Yuzutea Good work! Here some of my favorite unusual spins👇🏻 Carolina Kostner: ua-cam.com/video/lqpu_TbIGTo/v-deo.html at 3:26 Shoma Uno: ua-cam.com/video/jh_MDziMUVk/v-deo.html at 5:02 Mao Asada: ua-cam.com/video/SmaOk-Skl5Y/v-deo.html at 2:11 Alena Kostornaia: ua-cam.com/video/wwLWCLtbsGM/v-deo.html at 1:11
You can use a back biellmann(aka a biellmann done on the right leg(for ccw skaters)) I've only seen 2 people do it so far. Irina Slutskaya, and Anete Lace
Well, that just tells how much dedication and hardwork they put into ballet and overstretching... similarly to elite runners who consistantly train running with weights strapping/pulling on them or behind. Besides, these skaters/dancers started when they were little baby that their bodies and bones were easy to be "malleable".
The Hyperextened Biellmanns always give me heartattacks, the flexibility and strength you need for those...incredible. Was blown away by it firstly by Julia. I know we are in a quad frenzy and wierd jump frenzy when judges have odd judging (ignore their own rules/ GOE bullets)...spins should not be overlooked and are my favourite parts of all skaters programs. So beautiful and you really can be original with them. I actually wished they got rewarded more spins...but meh just my opinion
comment I can do the spin (not as good as them though!) and yeah it kinda is painful😂 But I think it’s not that unnatural, I‘ve seen a girl doing cheerleading that does an overextended biellmann and then leans forward!
ISU needs to bring back the spirals, so artistic and aesthetically pleasing. They always talk about increasing the emphasis on artistry. This is a perfect way to start. Nowadays choreography sequences are full of filler moves without any emotion or artisty.
I love a good spiral sequence, but there’s also a lot of pretty bad spiral sequences that I definitely don’t miss. I definitely agree that I wish choreo sequences actually had to have more choreography haha. Seems like people just do a single spread eagle and call it a choreo sequence
I agree. Choreography of Eteri girls are too busy. I love spins of Kostornaia and Valieva. And their spirals would be more elegant if they don't use them as difficult quick entries before jumps.
@@user-fk4by8vz4u Yeah, Eteri programs are all the same. If you take away the costume and music change, you probably couldn't tell one apart from the other. The only place they might deviate a little from the standard is those of them that have extra flexibility. That's IT. And even then there's a lot of repetitiveness. For example if i see one more leg kick from Valieva I think i am going to throw up.
@@Yuzutea agree, but skaters can actually try to improve themselves if this was a requirement. I am tired of seeing ina bauer into spread eagle or that sitting leg spread thing they do
I skate, and it depends on whether I’m running early/on time/late for how long I hold it. You get the same amount of points in IJS as long as it’s high enough and for difficult combos (change edge,skid,etc), it’s done correctly. I hope that made sense!
@@olivia-sy3rv Yes. That makes sense according to the rule now. But I just don't feel busy programs are beautiful. Like ionoon said, I also miss the spiral sequences.
@@comment6864 The leg kick is an Eteri thing. All her juniors (now young seniors) do it. But I've never seen anyone do Kamila's spin. It seems like the natural ending to the spin that Sasha and Polina and Lucinda do at the end. Is Kamila's spin new? If so I hope they name it after her.
@@fazdoll The bielman? That's nothing new, she does it with her leg straight up, that's all. Hyperextension. That's a physical gift that she has, it's not really a skill. She does all the same stuff pretty much that everyone else does, it's just that her hyperflexibility makes them look different. But that doesn't impress me very much, and i think it's a little overused by her choreographers. It's like ok, we understand, she can lift her leg not just really high like they all do, but really really really high. Ok. Now what? Flexibility to a great degree is a genetic physical attribute. I remember when i was a kid there were certain girls that had a perfect split without even trying much. Without even being into gymnastics or ballet or anything like that. Little girls even kind of compete over that kind of stuff. I personally don't consider that a crucially important thing in skating. I would say all of them have enough flexibility. What matters how they use each individual talent to make an integral and beautiful part of the whole performance. Viewers pick up on subtleties, you know. We can pick up right away that something is being overused.
Cam was saying she'd spent much time in rhythmic gymnastics before joining figure skating, that's probably where her flexibility was enhanced. So it's not quite fair to say she owns her extension only to her genes.
