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...KNOWN FOR YOUR FLEXIBILITY. CAN WE EXPECT ANY NEW MOVES IN YOUR PROGRAMS NEXT WEEK? My spiral sequence is definitely a different arrangement, and I'm doing some new moves--a new Biellmann spin [in which the skater spins on one leg while stretching her arms back to grab the other skate and pull that leg above her head...
...ponder in the World Championships. Elaine Zayak, the 15-year-old American buzz saw who hurtles into triple jumps with wild abandon, served notice that she will soon be a major force in figure skating (see box), finishing second in the women's competition. A stylish Swiss, Denise Biellmann, 18, showed a few complicated moves of her own and took the gold. And once more, the Soviets proved that at least one factory is meeting its production quota quite successfully: Irina Vorobieva and Igor Lisovski won the gold medal for pairs, joining a line of Russian couples champions that...
...outcome of the women's competition was less predictable. Biellmann, fourth-place finisher at the 1980 Olympics, is the most seasoned skater of the current crop. She carried the day with a blend of experienced sang-froid and virtuoso spins. In a contortionist move of her own contriving, she grabbed her left leg behind her back with both hands and stretched it high overhead, while spinning at dazzling speed on her right leg. The Biellmann spin is breathtaking, but she lacks the athletic triple jumps that have become the sport's new measuring stick. With the new emphasis...
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