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Sit spin
Figure skating spin position
Figure skating spin position
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| image | File:Jackson Haines2.jpg |
| imagesize | 200px |
| caption | Jackson Haines (1912), inventor of the sit spin |
| element name | Sit spin |
| alt name | Jackson Haines spin |
| scoring abbrev | SSp |
| element type | Spin |
| named for | Jackson Haines |
The spin is executed in a sitting position with the knee of the skating leg bent and the free leg held in front. It is difficult to learn and requires a great deal of energy, but it has variations that make it more creative and pleasurable to watch. When executing the sit spin, a skater's back should be straight and not curved, their hips should be lower than the skating knee, and their free leg should be straight. The best sit spin position minimizes the moment of inertia and keeps the heaviest parts of the body as close to the vertical center of gravity as possible. This position is difficult to maintain, however, so skaters will often collapse into a low sit spin position.
Gallery
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References
Works cited
References
- Kestnbaum, Ellyn (2003). ''Culture on Ice: Figure Skating and Cultural Meaning'', p. 280. Middletown, Connecticut: Wesleyan University Press. ISBN 0819566411.
- Cabell, Lee and Erica Bateman (2018). "Biomechanics in Figure Skating". In Jason D. Vescovi and Jaci L. VanHeest (Eds.) ''The Science of Figure Skating'', p. 26. New York: Routledge Publishing. ISBN 978-1-138-22986-0
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