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Solo cantilever with hands on ice
(Shawn Sawyer)
Solo cantilever without hands on ice
(Lubov Iliushechkina)
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| Element name: | Cantilever |
| Inventor: | Werner Groebli |
The cantilever is a figure skating element. Similar to the spread eagle, the skater travels along a deep edge. With knees bent, the skater bends his or her back backwards, parallel to the ice.
It was invented by Werner Groebli, better known as "Mr. Frick", a long-time show skater with Ice Follies. More recently, it became one of Ilia Klimkin's, Elizaveta Tuktamysheva's, Alexandra Trusova's and Shoma Uno's signature moves. Shoma Uno also frequently uses the cantilever in exhibition performances.
Spins are an element in figure skating where the skater rotates, centered on a single point on the ice, while holding one or more body positions. The skater rotates on the part of the blade just behind the toe pick, with the weight on the ball of the foot. There are many types of spins, identified by the position of the arms, legs, and torso, the foot on which the spin is performed, and the entrance to the spin. A combination spin is a spin where the skater would connect a spin with another separate spin. Spins are a required element in most figure skating competitions.
A layback spin is an upright figure skating spin in which the head and shoulders are dropped backwards and the back arched downwards toward the ice. A common variation has the free leg lifted toward the back, typically in an attitude position, with the arms held above the body, or with a catchfoot position. A common, though very difficult, variation is the Biellmann spin.
A spiral is an element in figure skating where the skater glides on one foot while raising the free leg above hip level. It is akin to the arabesque in ballet.
Stars on Ice is a touring figure skating show produced by IMG. It was co-founded in 1986 by Bob Kain, IMG executive, and Scott Hamilton, the 1984 Olympic Gold Medalist in men's figure skating. The production is a theatrical show featuring a small cast of elite skaters who perform together in ensemble as well as solo numbers. Hamilton retired from regular touring in 2001.
Tracy Wilson, is a Canadian ice dancer. With partner Rob McCall, she won the Canadian national championship seven times (1982–1988), is a three-time World bronze medallist, and the 1988 Olympic bronze medallist.
David Wilson is a Canadian former figure skater who currently works as a choreographer at the Toronto Cricket and Skating Club.
The sit spin is one of the three basic figure skating spin positions. It is defined by a squatting position in which the skater's buttocks are below the knee of the skating leg. This forms an angle of less than 90 degrees between the thigh and the calf of the skating leg. When the spin is entered through a jump, it is called a flying sit spin.
Liubov Ivanovna Ilyushechkina is a Russian-born Canadian pair skater.
Nodari Otarievich Maisuradze is a Russian pair skater. With Julia Antipova, he is the 2014 Bavarian Open champion and placed eighth at the 2014 World Championships.
The Upright spin is one of the three basic figure skating spin positions. It is defined as a spin position with an extended skating leg which is not a camel position. Two popular variations of the upright spin are the layback spin and Biellmann spin.
Ksenia Mikhailovna Ozerova is a Russian former pair skater. With Alexander Enbert, she is the 2009 Winter Universiade silver medalist and won two medals on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series.
The 2009–10 Japan Figure Skating Championships was the 78th edition of the event. It took place between December 25 and 27, 2009 at the Namihaya Dome arena in Kadoma, Osaka. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing on the senior level for the title of national champion of Japan. The event was also used to choose the Japanese teams to the 2010 World Championships and the 2010 Four Continents Championships, as well as being among the competition results used to determine the team to the 2010 Winter Olympics. The Japanese team to the 2010 World Junior Championships was chosen at the Japanese Junior Championships.
Natalia Yevgenievna Pavlova, néeDongauzer is a Russian pair skating coach.
Dylan David Moscovitch is a retired Canadian pair skater. He competed with Liubov Ilyushechkina from 2014 to 2018. They were the 2017 Four Continents bronze medalists, two-time bronze medalists on the Grand Prix series, and three-time Canadian national medalists.
Shoma Uno is a Japanese figure skater. He is the 2018 Olympic silver medalist, a two-time World silver medalist, the 2019 Four Continents Champion, a four-time Grand Prix Final medalist (2015–2018), the 2017 Asian Winter Games champion, and a four-time Japanese national champion (2016–2019).
Inna Alfredovna Utkina née Bekker is a former pair skater. She competed for the Soviet Union as Inna Bekker with partner Sergei Likhanski, becoming a two-time World Junior medalist and the 1983 Nebelhorn Trophy champion. They were coached by Irina Rodnina in Moscow.
Sōta Yamamoto is a Japanese figure skater. He is the 2018 CS Asian Open Trophy champion, the 2016 Youth Olympic champion, the 2015 World Junior bronze medalist, a two-time Junior Grand Prix Final medalist, and the 2015–16 Japan junior national champion.
The 2014–15 Japan Figure Skating Championships took place on December 26–28, 2014 at the Big Hat in Nagano. It was the 83rd edition of the event. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.
The 2017–18 Japan Figure Skating Championships were held on December 20–24, 2017 at the Musashino Forest Sports Plaza in Tokyo. It was the 86th edition of the event. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.
The men's single figure skating competition of the 2018 Winter Olympics was held on 16 and 17 February 2018 at the Gangneung Ice Arena in Gangneung, South Korea. The short program was held on 16 February and the free skating was held on 17 February.
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