As a ballerina I have so much respect for figure skaters. We can't turn without spotting, and we usually max out normal turns at like three, and here these people are like tops, without spotting. 👏👏👏
Thank you for including Lucinda Ruh! I believe she is the best spinner in all of figure skating. Her centering was perfect and she showed wonderful innovation. You could see she was transported to another place when she spun. Unfortunately, because she didn’t do the kinds of jumps other skaters did, she never received the marks and acclaim she truly deserved, but I very much enjoyed watching all of her routines. She always seemed to be a genuinely humble and lovely person, too.
Yes. I saw Lucinda Ruh live at the 1996 world championships in Edmonton. (She kindly signed my program, too.) But when she took to the ice in practice sessions and began to spin (often at the end after a frustrating series of tortured jumps), all the other skaters and coaches would stop to watch her! All eyes were glued to her. Her spinning was so respected by all. She was that incredible. One of her spins was worth more than a quad these days. No one could do what she did with her absolutely perfect centering, speed, incredible duration and innovation. I could watch her all day doing her spins - even more than all the jumping beans out there. Spins are sorely underrated. They are much harder for most people to do than jumps.
Lucinda Rue is Queen of Spin, the greatest spinner of all time, bar none. There is a utube clip of her in a performance in an orange body suit where she performs dozens of extraordinary spins - the best I have ever seen in 50 years of watching figure skating. Please honor this incredible star. As many people as possible should see this astounding spinner. Lucinda is an immortal great, beyond inspiring. Thank you Lucinda, for reaching a level of figure skating spins that no one else ever has. You have given us a spin artistry of great unique beauty in figure skating history.
These skaters are so strong and so flexible, and it looks like they have to be a contortionist as well! Amazing ability and talent, plus of course lots and lots and lots of very hard work. This spins and twirls are my favorite parts of their performances.
Google it. It was done many times before Yuna (but the skaters were so successful as Yuna), she just popularized it...and Koreans (who didn't watch FS before they got Yuna) think that she was the first one who did it.
Love, love, LOVE THIS! Spins are my favorite part of the skating competition. The crazy “Adelina” spin looks to be incredibly difficult - props to all these skaters for their brilliant moves!
The unknown spins included the "haircutter," the "pancake" and the "broken leg." (What my coach who was in the Ice Capades used to call them.) Tonya Harding has a spin named after her, the Harding Spin, and to me it looks like the camel Yuna Kim does. Dick Button described it as "a cross between a Hamil Camel and a tipsy little skater."
Yulia Lipnitskayas I-spin (is that what it's called?) Is spectacular as well, I'm surprised you didn't include it. Not many girls get the speed that she gets in it
I would love to see unusual or amazing moves on the field like yuzus and yulia ina bauers, kevin aymoz back lounge glide, shoumas and alexandras cantilivers, jason brown and sasha cohen split jumps, sasha and alissa charlotte spirals :)
They are all great in their own right. Julia’s final spin has never been surpassed.Elena was great she has the lot Kamila will be the best when she is older she has the grace of Kostornaia and the flexibility of Lypnitskaia.well done to all.
The section of “Lyra Angelica” where Michelle Kwan did the change-of-direction spins made them seem all the more unusual. Wonderful interpretation of the music 😍
The spin at 7:12 gives the impression that the skater has lost a leg or something. There certainly are a lot of innovative spins. The Biellmann spin is probably the most elegant looking spin. One of the least elegant looking spins used in competition is the one that Sasha Coen started -- as a trend.
You should take a look at the Canadian skater Shawn Sawyer. He doesn't compete anymore but he had some crazy flexibility. He used to a variation of the Y Spiral, had a crazy high regular spiral, could do the Biellman, and did something similar to the Candlestick spin where he would start in a sit spin, grab the toe of his free leg and raise it up into a hyperextended position above his head. He also did backflips and cartwheels on the ice sometimes in his show/exhibition programs. I really like the "Pearl" spin and I really like the "Adelina" camel spin especially the one at the 3:00 mark.
shawn is absolutely amazing, isn't he? SO underappreciated (it seems like almost nobody knows who he is) but seriously one of my all-time favorite skaters. i'm glad he's found a home with cirque du soleil
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I don't even figure skate, but I have a massive Respect for them. They work so hard on something so dangerous. It's insane what people can do on the ice
@@jrewing2383 she would have been a beautiful bronze but since it happened in Sochi, a russian girl has to win. Yulia messed up her program, so it was given to Adelina. The gold medal pretty much crushed her career into pieces because she couldn’t live up to the standards of the Olympic Champion. In the end, she was used by the ISU and gets thrown out right afterwards. Shame on ISU for wasting a beautiful skater.
