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.
Statements (42)
| 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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