Why is flexibility so appreciated?

[Mathman]

i thought for I spin your foot has to be stretched in front of you not on your side.

Classically (that is, going all the way back to 2003 ) I think that's right.

The classic I-spin.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...ha_Cohen_2.jpg

The classic Y-spin. (Rudy Galindo By the way, Rudy got in trouble with the USFSA for doing this move. Only ladies are supposed to pose for crotch shots.)

http://photos.skatetoday.com/albums/...t/IMG_3215.jpg

But now everyone is coming up with their own variations. I don't know what to call Alissa's spiral , posted by MKFSfan.

http://www.skateygirl.com/nat2006/sr...%20221_jpg.jpg

First, it's a spiral, not a spin. If she were holding her leg with the other hand it would by a Y-spiral. With that cross-hand catch with her leg behind her right shoulder -- I don't know what to call it, but it's pretty cool.