Adelina only had flexibility, but she was not artistic or had a good technique. ISU and her federation gave her a tainted medal but her attitude on those Olympics put the last nail on her coffin.
Julia , the very special most magnificently woman skater in the world , there will never be another you , I have thoroughly enjoyed watching her preform , she has a piece of my heart forever , 🇺🇸🥇🥇🥇💕💐💐
I've always loved figure skating it is so relaxing to watch. Wow! It is mesmerizing! Those spins , especially the "candlestick" doesn't even look real! So talented!!. Wow! I love it!!!❤!
Watching this made me feel so very small. Their talent, dedication and performance are out of this world. I know not much about FS, but I truly admire their dedication to perfection.
Let me know of any other unique spins/spirals/moves in general (especially in pairs and dance). I’d love to make a Part 2!
I think that Alisa Lozko had a very unique spins🤔... But you didn't include neither of them 🤷
Yuna spin :)
Yuzutea Yunas layover camel with bent freeleg
Yuzutea Good work! Here some of my favorite unusual spins👇🏻
Carolina Kostner: ua-cam.com/video/lqpu_TbIGTo/v-deo.html at 3:26
Shoma Uno: ua-cam.com/video/jh_MDziMUVk/v-deo.html at 5:02
Mao Asada: ua-cam.com/video/SmaOk-Skl5Y/v-deo.html at 2:11
Alena Kostornaia: ua-cam.com/video/wwLWCLtbsGM/v-deo.html at 1:11
You can use a back biellmann(aka a biellmann done on the right leg(for ccw skaters))
I've only seen 2 people do it so far. Irina Slutskaya, and Anete Lace
Me the entire watching this: "thats not how legs work"
*time watching
@@cinnabonbon yes.
That's not how back works.
Why
Well, that just tells how much dedication and hardwork they put into ballet and overstretching... similarly to elite runners who consistantly train running with weights strapping/pulling on them or behind.
Besides, these skaters/dancers started when they were little baby that their bodies and bones were easy to be "malleable".
That pearl spin wtf? It gives an illusion that they grew few inches taller in just few seconds lol
ralph It’s gorgeous.
RiverStone 4:50
Right!
Wtf that's so creepy sjsksk why is it like that
I KNOW HAHA
They're the one spinning but I'm the one who gets dizzy
You are not the only one 😂😂😂
You really get used to it if you're constantly spinning every day.
Omgosh right??? Particularly the Biellman Needle. Sheesh. I'm a former dancer and I still get dizzy watching!
Omg same 😭
Lol I probably would going fast
The Hyperextened Biellmanns always give me heartattacks, the flexibility and strength you need for those...incredible. Was blown away by it firstly by Julia.
I know we are in a quad frenzy and wierd jump frenzy when judges have odd judging (ignore their own rules/ GOE bullets)...spins should not be overlooked and are my favourite parts of all skaters programs. So beautiful and you really can be original with them. I actually wished they got rewarded more spins...but meh just my opinion
Totally agree! I feel like spins (and step sequences) are really undervalued and are usually my favorite parts of a program
to me they look painful because so unnatural. Didn't Lipnitskaya have serious back and hip problems later?
comment I can do the spin (not as good as them though!) and yeah it kinda is painful😂 But I think it’s not that unnatural, I‘ve seen a girl doing cheerleading that does an overextended biellmann and then leans forward!
You know it’s spelled Yulia right?
@@ioo4822 Yes I do! Silly me, I have a relative called Julia spelt like Julia so natural instinct kicked in and I used a J instead of a Y
ISU needs to bring back the spirals, so artistic and aesthetically pleasing. They always talk about increasing the emphasis on artistry. This is a perfect way to start. Nowadays choreography sequences are full of filler moves without any emotion or artisty.
I love a good spiral sequence, but there’s also a lot of pretty bad spiral sequences that I definitely don’t miss. I definitely agree that I wish choreo sequences actually had to have more choreography haha. Seems like people just do a single spread eagle and call it a choreo sequence
I agree. Choreography of Eteri girls are too busy. I love spins of Kostornaia and Valieva. And their spirals would be more elegant if they don't use them as difficult quick entries before jumps.
