Everything about Camel Spin totally explained
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camel spin, also known in Europe as a
parallel spin, is a
figure skating spin. It is performed on a fully extended or slightly bent skating leg, with the free leg extended in the air in an
arabesque position parallel to the ice as the skater spins.
History
Most sources credit the invention of the camel spin to British skater
Cecilia Colledge, who first performed it in
1935. Like the
layback spin, also invented by Colledge, the camel was originally considered a move for women only.
According to figure skating coach
Gustave Lussi, the camel spin was invented not by Colledge but by an Australian skater named Campbell, and is properly known as the
Campbell spin.
The Grafström spin may predate the invention of the "regular" camel spin. Although it's named after
Gillis Grafström, its best practitioner is said to be
Czechoslovakian skater
Otto Gold, who won the silver medal at the 1930
European Figure Skating Championships.
Dick Button is credited with inventing the flying camel spin in the 1940's. It was originally known as the
Button camel.
The illusion spin was accidentally invented by
Jacqueline du Bief when she lost control on the entrance to a camel spin.
Variations
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flying camel spin, formerly known as a
Button camel, is initiated with a jump from a forward outside edge to a back camel spin.
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layover is performed by upturning the torso and free leg so that the skater's torso and free foot are pointing toward the ceiling, rather than toward the ice. This spin is frequently seen in
artistic roller skating, where it's called a "layback spin" (but is distinct from the
layback spin performed on ice).
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Harding camel is similar to a layover, except with a bent free leg.
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catch-foot camel is performed by the skater grasping the free leg's blade with either hand. The skater's torso remains pointed toward the ice, and the free leg is held upward. Catch-foot camels with free legs extended toward the ceiling are sometimes called
one-hand Biellmanns or
half-Biellmanns
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doughnut/
donut spin is a catch-foot camel, but the skater's head is pulled toward the free leg's foot so that the skater's head, torso, and free leg form a
toric shape parallel to the ice. Oksana Baiul and Shizuka Arakawa frequently perform this spin.
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Grafström spin is a camel with a bent skating leg, with the free foot still in the
arabesque position.
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Hamill camel isn't a true camel per se, but rather a transition from a backwards camel to a backwards sit spin by bending the skating leg and dropping the torso and free leg simultaneously.
An
illusion spin is performed by the skater keeping their head, torso, and free leg in a straight line, and rhythmically bobbing above and below the position of a standard camel spin.
Tiffany Chin performed this spin frequently as an amateur. However, because the spin is dynamic and doesn't involve holding a static posture while rotating, it isn't recognized as a valid difficult variation under the
ISU Judging System.
Gallery
Image:Emily Hughes 2.jpg|Camel spin
Image:Donut spin.jpg|Donut spin
Image:Jamal Othman Spin - 2006 Skate Canada.jpg|Catch-foot camel spin
Image:VolosharMorozov SP EC2007.JPG|Side by side camel spins
Image:Dominika Piatkowska & Dmitri Khromin Spin - 2006 Skate America.jpg|Pair camel spin
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