man or no toe pick in the take-off make a poor take-off. (Source: ISU Handbook for Referees & Judges, Single and Pair Skating 2026/27)
- The twist bullets start with good height of the woman in the air and a clean catch. (Source: ISU Communication 2788, Levels of Difficulty and GOE Guidelines, Single & Pair Skating 2026/27)
- The split comes before the rotation; the man catches her at the waist and helps her land on one foot. (Source: ISU Technical Panel Handbook, Pair Skating 2026/27)
- His arms go to the side after the release and come back to catch her at the waist in the air. (Source: ISU Technical Panel Handbook, Pair Skating 2026/27)
- In C each leg is well over 45 degrees from the axis. A and D are too narrow, and in B one leg is bent and the other close in. (Source: ISU Technical Panel Handbook, Pair Skating 2026/27)

## Test 2: Throw jumps

- An over-rotated throw is called as the jump with the higher revolution, downgraded: 2TTh becomes 3TTh<<. (Source: ISU Technical Panel Handbook, Pair Skating 2026/27)
- For the well-balanced program the flip and Lutz throws count as the same and share a base value; the second gets no value. (Source: ISU Technical Panel Handbook, Pair Skating 2026/27)
- Throw bullets start with very good height and distance, then speed, flow and control on release and landing. (Source: ISU Communication 2788, Levels of Difficulty and GOE Guidelines, Single & Pair Skating 2026/27)
- Among the throw jump errors is the man's poor position at take-off; the other errors are the woman's. (Source: ISU Communication 2788, Levels of Difficulty and GOE Guidelines, Single & Pair Skating 2026/27)
- The other partner keeps skating smoothly forward on one or two feet while the jump is performed. (Source: Special Olympics Figure Skating Coaching Guide (2021))
- To resist the urge to hold on, the thrower should keep the hand open so the hold releases. (Source: Special Olympics Figure Skating Coaching Guide (2021))
- One hand is in the partner's hand and the other on the thrower's shoulder or upper arm; the thrower's free hand is on the jumper's hip. (Source: Special Olympics Figure Skating Coaching Guide (2021))
- Both move into the element; the jumper is helped up, released and lands alone on a back outside edge. (Source: Special Olympics Figure Skating Coaching Guide (2021))
- Clean first; q is a quarter short, < under-rotated, << downgraded by half a turn or more. (Source: ISU Technical Panel Handbook, Pair Skating 2026/27)
- A rises highest and lands farthest away. B is high but short, C long but flat, D low and short. (Source: ISU Communication 2788, Levels of Difficulty and GOE Guidelines, Single & Pair Skating 2026/27)

Sources: ISU Technical Panel Handbook, Pair Skating 2026/27; ISU Communication 2788 (2026/27); ISU Handbook for Referees & Judges 2026/27; Special Olympics Figure Skating Coaching Guide (2021). Original questions authored, nothing reproduced. Pair element rules and program requirements belong to Pair Skating Rules; level features and base values are season values and are not keyed.

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