They should reward originality, breaking away from the cookie cutter programs, but they don't at all
@@user-fk4by8vz4u Yeah, Eteri programs are all the same. If you take away the costume and music change, you probably couldn't tell one apart from the other. The only place they might deviate a little from the standard is those of them that have extra flexibility. That's IT. And even then there's a lot of repetitiveness. For example if i see one more leg kick from Valieva I think i am going to throw up.
@@Yuzutea agree, but skaters can actually try to improve themselves if this was a requirement. I am tired of seeing ina bauer into spread eagle or that sitting leg spread thing they do
The longer you watch the weirder the spins look, to spin now has no meaning for me 😂
Oh my god this!
Omggg same
some of them don't even look real 😮
I miss the spiral sequences. They hold it for like 2 seconds now.
YES! Me too! they have maneged to take all the beauty away from those amazing spirals :(
I know! It used to be like a climax, now it feels like an afterthought
Eteri girls hold spiral only for a second which makes the program very clumsy.
I skate, and it depends on whether I’m running early/on time/late for how long I hold it. You get the same amount of points in IJS as long as it’s high enough and for difficult combos (change edge,skid,etc), it’s done correctly. I hope that made sense!
@@olivia-sy3rv Yes. That makes sense according to the rule now. But I just don't feel busy programs are beautiful. Like ionoon said, I also miss the spiral sequences.
05:47 In Japan, Yuzuru's spin is called Ryo-spin because the shape looks like a kanji "了"(Ryo).
Wow it's really looks like. What does ryo mean
I really love how the whole thing looks, progressing from bottom to middle and top. Fits the Chopin phrase where it is applied so well.
了
Huh it does actually. Interesting
@@deterjankokusu1529 In chinese it’s a particle word for past tense.
I only watched ONE video of ice skating and now its all over my recommended
-_-
damn...ty for 2.8k likes :0
Right 😂😂
now you can get sucked in, the same thing happened to me lmao
Same it was about illegal ice-skating moves
same lol but hey i’m not complaining
Celebrate, I watched a black widow spider take out a wolf spider. I got spiders videos for weeks. I hate spiders. 🙄🙄
2:13 can you imagine what it would be like to feel the back of your thigh with the back of your head
With my fat thighs, like a pillow
I can do it, but forward lolol
@@rioforeverplays269 lol
Love Kamilla's spin at 6:50, so beautiful and it seems like it's her signature move already. And look at the hand!
I think her signature move is a leg kick, LOL. Pretty much 80% of her programs. I guess showing off the flexibility, but it gets pretty boring.
@@comment6864 80 %...rewatch 80 times her new programs.
@@comment6864 The leg kick is an Eteri thing. All her juniors (now young seniors) do it. But I've never seen anyone do Kamila's spin. It seems like the natural ending to the spin that Sasha and Polina and Lucinda do at the end. Is Kamila's spin new? If so I hope they name it after her.
@@fazdoll The bielman? That's nothing new, she does it with her leg straight up, that's all. Hyperextension. That's a physical gift that she has, it's not really a skill. She does all the same stuff pretty much that everyone else does, it's just that her hyperflexibility makes them look different. But that doesn't impress me very much, and i think it's a little overused by her choreographers. It's like ok, we understand, she can lift her leg not just really high like they all do, but really really really high. Ok. Now what? Flexibility to a great degree is a genetic physical attribute. I remember when i was a kid there were certain girls that had a perfect split without even trying much. Without even being into gymnastics or ballet or anything like that. Little girls even kind of compete over that kind of stuff. I personally don't consider that a crucially important thing in skating. I would say all of them have enough flexibility. What matters how they use each individual talent to make an integral and beautiful part of the whole performance. Viewers pick up on subtleties, you know. We can pick up right away that something is being overused.
Cam was saying she'd spent much time in rhythmic gymnastics before joining figure skating, that's probably where her flexibility was enhanced. So it's not quite fair to say she owns her extension only to her genes.
6:19 should be called local old lady sassing neighborhood other old ladies.
