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| Axel | a diffucult jump that takes off forward |
| camel | a spin in which the skater is in the shape of a t |
| choreagraphy | the arrangment of movements steps and patterns in a program |
| clean | describes a jump without wobbles or falls |
| combination | several jumps that take off one afterthe other |
| death spiral | a dramatic movement in pairs skating |
| edges | the two sharp sides of a skate blade |
| flip jump | a jump that takes off with a push of the toe pick |
| ISU | the international skating union |
| layback | a spin in which the skater leans her head and shoulder back |
| loop jump | a jump that takes off from the back |
| lutz | a jump that lands on the back outside edge |
| quad | short for quadruple |
| run in | the entrance to a jump |
| sit spin | a spin in which the skater starts in a standing position |
| spin | a move in which the skater turns in place |
| spiral | a long glide |
| technical | a two minute and forty second performance done to music |
| toe loop | a loop jump that takes off from the toe pick |
| toe pick | the ridged front section of a skate blade |
| USFSA | The United States Figure Skating Association |
| waltz jump | an easy jump that resembles an axel |
| Zamboni | a large lumbering machine that puts a new surface on the ice. |
| school figures | shapes that skates eched in the ice as part of competition. |
| kiss and cry area | the nickname for the part of the rink where the skaters go to watch their scores come up. |
