Skating Terms: AXEL JUMP - One of the most difficult jumps which takes off from the forward outside edge and is landed on the back outside edge of the opposite foot. A single Axel consists of 1 1/2 revolutions, a double is 2 1/2 revolutions, and a triple is 3-1/2 revolutions. The jump is named for its inventor, Axel Paulsen. It is easily recognizable as it is the only jump that takes off from a forward position. CAMEL SPIN - A spin which is done on one leg with the non-skating leg, or free leg, extended in the air in a position parallel to the ice. The body remains in this "spiral" position while spinning. COMBINATION SPIN - The combination of several spins where the skater changes feet and positions while maintaining speed throughout the entire spin. COMPULSORY DANCE - A dance that has prescribed rhythms and specific steps that must be done in an exact manner with exact placement on the ice. All skaters do the same compulsory dance in an event. At most senior events nationally and internationally, only one compulsory dance is competed and it is worth 20 percent of the total score. CROSSOVERS - A method of gaining speed and turning corners in which skaters cross one foot over the other. There are both forward and backward crossovers. EDGE JUMP - A jump where the skater takes off from the entry edge of the skating foot without bringing the free foot in contact with the ice to assist the take off. The Axel, loop and Salchow are common edge jumps. FOOTWORK - A sequence of step maneuvers carrying the skater across the ice in patterns - generally straight, circular or serpentine. Footwork is intended to show the precision and dexterity of the skater's movements. LAYBACK SPIN - involves an upright spin position where the head and shoulders are dropped backwards and the back arches. LOOP JUMP - An edge jump, taken off from a back outside edge and landed on the same back outside edge. LUTZ JUMP - A toe-pick assisted jump taken off from a back outside edge and landed on the back outside edge of the opposite foot. The skater glides backward on a wide curve, taps his toe pick into the ice, and rotates in the opposite direction of the curve. The jump is named for its inventor, Alois Lutz. MOHAWK - A turn from forward to backward (or backward to forward), from one foot to the other, each edge forming parts of the same curve. SALCHOW - Another edge jump taken off from the back inside edge of one foot and landed on the back outside edge of the opposite foot. Created by Ulrich Salchow. SIT SPIN - A spin which is done in a "sitting" position. The body is low to the ice with the skating (spinning) knee bent and the non-skating, or "free" leg, extended beside it. SPIRAL - A move in which a skater demonstrates flexibility and a fluid line by extending his or her non-skating leg behind them into the air during a long glide. TOE LOOP - A toe-pick assisted jump that takes off and lands on the same back outside edge. WALTZ JUMP - A jump involving a half-turn in the air in which the skater takes off from a forward outside edge on one foot and lands on the backward outside edge of the other.