😂😂😂
😂
i clicked on the time stamp and i laughed hahahaha. made my day
😂🤣😂
'gossip spin'
As a ballerina I have so much respect for figure skaters. We can't turn without spotting, and we usually max out normal turns at like three, and here these people are like tops, without spotting. 👏👏👏
i just feel that they can't spot due to the insane spid they spin.
In figure skating spotting is not necessarily because of your have a lot of speed your brain basically shuts off and you don’t get dizzy
Kamila's spin at 6:11 is technically the "broken leg" position but hers is suuuuper low because she's suuuuper flexible XD
6:55 - one of my favorite spins of all time. So beautiful
I love Kamila's spins. I just can't take my eyes off them. Just hypnotic.
At 6:07 the spin she goes into gives the illusion of stop-motion. So cool!
Thank you for including Lucinda Ruh! I believe she is the best spinner in all of figure skating. Her centering was perfect and she showed wonderful innovation. You could see she was transported to another place when she spun. Unfortunately, because she didn’t do the kinds of jumps other skaters did, she never received the marks and acclaim she truly deserved, but I very much enjoyed watching all of her routines. She always seemed to be a genuinely humble and lovely person, too.
Yes. I saw Lucinda Ruh live at the 1996 world championships in Edmonton. (She kindly signed my program, too.) But when she took to the ice in practice sessions and began to spin (often at the end after a frustrating series of tortured jumps), all the other skaters and coaches would stop to watch her! All eyes were glued to her. Her spinning was so respected by all. She was that incredible. One of her spins was worth more than a quad these days. No one could do what she did with her absolutely perfect centering, speed, incredible duration and innovation. I could watch her all day doing her spins - even more than all the jumping beans out there. Spins are sorely underrated. They are much harder for most people to do than jumps.
Julia Lipnitskaya and Yuzuru Hanyu 💖⛸️❄️✨💯
Nathan Chen👍😂🇺🇸
6:10 it kinda looks like she’s lagging 😂
Thanx now i can't unsee it lol
legit thought she was glitching on the ice
lag ... LAG GTFO NOOB
I thought the exact same thing lol
6:16. I was taught this spin. We called it a broken leg spin.
We call it broken wing 😊
That's what we called it also!
Same! And also mushroom spins as well.
That's a normal spin in Germany lol😂
3:28 was so beautiful
They spin so fast it looks like a glitch lol 😂
in love w kamilas it’s so beautiful
Lucinda Rue is Queen of Spin, the greatest spinner of all time, bar none. There is a utube clip of her in a performance in an orange body suit where she performs dozens of extraordinary spins - the best I have ever seen in 50 years of watching figure skating. Please honor this incredible star. As many people as possible should see this astounding spinner. Lucinda is an immortal great, beyond inspiring.
Thank you Lucinda, for reaching a level of figure skating spins that no one else ever has. You have given us a spin artistry of great unique beauty in figure skating history.
These skaters are so strong and so flexible, and it looks like they have to be a contortionist as well! Amazing ability and talent, plus of course lots and lots and lots of very hard work. This spins and twirls are my favorite parts of their performances.
Of the TWO Lucinda Ruh's spins highlighted it is insane that those were the two picked. Nobody has ever spun like her
Thomas Szymanski Lucinda is still the Queen of Spins.
@@oNiLaDtOrRu Nobody touches her. If only she landed jumps cleanly at a somewhat consistent level. She was a dream to watch.
The best spinner to grace this Earth! Bravo, Lucinda!!!!!!!
0:28 that’s a helluva schedule
That's what I was thinking of omg
I kinda felt bad for the kid.
Alisa Lozko spins are insane too, she deserve to be in this video
I was surprised to not see her too
Yuna spin! not an official name but eh everyone nows it as the yuna spin and it's more common now, i see many junior skaters doing it
Which one? I just started watching this 🤣
@@theluxuryoflife5076 It's a bent leg layover camel spin! You'll see if you just search Yuna spin
It's Sarah's spin actually
Son Mi sarah who?
Google it. It was done many times before Yuna (but the skaters were so successful as Yuna), she just popularized it...and Koreans (who didn't watch FS before they got Yuna) think that she was the first one who did it.
Kamila is so incredible.. Love all of these spins!! Thank you for putting this together
Yulia Lipnitskaya will always be my favorite figure skater
Love, love, LOVE THIS! Spins are my favorite part of the skating competition. The crazy “Adelina” spin looks to be incredibly difficult - props to all these skaters for their brilliant moves!
