#The twizzle full
#The twizzle series
#The twizzle free

#The twizzle free

In a twizzle, the skater's weight is on the skating foot, with the free foot in any position during the turn, and then placed beside the skating foot to skate the next step. Twizzles, like steps, must be executed on clean edges. Since the 2019вЂ“2020 season, ice dancers were judged individually on their execution of the twizzle their scores were then added up, and teams were awarded combined scores.

#The twizzle full

A twizzle-like motion is a motion in which the skating foot executes less than an full turn, followed by a step forward, while the body performs one full continuous motion. If the skater stops traveling during the action, it is deemed a solo spin (or pirouette) and not counted as a twizzle.

#The twizzle series

A series of 3 turn steps does not constitute a twizzle because they do not constitute a continuous action. There are four types of entry edges for twizzles: the forward inside, the forward outside, the backward inside, and the backward outside. American ice dancer Alex Shibutani calls twizzles 'the quads of ice dance' because like quadruple jumps in other disciplines, twizzles, which appear most often in ice dance programs, are risky and technically demanding. This can be done matching each other (side-by-side in the same direction), mirroring each other (side-by-side in the opposite directions, or by following one another, with one partner skating forward and or/backward and the other partner skating forward and/or backward). For both a set of synchronized twizzles and a set of sequential twizzles, each twizzle should be at least one full rotation on one foot performed at the same time by both partners. A set of sequential twizzles is a series of two twizzles for each partner, with up to one step between twizzles. A set of synchronized twizzles is a series of two twizzles for each partner, with up to three steps between twizzles. Twizzle sequences, when executed well, are often the highlight of ice dance programs.

A spin, by comparison, is a stationary, multi-rotational turn. The International Skating Union (ISU), the governing body of figure skating, defines a twizzle as 'a traveling turn on one foot with one or more rotations which is quickly rotated with a continuous (uninterrupted) action'. More difficult and higher-scoring step sequences in pair skating must include two different combinations of three difficult turns, one option being twizzles. A set or sets of twizzles may fulfill the requirement in the rhythm dance in ice dance a set of sets of synchronized twizzles may also be included in the required elements of a well-balanced free dance program. It is a 'a difficult turn' in single skating and a required element in the rhythm dance segment in ice dance. A twizzle is 'a multirotational, one-foot turn that moves across the ice' in the sport of figure skating.