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"One of the most difficult tricks or elements—that's the technical term—is twizzles," says Alex Shibutani.

"Twizzles are rotating turns done on one foot; they need to be done across the ice, in unison."

American brother and sister Maia and Alex Shibutani's energetic performance that included smooth twizzles and an impressive rotational lift, finished second with 75.46 points.

They finished third at the Grand Prix Final in Japan in December for the second straight year despite Alex struggling with one-footed turns known as twizzles.

Papadakis and Cizeron, who last year became the first ice dancers to break the 200-points barrier, were left frustrated as they went out of sync on their twizzles.

I think the twizzles [a move in ice dancing] is the only thing that kind of affected us the most because, you know, when you rotate it's kind of hard to keep your dress on when it's open.

A slight loss of synchronization on their side-by-side twizzles was the only flaw but even that blip could not prevent them from opening up an almost unbeatable lead of 5.54 points over twice-world champions and French training partners Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron.

A set of sequential twizzles is a series of two twizzles for each partner, with up to one step between twizzles. 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. 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). 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.

A set of synchronized twizzles is a series of two twizzles performed by each partner, with up to three steps between twizzles. A set of sequential twizzles is a series of two twizzles for each partner, with up to one step between twizzles. Both types must include at least one complete rotation on one foot, completed at the same time (simultaneously) by both partners, and is when they appear most often in an ice dance program. Examples are: matching (side-by-side in the same direction); mirror (side-by-side in the opposite direction); and following one another, or when one partner skates forward while the other partner skates backwards, and vice versa.

Both levels had to perform one set of sequential twizzles. Each partner had to perform two twizzles each, and they could not be in contact between the twizzles. They could perform up to one step between twizzles; pushing and/or transferring their weight while on two feet between twizzles was considered a step. Ice dance teams lost one point per program for stops (remaining in one place for over 10 seconds at the beginning and/or the end of the program), although they could use two full stops of up to five seconds each or one full stop lasting up to 10 seconds, with no restrictions on the distance of the separation.

S&P;/ID 2018, p. 81 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.S&P;/ID 2018, p. 141S&P;/ID 2018, p. 144 More difficult and higher-scoring step sequences in pair skating must include two different combinations of three difficult turns, one option being twizzles. 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".S&P;/ID 2018, p. 127 A spin, by comparison, is a stationary, multi-rotational turn. Twizzle sequences, when executed well, are often the highlight of ice dance programs. A set of synchronized twizzles is a series of two twizzles for each partner, with up to three steps between twizzles.

The ISU announces and publishes any variations, as chosen by the Ice Dance Technical Committee, on the combination of twizzles in their Communications. Starting in the 2018-2019 season, dancers are judged individually on the execution of their twizzles; their individual points are combined for the team's final score for the element.

Carpenter had trouble with her twizzles in the free dance, placing them sixth in that segment, and remaining in seventh place overall.

Juniors were required to perform one not-touching midline, circular, or diagonal step sequence. Both levels also had to perform one set of sequential twizzles.

The free dance proved difficult, with Soucisse struggling on her twizzles and falling toward the end of the program. They were sixth in the free dance, and dropped to fifth overall.

A twizzle is "a multirotational, one-foot turn that moves across the ice" in the sport of figure skating. The International Skating Union (ISU) defines a twizzle as "a traveling turn on one foot with one or more rotations which is quickly rotated with a continuous (uninterrupted) action". It is most often performed in ice dance, although single skaters and pair skaters also perform the element. Twizzles have been called "the quads of ice dance" because like quadruple jumps in other disciplines, twizzles are risky and technically demanding.

We obviously made an error during our twizzles sequences. Some things have improved. We got level four on both sides of the Finnstep and we're happy about that. All in all I think that we have improvement to make during our free dance and that’s really our strong point.

According to Shibutani, high-quality twizzles are performed when skaters focus on gathering speed entering a twizzle sequence, which provides enough directional force to continue rotating as long as the choreography demands, and that muscle memory should carry them through the rest of the sequence. Shibutani reported that strong teams are able to adjust, make self-corrections, and follow what their partners are doing. He also said that there is "no room for mental errors at all". When ice dancers perform twizzles too slowly, trip while traveling across the ice, or fall out of sync with each other, it can ruin the flow of a program and "deflate the energy in the arena".

The SD's required elements included a short, six-second lift, a set of twizzles, and a step sequence. All rotations, turns, steps, and changes of hold were allowed, as long as they followed the music's rhythm. At first, the SD had a duration of two minutes and 50 seconds; in 2016, it was changed to two minutes and 40 seconds.ISU No. 1998, p.