The unknown spins included the "haircutter," the "pancake" and the "broken leg." (What my coach who was in the Ice Capades used to call them.) Tonya Harding has a spin named after her, the Harding Spin, and to me it looks like the camel Yuna Kim does. Dick Button described it as "a cross between a Hamil Camel and a tipsy little skater."
Omg my coach was also in the ice carafes and calls them the same 😂
The Harding knee spin.
I've always felt they should give more points for spins and spirals. Seems like they focus mostly on the jumps.
@Nancy Foster Do you have any videos of a woman doing a flying camel with 8 revolutions? It'd be a sight to see
Lucinda invented many of the spin variations, she is a excellent spinner!
I believe she has a world record for fastest spin
I love Kostornaya's spins! So beautiful and creative! ❤
Queen Shizuka still doing spirals and triple jumps at 40 is truly a thing of beauty
Julia Lipnitskaya's sit spin is the yoga spin and her "Biellmann" spin is the candle spin :)
Love the Pearl spin. All are fantastic!!
Yulia Lipnitskayas I-spin (is that what it's called?) Is spectacular as well, I'm surprised you didn't include it. Not many girls get the speed that she gets in it
I didn’t include it because soooo many girls do an I-spin, but nobody does it as well as Yulia!
Yuzutea Sasha Cohen did it better than Yulia. Sasha’s was almost always perfectly centered. Yulia’s I-spin often traveled quite a bit.
@@evanperilstein5308 probably because of the speed. Sasha had the flexibility, but noone can match Yulia with the speed she gets.
Amy what about valieva or zhilina
@@evanperilstein5308 no
OMG finally!! Caroline zhang!! Glorious pearl spin!!!
How did I even get onto these videos , like I’ve literally been watching hours of them
Kamila’s i Spin is one of the most beautiful i spins
watching so many candlestick spins in a short amount of time, leaves me jamais vu, and it all seems unreal after that
I would love to see unusual or amazing moves on the field like yuzus and yulia ina bauers, kevin aymoz back lounge glide, shoumas and alexandras cantilivers, jason brown and sasha cohen split jumps, sasha and alissa charlotte spirals :)
Alissa also did a split jump too, You should find it in Alissa Czisny's videos.
They are all great in their own right. Julia’s final spin has never been surpassed.Elena was great she has the lot Kamila will be the best when she is older she has the grace of Kostornaia and the flexibility of Lypnitskaia.well done to all.
6:07 Those are variations of the "Broken Leg" sit spin position. I think it was Toller Cranston who first made it a wow move in the 70s.
Pearl spin is just wow.
Absolutely amazing. All of them. The Candlestick was probably my favorite. These girls got it goin on. Golden.
My back hurts after watching some of those spins. The pearl spin is so cool looking.
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After watching Yuri on ice, I realize It's never a dream that real person can be more extraordinary than characters from anime! That's Yuzuru Hanyu!
These are all so beautiful, especially that pearl spin. I wish I would see them more.
I applaud any human being who is able to do this! Just.. WOW!! 😳😳
Kamila Valieva is so flexible as rhythmic gymnast. Her scale is so beautiful & so perfect 😍
Одновременно с фигурным катанием она занималась художественной гимнастикой и балетом. Но выбрала фигурное катание!
I became dizzy just watching amazing people do spins and turns. Amazing!!
Yulia WOW 🤩
the pearl spin 😳🤩
The section of “Lyra Angelica” where Michelle Kwan did the change-of-direction spins made them seem all the more unusual. Wonderful interpretation of the music 😍
The spin at 7:12 gives the impression that the skater has lost a leg or something. There certainly are a lot of innovative spins. The Biellmann spin is probably the most elegant looking spin. One of the least elegant looking spins used in competition is the one that Sasha Coen started -- as a trend.
You should take a look at the Canadian skater Shawn Sawyer. He doesn't compete anymore but he had some crazy flexibility. He used to a variation of the Y Spiral, had a crazy high regular spiral, could do the Biellman, and did something similar to the Candlestick spin where he would start in a sit spin, grab the toe of his free leg and raise it up into a hyperextended position above his head. He also did backflips and cartwheels on the ice sometimes in his show/exhibition programs.
