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...WHAT IT IS Gliding in a continuous arc on either the inside or outside edge of one skate with the other leg extended behind. Variations include grabbing the free leg with one hand or switching edges in midglide (which is considered more difficult...
...DOES THEM BEST For women, the layback spin is the showpiece, and both Hughes and Cohen are flexible enough to lean back with shoulders parallel to the ice while stretching their free leg into a perfect "attitude" position, up and away from the body...
...WHAT JUDGES LOOK FOR In the layback, an arched back and well-placed free leg with the knee and foot parallel to the ice. Points are deducted for spins that are not centered or for failure to complete the specified number of rotations. In the short program, judges start counting the required eight turns once the skater assumes the full layback position. In the long program, the preparatory windup rotations are counted toward a total of six turns. Combination spins, in which the skater changes body position and sometimes even the spinning foot, are required elements in the short program...
McDougall swam the anchor leg on the opening 200-yard freestyle relay, closing out the strong efforts of freshman Molly Ward and juniors Anna Fraser and Jessi Walter. The foursome finished second with a new team record of 1:34.33, behind Brown’s new meet and pool record time...
Fraser, fresh off a record in the 200 free relay, put a tentative season and shoulder injuries behind her, by splitting a lighting fast 54.64. These three swimmers’ set up freshman sensation Molly Ward for the anchor freestyle leg...