Twizzle

For the Gerry Anderson series, see The Adventures of Twizzle. For The Nichols Cube Puzzle (Twizzle), see Larry D. Nichols.

Figure skating element
Element nameTwizzle
Scoring abbreviationSyTw in the RD, SeTw in the FD

A twizzle is "a multirotational, one-foot turn that moves across the ice"[1] in the sport of figure skating. First performed by David Grant in 1990 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".[2] 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"[1] because like quadruple jumps in other disciplines, twizzles are risky and technically demanding.

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference springer was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ S&P/ID 2022, p. 128