Ladies

Switzerland’s Paganini sets new goals after coaching change

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the lives of many people and Switzerland’s Alexia Paganini is no exception. In fact, the situation...
Repetition is key for USA’s Alysa Liu

When USA’s Alysa Liu won her first U.S national title in 2019 at age 13, the youngest U.S. ladies’ national champion...

Kamila Valieva captures Junior World gold in season debut

2020 Junior Worlds Ladies’ Free Skate Kamila Valieva of Russia maintained her lead after the Short Program...
Kamila Valieva front runner at Junior Worlds

2020 Junior Worlds Ladies’ Short Program Kamila Valieva of Russia took the lead in the Ladies’ Short...
Kihira defends title at Four Continents

Embed from Getty Images 2020 Four Continents Ladies’ Free Skate Japan’s Rika Kihira defended her title on...
Japan’s Kihira leads ladies at Four Continents

Embed from Getty Images 2020 Four Continents Ladies’ Short Program Rika Kihira of Japan took the lead in...
Kostornaia takes gold in Russian sweep at Europeans

Embed from Getty Images 2020 Europeans Ladies’ Free Skate Alena Kostornaia maintained her lead after the Short...
Alysa Liu defends national title in Greensboro

Embed from Getty Images 2020 U.S. Nationals Ladies’ Free Skate Alysa Liu rose from second after the...
Kostornaia leads Russian sweep at Europeans

Embed from Getty Images 2020 Europeans Ladies’ Short Program Alena Kostornaia led a Russian sweep after the...
Tennell leads after stellar skate in Greensboro

Embed from Getty Images 2020 U.S. Nationals Ladies’ Short Program Bradie Tennell took the lead after the...
Emily Bausback captures Canadian National title

2020 Canadian Nationals Ladies’ Free Skate Skating to music from the Titanic, Emily Bausback toppled the old...
Pineault leads ladies at Canadian Nationals

2020 Canadian Nationals Ladies’ Short Program Last year, Alicia Pineault watched the National Championships in a wheelchair...
Shcherbakova defends national title in Krasnoyarsk

2020 Russian Nationals Ladies’ Free Skate Anna Shcherbakova repeated as Russian National Champion Saturday in Krasnoyarsk while...
Spectacular Kostornaia storms to lead at Russian Nationals

2020 Russian Nationals Ladies’ Short Program A spectacular Alena Kostornaia stormed to a ten-point lead in the...
Rika Kihira claims first Japanese National title

Embed from Getty Images 2019-20 Japanese Figure Skating Championships Ladies’ Free Skate Surprises were in abundance at...
Rika Kihira leads ladies at Japanese Nationals

Embed from Getty Images 2019-20 Japanese Figure Skating Championships Ladies’ Short Program Rika Kihira took first in...
Alena Kostornaia leads Russian sweep for Ladies’ gold in Torino

2019-20 Grand Prix Final Ladies’ Free Skate Overnight leader Alena Kostornaia maintained her first spot on the podium...
Kostornaia leads Russian sweep after Ladies Short Program in Torino

2019-20 Grand Prix Final Ladies’ Short Program Alena Kostornaia leads a Russian sweep for the top three...
Russia’s Kamila Valieva soars to Junior Grand Prix Final title

2019-20 Junior Grand Prix Final Ladies’ Free Skate Kamila Valieva of Russia rose from fourth to claim...
USA’s Liu leads junior ladies in Torino

2019-20 Junior Grand Prix Final Ladies’ Short Program USA’s Alysa Liu currently leads the junior Ladies after...

Switzerland’s Denise Biellmann, the 1981 European and World Champion and three-time national champion, is known for popularizing the Biellmann spin—an upright figure skating spin in which the skater executes a one-foot spin while holding the other foot extended over and behind the head. It should be noted that Tamara Moskvina may have been the first to perform it (1965 European Championships).

Who does your favorite Biellmann spin? Discuss in the GS Forum!