Moderate difficulty suitable for most players
Esoteric Spirals and Twizzles of Ice
Challenging puzzle for experienced crossword solvers
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Across
- 1. Jump taking off from backward outside edge and landing on the same foot
- 3. Obscure sequence involving complex crossover footwork invented by a 19th-century coach
- 5. Spinning sequence emphasizing rapid rotational direction shifts on edges
- 6. An intricate step combining backward edge with a twist, reminiscent of fortress angles
- 10. Edge change step named after a Native American tribe, pivotal in footwork sequences
- 12. Invented footwork step blending skating edges with rhythmic patterning
- 14. Quick alternating edge changes named for a Russian skating pioneer
- 16. Diagonal hop variation mostly used in classical ice dancing patterns
Down
- 2. Edge jump launched from back inside edge and landed on the opposite foot
- 4. Turn resembling the numeral 3 shape due to change in edge and direction
- 7. A rare Scandinavian named move involving a backward heel edge curve
- 8. A rapid, continuous one-foot spin executed mid-glide; favored in ice dance
- 9. Jump launched from backward inside edge, invented by Ulrich Salchow
- 11. A nuanced edge sequence introduced in early 20th-century figure skating manuals
- 13. A flowing spiral pattern sometimes used in choreographic step sequences
- 15. Turn on a backward inside edge with changing direction and curve symmetry
- 17. Step changing foot but maintaining the same skating edge, named for a hairstyle
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