Biellmann spin,
by Lucinda Ruh

The Biellmann spin is a figure skating move in which the skater executes a one-foot spin while holding the other foot extended over their head and behind them, with both hands. It requires very great flexibility and spinning ability, and is almost always performed by women: the best-known male skater to perform the spin is Evgeny Plushenko. When learning the spin the skater does not usually drop their head into the teardrop shape formed by their body so as to maintain balance. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (384x798, 30 KB) Summary Lucinda Ruh performing the Biellmann spin (a spin made up by Denise Biellmann) Licensing File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (384x798, 30 KB) Summary Lucinda Ruh performing the Biellmann spin (a spin made up by Denise Biellmann) Licensing File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Lucinda Martha Ruh (born July 13, 1979 in Zurich, Switzerland) is a two-time Swiss national figure skating champion known for her extreme flexibility and phenomenal spinning ability. ... Figure skating is an ice skating sporting event where individuals, mixed couples, or groups perform spins, jumps, and other moves on the ice, often to music. ... Types of spins in figure skating include the following. ... Russian figure skater Evgeny Plushenko (in fact: Evgeny Plushchenko, Евгений Плющенко) (born November 3, 1982 in Siberia) is the six-time National Champion, four-time European Champion, three-time world champion, and 2002 Winter Olympics silver medallist. ...

The spin is named after Denise Biellmann, who made it her signature move in the late 1970s. Denise Biellmann did not invent the spin, but was the first skater to perform the skill and win a major international title. It is uncertain who invented the spin. Denise Biellmann learned the spin from her teammate Karen Iten. Janet Champion and Slavka Kohout of the US were also doing this spin before Denise Biellmann. Tamara Moskvina was seen with this spin in the 1960s, specifically at the 1965 European Championships. Cecilia Colledge performed a one hand Biellmann spin at the 1937 World Championships. A variation where the opposite hand is the only one used to lift the leg is called a cross-grab Biellmann. Although she did not invent it, Mao Asada has used it as one of her signature moves. Denise Biellmann (born December 11, 1962) - three-time national Swiss figure skating champion, known for her Biellmann spin. ... Kohout with Janet Lynn at the 1973 World Championships Slavka Kohout is an American figure skating coach, best known for coaching 5-time U.S. Champion Janet Lynn throughout her entire competitive career. ... Tamara (Bratus) Moskvina (b. ... Mao Asada（浅田真央, born 25 September 1990） is a Japanese figure skater who won the 2004-2005 ISU Junior Grand Prix Finals,2005 Junior World Figure Skating Championship, 2005-2006 ISU Grand Prix Finals. ...

See also

• Figure skating spin