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A jump of not more than one revolution.

A movement in which one of the partners is elevated with active and/or passive assistance of the other partner to any permitted height, sustained there and set down on the ice. Any rotations and positions and changes of such positions during the lift are permitted. Any variation or combinations of dance lifts as determined by the ISU Ice Dance Technical Committee are published in an ISU Communication.

The pattern of any dance is the design of the dance on the ice.  The diagram of a pattern dance includes all the information needed to execute one complete pattern (sequence) of the dance.

A spin skated by the couple together in any hold. It should be performed on the spot around a common axis on one foot by each partner simultaneously.

An individual sixteen years of age or older who has been trained and appointed to calculate the results of sanctioned figure skating competitions.

A pivot figure in which the man is in a backward outside pivot, holding one hand of the woman with one hand.  The woman skates around the man on one foot with her body in a well-arched position, very close to the surface of the ice. The edge skated by the woman determines the name of the death spiral. i.e. backward outside, backward inside, forward outside, forward inside.

All elements in synchronized skating are divided into groups of difficulty based on the number of features included. Lists of difficulty groups of elements are determined each or every second year and published in a Skate Canada and ISU communication.

A jump that is missing rotation of one half of a revolution or more. It is shown with the symbol << after the element code.

A movement in which a skater travels along the ice with one leg bent and the other leg directed behind with the boot/blade touching the ice.