On 26 March 2014, just before the short dance, ITAR-TASS reported that they would split after the competition. Katsalapov had a serious error on the twizzles and they placed fifth in the short dance. Despite winning the next segment, they finished off the podium in the closely contested event. Their total score was just 1.05 less than the gold medalists.

The ISU delineated the acceptable permitted stops for both senior and junior ice dancers. A traveling choreographed spin was not considered a stop. In addition to the two required elements in the pattern dance, ice dancers had to perform not more than one short lift, one step sequence, and one set of sequential twizzles. Seniors had to perform one Patter Dance-type step sequence in hold.

The next month, Ilinykh/Katsalapov traveled to Saitama, Japan for the 2014 World Championships. On 26 March 2014, just before the short dance, ITAR-TASS reported that they would split after the competition. Katsalapov had a serious error on the twizzles and they placed fifth in the short dance. Despite winning the next segment, they finished off the podium in the closely contested event.

They include the dance lift, the dance spin, the step sequence, twizzles, and choreographic elements. These must be performed in specific ways, as described in published communications by the ISU, unless otherwise specified. Each year the ISU publishes a list specifying the points that can be deducted from performance scores for various reasons, including falls, interruptions, and violations of the rules concerning time, music, and clothing.

After sustaining a concussion in June 2013, Hubbell spent six weeks recuperating. She attributed the injury to "lack of focus, as painful as that is to admit. I finished twizzles, I did my 3-turn, and I fell off my heel." Hubbell/Donohue won gold at the 2013 Nebelhorn Trophy, placed fourth at the 2013 Skate America, and won their first Grand Prix medal, bronze, at the 2013 Skate Canada International.

A throw jump in mid-air Twizzles ; T: The standard abbreviation for the toe loop jump. ; 'Tano jump: A jump arm position variation made famous by Brian Boitano (hence 'Tano) where one arm is extended overhead instead of folded at the chest during a jump. This increases the difficulty of a jump. ; Three-turn: A one-foot turn with a change of edge that results in a '3' shaped tracing on the ice.

Finishing behind them in the free dance and fourth overall were Delobel / Schoenfelder, with strong elements as well. Bronze medalists Grushina / Goncharov finished third in the free dance with a clean, yet slow skate. Belbin / Agosto captured the audience's attention with a powerful and exciting skate as they danced to flamenco music, but made tiny mistakes in their final twizzles and step sequence. This put them in fourth for the free dance but second overall.

Hand-in-hold holds were not permitted during the pattern dance or PSt, and the dance team had to always remain in contact, even during twizzles and during changes of holds. They could not perform separations, hand-in-hand holds with fully extended arms, and loops and retrogressions.ISU No. 2239, p. 4 Junior ice dance teams had to perform two sections of the Tea Time Foxtrot for their pattern dance, skated to a Foxtrot rhythm.

2—3 In addition to the required pattern dances, competitors had three more required elements. They were required to perform one short lift; they could choose to add another six-second transitional dance lift after the required lift was completed. They also had to include one set of sequential twizzles. Finally, they had to perform a step sequence; for the juniors, a not-touching midline step sequence, and for the seniors, a not-touching circular step sequence.

Beginning on the Challenger series, Carreira/Ponomarenko won silver for the second consecutive U.S. Classic and a second bronze medal at Nebelhorn Trophy. They won gold at their final Challenger event in November, the Asian Open Trophy, having finished first in both segments. At their first Grand Prix, the 2019 Skate America, they placed sixth in the rhythm dance after errors on their twizzles. Carreira remarked it was "probably the worst time we have ever performed" the program.

Performing twizzles during the short dance at the 2018 Winter Olympics Free dance at 2018 Winter Olympics For the 2017–2018 season, Virtue and Moir chose The Rolling Stones, the Eagles, and Santana for their short dance, and skated to the Moulin Rouge! soundtrack for their free dance. Virtue and Moir started their season at the Autumn Classic International in September. Their Grand Prix assignments were Skate Canada International and the NHK Trophy, and they won both competitions, scoring 199.86 and 198.64 respectively.

Twizzles, like steps, must be executed on clean edges.Tech panel, p. 3 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. Although the twizzle is not considered a difficult move compared to other elements in figure skating, when a twizzle is executed properly the three turns are done so quickly that it is difficult to see the turns.

In the 2007–08 season, Monko/Tkachenko won a pair of medals on the Junior Grand Prix series and qualified for the JGP Final where they took gold. They finished fourth at the 2008 World Junior Championships after Monko fell on twizzles in both the original and free dance. For the 2008–09 season, Monko/Tkachenko received two senior Grand Prix assignments, 2008 Skate America and 2008 Trophée Eric Bompard, and prepared new programs. They withdrew, however, from both events.