I really like the "Pearl" spin and I really like the "Adelina" camel spin especially the one at the 3:00 mark.
shawn is absolutely amazing, isn't he? SO underappreciated (it seems like almost nobody knows who he is) but seriously one of my all-time favorite skaters. i'm glad he's found a home with cirque du soleil
I can barely even stand up on ice but I still love watching these
I was obsessed with Michelle Kwan and Saha Cohen . Michelle was amazing at jumps n Sasha’s flexibility was insane.
You heard of Frank Mills the Music Box dancer spinning concept? Just been reminded of it.
Julia Lipnitskaya was called "El pretzel humano", she was amazing! And Sasha Cohen loved to sky.
'The human pretzel" as in English.
Yuzutea, what a wonderful collage of extraordinary spins! Thank you for sharing! 🙂 ❤
alena's spin in the "other spins idk what to call" part was really pretty, idk why but it caught my eye
The Candlestick and Pearl Spin look so freaky but fascinating!
Thank you for always working on these videos, they are really my cup of tea :) and i learn so much generally
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figure skating is so beautiful. never done it before but i love to watch it. so graceful and delicate yet powerful and controlled
I don't even figure skate, but I have a massive Respect for them. They work so hard on something so dangerous. It's insane what people can do on the ice
Say what you want about Sotnikova, but you can't deny that she's a fantastic spinner...
Her spirals were beautiful as well
Exactamundo Onaldi , I always thought she was a gorgeous skater, that gold medal in Sochi is pretty much like a curse for her, ending her career.
@@jrewing2383 yeah same thing .
@@jrewing2383 she would have been a beautiful bronze but since it happened in Sochi, a russian girl has to win. Yulia messed up her program, so it was given to Adelina. The gold medal pretty much crushed her career into pieces because she couldn’t live up to the standards of the Olympic Champion. In the end, she was used by the ISU and gets thrown out right afterwards. Shame on ISU for wasting a beautiful skater.
Adelina only had flexibility, but she was not artistic or had a good technique. ISU and her federation gave her a tainted medal but her attitude on those Olympics put the last nail on her coffin.
As usual...an amazing video that shows your love for this sport.
I love the spins and spirals more than I do the jumps. They are just so beautiful❣️
Julia , the very special most magnificently woman skater in the world , there will never be another you , I have thoroughly enjoyed watching her preform , she has a piece of my heart forever , 🇺🇸🥇🥇🥇💕💐💐
I would have thrown up the last years food from spinning so damn much lol Love it. Very talented people!
5:38 "Let me see if I got gum stuck in my shoes" Spin
the upside down V spin.
Stephane Lambiel, not only an amzing spinner, but he has also a very beautiful style of skating.
Amazing! ! These are moving art!! All the skaters are Virtuosos!!
Julia queen of spins.
Kamila will take some beating in the future.
Why haven’t u included Anna shcherbakovas spins? Her spins r literally flawless and her speed and grace are beyond amazing
I've always loved figure skating it is so relaxing to watch. Wow! It is mesmerizing! Those spins , especially the "candlestick" doesn't even look real! So talented!!. Wow! I love it!!!❤!
Omg 😱 so much admiration for these young athletes!
Courtney Hicks does a pretty impressive unknown spin. She did it at NHK Trophy last year. Nice!
6:08 looks like a glitch
It’s incredible how fast these spins are!.
These are wild!!!
05:33 was done by miki ando in 2011 worlds
06:43 was done by akiko suzuki in 2010 worlds sp
07:11 was done by mao asada in 2007 worlds fp
Yessss, thanks for including my boys Misha and Deniss!! Great video
thanks 4 posting these! I have loved watching figure skating on tv for yrs, whenever it is on, but have never been to a live competition.😍
I’m actually shocked they have Lucinda ruh in here. She is so under-appreciated. Long live the queen of spins!!!❤️❤️❤️
I am wonderfully delighted to see that Michelle Kwan made it here for her change of direction combination spin. Truly inspiring!
left , right, left .
Candeloro's finish!
He was such a ham (in the BEST of all possible ways). :)
Watching this made me feel so very small. Their talent, dedication and performance are out of this world. I know not much about FS, but I truly admire their dedication to perfection.
Wow. I was totally fine watching this and then I just started to cry. Amazing.
you forgot the absolut King of Spins, Stephame Lambiel
The speed is crazy
I think Mirai Nagasu had a beautiful Pearl Spin. I always enjoyed watching it.
Amazing. It’s just unbelievable how fast they spin, wow.