twizzle

A twizzle is "a multirotational, one-foot turn that moves across the ice" in the sport of figure skating. The International Skating Union (ISU) defines a twizzle as "a traveling turn on one foot with one or more rotations which is quickly rotated with a continuous (uninterrupted) action". It is most often performed in ice dance, although single skaters and pair skaters also perform the element. Twizzles have been called "the quads of ice dance" because like quadruple jumps in other skating disciplines, twizzles are risky and technically demanding.

== Background == A twizzle is "a multirotational, one-foot turn that moves across the ice" in the sport of figure skating. It is a difficult turn in single skating. The International Skating Union (ISU), the governing body of figure skating, defines a twizzle as "a traveling turn on one foot with one or more rotations which is quickly rotated with a continuous (uninterrupted) action". A spin, by comparison, is a stationary, multi-rotational turn. Twizzle sequences, when executed well, are often the highlight of ice dance programs. A set of synchronized twizzles is a series of two twizzles for each partner, with up to four steps between each twizzle. A set of sequential twizzles is a series of two twizzles for each partner, with up to one step between each twizzle. For both a set of synchronized twizzles and a set of sequential twizzles, each twizzle should be at least one full rotation on one foot performed at the same time by both partners. American ice dancer Alex Shibutani calls twizzles "the quads of ice dance" because, like quadruple jumps in other disciplines, twizzles, which appear most often in ice dance programs, are risky and technically demanding.