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Difficult entry into spin

Sk8erba

Spectator
Joined
Oct 29, 2019
What counts as a difficult entry into a spin? specifically flying camel. Im aware you can do a butterfly or toe arabian but what else can you do?
Would a lunge or difficult turns into the flying camel count for the level?
 

gkelly

Record Breaker
Joined
Jul 26, 2003
According to the tech panel handbook (see https://www.usfigureskating.org/story.aspx?id=84109),

Difficult entrance to a regular flying camel is not counted as a Level feature and “difficult entrance” in this case is not considered as used.

and

The difficulty fly may include but is not limited to: in a flying sit spin/ entry: total sit position in the air (with height and total movement control) or open butterfly position in the air taking sit position immediately after landing; in a flying camel spin/entry: clear butterfly entrance or almost split position in the air. Normal flying camel entry does not block a possibility of counting a difficult flying entry as a feature.

So if you did stars or illusion or lunge or something into a flying camel, the bad news is that that wouldn't add a feature, only if you had a difficult air position would you get a feature for the fly.
The good news is that you could use the difficult entry on another spin in your program.
 
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