Hamill camel spin

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The Hamill camel spin is a figure skating spin variation that transitions from a camel position into a sit spin, named after American Olympic champion Dorothy Hamill who popularized it.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf figure skating spin element
spin variation
bodyPosition free leg extended in camel position
knee bent in sit spin position
canBe part of a flying spin sequence
canBePerformedBy men single skaters
pair skaters
women single skaters
componentOf free skating programs
short programs
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
difficulty intermediate to advanced
discipline pairs figure skating
singles figure skating
edgeType typically back inside or back outside edge
judgingAspect aesthetic line of free leg
centering of spin
control of transition
position quality
speed of rotation
movementType transition from camel to sit spin
namedAfter Dorothy Hamill NERFINISHED
namedForAchievement Dorothy Hamill’s Olympic success
notablePeriodOfPopularity 1970s
performedOn ice
popularizedBy Dorothy Hamill NERFINISHED
relatedTo camel spin
combination spin
sit spin
requires camel spin position
sit spin position
requiresSkill balance
core strength
flexibility
spin centering
risk loss of balance during transition
reduced spin speed if transition is unstable
sport figure skating
trainingFocus maintaining speed through position change
smoothness of transition from camel to sit
usedFor artistic expression in programs
technical difficulty in spin combinations

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Dorothy Hamill eponymOf Hamill camel spin