Twist Lifts - Technique

Technique

The twist lift movement starts with both skaters skating backward. The man holds the lady by the waist and she holds him on his wrists. The lady toe-picks into the ice and springs into the air, while the man assists into lifting her above his head and then throwing her into the air. In the short program in International Skating Union (ISU) competition, the twist lift take-off is either a Flip take-off or a Lutz take-off. In the free skating of ISU competition, there is no such restriction.

The lady rotates a specific number of times in the air. The number of rotations may be part of the requirement for the element.

As the lady completes the element in the air, the man rotates forward to catch her at the side of her waist. Under ISU rules, the man's secure contact with her waist should be made while the lady is in the air and prior to her landing on the ice. The lady's hands should not touch the man during the catch. In 2007, the ISU rules were revised to indicate that the lady's arms as well as her hands were not to touch the man on reentry to the ice. The man then assists the lady into a smooth landing on the ice. For ISU competitions, the lady lands on the ice on a backward outside edge on one foot. The man also exits from the twist-lift on one foot.

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