Editing Figure skating spins (section)

{{Short description|Element in competitve figure skating}}
[[File:Junior World Championships 2015 (Kaori SAKAMOTO JPN – 6th Place) (20).jpg|thumb|[[Kaori Sakamoto]] of Japan performing an upright spin.]]
{{Infobox Figure Skating Element|element name=Spin|scoring abbrev=&nbsp;Sp}}

'''Spins''' are an element in [[figure skating]] in which the skater rotates, centered on a single point on the ice, while holding one or more body positions. They are performed by all disciplines of the sport, [[single skating]], [[pair skating]], and [[ice dance]], and are a required element in most [[figure skating competitions]]. As ''[[The New York Times]]'' says, "While jumps look like sport, spins look more like art. While jumps provide the suspense, spins provide the scenery, but there is so much more to the scenery than most viewers have time or means to grasp".<ref name="clarey" /> According to world champion and figure skating commentator [[Scott Hamilton (figure skater)|Scott Hamilton]], spins are often used "as breathing points or transitions to bigger things".<ref name="clarey" />

Figure skating spins, along with [[Figure skating jumps|jumps]], spirals, and spread eagles were originally individual [[compulsory figures]], sometimes special figures. Unlike jumps, spins were a "graceful and appreciated"{{Sfn|Hines|2006|p=103}} part of figure skating throughout the 19th century. They advanced between [[World War I]] and [[World War II]]; by the late 1930s, all three basic spin positions were used. 

There are two types of spins, the forward spin and the backward spin. There are three basic spin positions: the [[upright spin]], the [[sit spin]], and the [[camel spin]]. Skaters also perform flying spins and spin combinations. The [[International Skating Union]] (ISU), figure skating's governing body, delineates rules, regulations, and scoring points for each type and variety of spin.