The ISU announces the list of required elements in a well-balanced program, and each element's specific requirements, each year. The following elements may be included: the dance lift, the dance spin, the step sequence, twizzles, and choreographic elements.S&P;/ID, p. 144 Illegal elements and movements include, unless otherwise stated by the ISU, certain lift movements and poses, jumps and throw jumps that have one or more revolution or jumps of one revolution "skated at the same time by both partners", and lying on the ice.

ISU No. 1721, pp. 2-3 There were five required elements in the SD. Both junior and senior ice dancers had to skate two sections of their pattern dances. Their other three elements, for both juniors and seniors, were not more than one Short Dance Lift, either a Not-Touching Midline Step Sequence or a Not-Touching Circular Step Sequence, and one set of Sequential Twizzles. The Circular Step Sequence could either be performed in a clockwise or counter clockwise direction and had to take up the rink's full width, on its short axis.

There are four types of entry edges for twizzles: the forward inside, the forward outside, the backward inside, and the backward outside. A series of 3 turn steps does not constitute a twizzle because they do not constitute a continuous action. If the skater stops traveling during the action, it is deemed a solo spin (or pirouette) and not counted as a twizzle. 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.

At the 2019 Russian Championships, Zahorski/Guerreiro placed third in the rhythm dance, several points behind the top two teams but more than three points ahead of fourth-place finishers Sofia Evdokimova / Egor Bazin. The team had major problems in the free dance, with Guerreiro's boot laces coming undone early on, and Zahorski making errors on both her twizzles and the one-foot step sequence. Consequently, they dropped to seventh place in the free dance and overall, and were not named to the Russian team to the European Championships.

More points are rewarded to teams when they change places or holds, or when they perform difficult skating moves together. Both partners must execute the combinations of difficult turns at the same time and with a clear rhythm and continuous flow. Partners can perform rockers, counters, brackets, loops, and twizzles during combinations of difficult turns. Three turns, changes of edges, jumps and/or hops, and changes of feet are not allowed, and "at least one turn in the combination must be of a different type than the others".

The competition began with the short dance with fifteen ice dancing teams from nine nations competing. In a relatively tight field, it was a battle between the North American teams who didn't qualify for the 2014 Winter Olympics. Canada's Piper Gilles / Paul Poirier won the segment with a score of 62.38 points, 1.35 points ahead of Madison Hubbell / Zachary Donohue of the United States. Their component marks were extremely close but the Americans' Level 2 and below average execution of their sequential twizzles allowed the Canadians to take the lead.

Maia Shibutani and Alex Shibutani performing a twizzle, a required element in ice dance Ice dance, a discipline of figure skating, has required elements that make up a well-balanced skating program and must be performed during competitions. They include: the dance lift, the dance spin, the step sequence, twizzles, and choreographic elements. The elements must be performed in specific ways, as described by published communications by the International Skating Union (ISU), unless otherwise specified. Choreographic elements are judged differently; they are considered complete if the minimum requirements defining the element are met.

The tempo they used also had to be constant and follow the required tempo, which was 27 four-beat measures per minute, 108 beats per minute. The first section of their pattern dance had to be followed by the second section, with the first step skated in front of the judges. They were allowed to vary their Foxtrot hold, and prescribed holds while performing twizzles could be different if they maintained contact. Both senior and junior ice dance teams had to perform only one short lift, lasting up to seven seconds.

In the 2008–2009 season, Davis/White won their first Grand Prix assignment, the 2008 Skate Canada. In their second assignment, the 2008 Cup of Russia, they placed third in the compulsory dance but were eighth in the original dance after White fell twice and stumbled on twizzles. They recovered in the free dance, placing second in the segment and moving up to win the bronze medal, which together with the gold from Skate Canada was enough to qualify them for their first Grand Prix Final. At the 2008–2009 Grand Prix Final, they won the bronze medal.

The ISU re-named the short dance to the rhythm dance (RD) in 2018. The SD was composed of two parts: the pattern dance (formerly known as the compulsory dance), which lasted about one minute and could be placed anywhere in the SD, and the creative section, which took up most of the SD. The pattern dance changed each year, and was announced beforehand by the ISU. The ISU also published yearly rule changes. Ice dancers were expected to perform five required elements in their SD: two segments of the pattern dance, one short lift, a step sequence, and a set of twizzles.

