Cantilever (figure skating)
| Figure skating element | |
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| Element name: | Cantilever |
| Inventor: | Werner Groebli |
The cantilever is a figure skating element. Similar to the spread eagle, the skater travels along a deep edge. With knees bent, the skater bends his or her back backwards, parallel to the ice.
It was invented by Werner Groebli, better known as "Mr. Frick", a long-time show skater with Ice Follies. More recently, it became one of Ilia Klimkin's signature moves.
Gallery
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Solo cantilever with hands on ice
(Shawn Sawyer) -
Solo cantilever without hands on ice
(Lubov Iliushechkina) -
Assisted cantilever in pair skating
(Lubov Iliushechkina & Nodari Maisuradze) -
Cantilever as part of an ice dancing lift
(Zoé Blanc & Pierre-Loup Bouquet)
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