Answer:
According to Nemier, there are four criteria used to evaluate spins in figure skating:
1. Preparation
✅ Steady speed and control going into the spin
2. Entrance to spin
✅Quickly getting into the spin position
✅Smooth, controlled entrance into a spin
❌Stopping or slowing down while getting into position
❌Skates scratching or dragging on the ice
3. Rotation
✅At least two full revolutions in the spin position are required, though more are desirable
✅Fast, controlled rotations
✅Spinning in one place on the ice
✅Free leg is held at an aesthetically pleasing angle
❌Slow rotations
❌Rotations that “travel” across the ice, instead of remaining in one place
4. Exit
✅Smooth, controlled exit that leads into another element
✅Exiting cleanly on the edge of a skate
❌Slow and awkward exit
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