Figure skating is right up there with gymnastics ... are one of the most popular types of upright spins. Some skaters do a "catch foot" variation, where they grab the blade of their free leg ...

Skating backwards on an expansive curve ... After completing the jumps, the female skater lands unassisted back on the ice. A variety of upright spin named for Swiss skater Denise Biellmann ...

Figure skating at the Olympics is set to kick off ... There are three basic spin positions -- a camel, sit or upright spin -- and each can be performed a number of ways. In a camel spin, one ...

The recent World Figure Skating Championships produced exciting results, including a 19-year-old American landing a quadruple axel. As a neuroscience reporter, I’ve wondered how the brain works ...