Twist lifts - Pair Figure Skating
A twist lift, an element found only in pair skating, is a move that begins with the man assisting the lady in an Axel or toe-assisted jump where she rotates and is caught mid-air by the man, who then places her down back on the ice. In some twists, the lady performs a split before rotating. This raises the grade of execution if each leg is separated by at least a 45° angle from the body axis.
A pair may also achieve a higher score with a difficult entrance, delayed rotation, or if the lady holds her arms over her head.
Double and triple twist lifts are commonly seen at the elite level; the first quadruple twist lift was performed by Marina Cherkasova and Sergei Shakrai at the 1977 European Championship
