Thirdly, she adds a right outside three-turn and a backward crossover before stepping into the death drop. Just after the backward crossover, she performs a slight power-pull on her right leg, setting up her body to step onto her left foot with the shallow curve that will allow her to maximize the height of her death drop before she lands on her right foot and snaps into the back sit spin.
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