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What Makes Triple Figure Skating Jumps Rotate and Twist?

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What Makes Triple Figure Skating Jumps Rotate and Twist?

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What Makes Triple Figure Skating Jumps Rotate and Twist? Wednesday April 16, 2008#spacer{clear:left}#abc #sidebar{margin-top:1.5em}zSB(3,3) I received this question from an anonymous About.com reader. Does anyone have an answer to his question? He wants a scientific answer. All figure skaters know that spins on and off the ice are generated by pullling arms in, squeezing stomach muscles in, and by crossing the legs. What else makes jumps rotate and twist? • Join the Discussion – What Causes Triple Jumps to Rotate? A Letter From an Anonymous About.com Reader: I would like to find some information regarding the technique skaters use when they do their turns in the air. I am specifically interested in how they generate the twist when they they do their turns in the air.