They could not skate the long axis of the ice surface, except while performing the not-touching step sequence, the middle section of their pattern dance (steps 16 to 23), and the not-touching circular step sequence in the clockwise direction. Both senior and junior ice dancers had the following required elements: not more than one dance lift, a step sequence, and one set of sequential twizzles. Both had the option of performing a not-touching midline step sequence or a not- touching diagonal step sequence; plus, junior dancers could choose the not- touching circular step sequence.

41–42 The judges also considered how well the competitors performed certain elements in the OD, such as dance spins, lifts, synchronized twizzles, and step sequences.Rulebook 2010, p. 40 These were the same program components and required elements as those incorporated into the FD. During the OD, apart from the mandatory step sequences, ice dancers were only permitted to cross the long axis of the ice surface once at each end of the rink, within 20 meters of the barrier. All rotations, turns, steps, and changes of hold were allowed, as long as they followed the music's rhythm.

8—9 Seniors and juniors both had to use two rhythms of three possible choices (the Foxtrot, Quickstep, and Tango) in their creative section, but Seniors could use the same rhythm as the Golden Waltz. In addition to the elements in the pattern dance, the ice dancers had to perform a short lift, a midline step sequence in which they could have no contact with each other, and a set of sequential twizzles during their creative sections. They could perform up to two short lifts, but not more than two. They were allowed to make two full stops during their SD, lasting no more than 5 seconds.

5 They had to cross the rink's long axis once at its end within 30 meters of its short axis. They could also cross the rink's long axis once as they entered into the pattern dance element and/or once at the entry and/or exit to the not touching step sequence, as well as while skating their required step sequence. The dancers also had to perform a maximum of one short lift, lasting up to seven seconds, one step sequence, and one combination set of sequential twizzles. The step sequence either had to be in hold, not touching, or a combination of both.

The skater must continually rotate and move across the ice on one foot, by executing a quickly-controlled rocking action on his or her blade. Skaters must have equal strength in each rotational direction, while having exact synchronicity with their partners. Skaters increase the difficulty of twizzles, and earn more points for them, by performing variations in the placements of the leg (grabbing the blade while extending the leg) and arms (moving the arm or arms over the head or behind the back). According to American ice dancer Colin McManus, the finesse required in mastering the twizzle makes it "very easy to run into issues like putting your foot down or hitting your toe pick".

ISU No. 1998, p. 3 It also stated that if a junior ice dance team chose Hip Hop as their rhythm, the requirement that dancers not touch the ice during their SD would be waived, if it fit the choreography of the dance, and would not be counted as a fall. The other requirements for the SD were not more than one short dance lift, a step sequence, and one set of sequential twizzles. Senior ice dancers had to perform one partial step sequence in hold, and it had to follow the Midnight Blues Rhythm, for any number of musical measures they chose; both junior and senior dancers had to include one not- touching midline, diagonal, or circular step sequence skated to a different rhythm than the Blues.

According to Shibutani, practice, relying on muscle memory, and a good partnership are the keys to performing successful twizzle sequences. He said, about he and his long-time partner and sibling Maia Shibutani, "Hopefully, we’re rotating so fast that we can’t really see each other and it’s just kind of a feel thing". American ice dancer Meryl Davis reported, when speaking about how detailed and exact the synchronization is in the execution of twizzles, that she and her partner Charlie White knew the placement of each other's feet based on the sounds their blades made on the ice. Maia Shibutani stated that partners need to have strong individual skating skills, and that staying in the moment is important because when skaters lose focus and think too far ahead, "then you're finished".

Twizzling movements are performed after the required set of twizzles, and are composed of two parts. The first part of the movement must be on either one foot, two feet, or a combination of both; the second part also must be on either one foot, two feet, or a combination of both. Additionally, the first part of the movement must have at least two continuous rotations skated simultaneously while travelling; for the second part, at least one partner must skate at least two continuous rotations, and one or both partners can perform the movement on the spot, travelling, or a combination of both. Choreographic sliding movements, which can be performed at anytime during the program, are movements in which both partners perform controlled sliding movements on the ice.

Both partners must execute the combinations of difficult turns at the same time and with a clear rhythm and continuous flow, but without the free foot touching the ice, although they do not have to execute the same kind of turns. Partners can perform rockers, counters, brackets, loops, and twizzles during combinations of difficult turns. Three turns, changes of edges, jumps and/or hops, and changes of feet are not allowed, and "at least one turn in the combination must be of a different type than the others" Two combinations of difficult turns are the same if they consist of the same turns performed in the same order, on the same foot and on the same edges. Rotations to either the right or the left can be accomplished with any listed and unlisted steps and turns, as long as they are done continuously in one direction for at least 1/3 of the sequence and "then continuously for at least 1/3 of the sequence in the opposite direction (clockwise and anti-clockwise)".