This video shows a demonstration of a layback spin. The skater achieves a level four by performing one of the six mandatory “gateway” features, along with four difficult variation features.

In this video, a skater demonstrates a variation of the basic upright spin position: the upright straight spin. To gain credit for this position, the skater’s torso must be oriented straight up. There are two other variations of the basic upright spin

According to the 2023/24 ISU Technical Panel Handbook for Single Skating, a level four spin must include one of the following six features:

In this demonstration, a young skater uses a off-ice spinboard to performs a combination spin including a camel forward variation (catch foot camel), a sit behind variation (tuck), and an upright biellmann

In this video, a skater demonstrates the biellmann spin, which is categorized as an “upright biellmann” variation — one of the three difficult variations of upright spins

In this video, a skater performs a sit spin variation with the free leg held to the side: sit spin sideways. This position is also known as the ‘broken leg’ spin

This video depicts a sit spin variation known as the pancake spin; specifically, the ‘sit forward’ position where the free leg is positioned in front of the skater.

In this video a skater demonstrates transitioning from a layback spin to a side layback spin, and lastly to the haircutter spin.

These videos demonstrate the back scratch spin.

The first shows a young skater entering from a back inside pivot, pushing with her left back inside edge while her right toe pick rotates in the ice. This is an important

This video is a demonstration of the flying sit spin. An important requirement of the flying sit spin is that the skater’s position during the ‘fly’ or in the air resembles a sit spin position with the free leg straight and the landing leg tucked high enough that the thigh is at least parallel with the ice. Additionally…

This video depicts a skater performing the camel spin, then transitioning into a catch-foot camel spin. Firstly, when she…

Thirdly, she adds a right outside three-turn and a backward crossover before stepping into the death drop. Just after…

Once comfortable with the illusion exercise, she moves on to a death drop on one of the rink’s hockey…

Starting with the illusion exercise, the skater walks through the transitions between the three axes. From standstill with their…

This sequence of videos demonstrates the progression of exercises for the death drop. Importantly, the death drop has three…

The skater in this video demonstrates a sit spin. Notice how far forward she leans during the entrance edge…

This video clip depicts a young skater performing the front scratch spin, one of the first spins that beginning…

In this video clip, spin specialist Kim Ryan tells her young skater “find your baby toe” during her layback…