Spread eagle (figure skating)

Figure skating element
Element name	Spread eagle
Element type	Moves in the field

The spread eagle is one of the moves in the field in the sport of figure skating, in which a skater glides on both feet, the toes turned out to the sides, heels facing each other. It can be performed on either the inside or outside edges. It is commonly used as an entrance to jumps, adding to the difficulty level of that jump under the Code of Points. It is most commonly used as an entrance to an Axel jump.

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  An inside spread eagle
  front view
  (Jeffrey Buttle)
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  An inside spread eagle
  side view
  (Vitali Sazonets)
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  An inside spread eagle (Mao Asada)
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  An outside spread eagle
  (Andrei Griazev)
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  An outside spread eagle
  (Caroline Zhang)
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  An outside spread eagle
  (Yuzuru Hanyu)

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  Outside edge spread eagle
  (Evelyn Walsh & Trennt Michaud)
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  A carry lift with the man in a spread eagle
  (Maria Mukhortova & Maxim Trankov)

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  The male skater performs an outside spread eagle
  (Isabelle Delobel & Olivier Schoenfelder)
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  The male skater performs an outside spread eagle
  (Lynn Kriengkrairut & Logan Giulietti-Schmitt)
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  Inside and outside
  (Kristina Gorshkova & Vitali Butikov)

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  Outside spread eagles
  (The Hockettes)

Competitive
skating

General	Glossary of terms History Figure skate Rink Club Competition Season ISU Judging System 6.0 system
Disciplines	Single skating Pair skating Ice dance Synchronized skating Four skating
Segments	Compulsory figures Demise and revival Special figures Short program Free skating Compulsory dance Original dance Rhythm dance Free dance

International
competitions

Singles, pairs and ice dance	Olympic Games World Championships European Championships Four Continents Championships Grand Prix (Final) Challenger Series World Team Trophy Youth Olympic Games World Junior Championships Junior Grand Prix (Final)
Synchronized skating	World Championships World Junior Championships Junior World Challenge Cup Challenger Series

Elements
and other
moves

Required elements	Choreographic sequence Death spiral Jumps Lifts Spins Step sequence Competition elements in ice dance
Jumps	Axel jump Euler jump Flip jump Loop jump Lutz jump Salchow jump Toe loop jump Quadruple jump
Spins	Upright spin Layback spin Biellmann spin Sit spin Camel spin
Steps, turns and basic strokes	Three turn Bracket turn Choctaw turn (S step) Counter turn Crossover Loop turn Mohawk turn (C step) Rocker turn Twizzle turn
Moves in the field	Besti squat Cantilever Hydroblading Ina Bauer Spiral Spread eagle

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