Signature moves skaters are known for

[yume]

Yuna Kim: 3Lz/3F-3T and 2A-3T in LP, which was arguably popularized by herself

I disagree.

 

[jenaj]

From ye olden days:

Cecilia Colledge’s layback spin and (catchfoot) camel, both of which she invented, and double Salchow.

Dick Button’s loop jumps/combinations, 2A and flying camel spin (the “Button camel”). (And maaybe this neat 2Lo+2Lo+Flying Sit Spin? Can't tell if it's just bad ancient video quality or a crappy edit.)

Tenley Albright’s mazurkas.

Carol Heiss’s counterclockwise—clockwise—counterclockwise—clockwise Axel jump sequence.

Protopopovs: death spirals (BiDs, FiDs, FoDs) which they invented

Janet Lynn: flying sit spin. https://youtu.be/ISV1Rgd1ofA?t=1m37s

 

[iluvtodd]

The Shibs' twizzles
Michelle & Sasha's spirals
Michelle's falling leaf
Sinead Kerr lifting John!

 

[Silkie]

And Carol Heiss skated to the music!

 

[petitebrie]

So Youn Park's 3S+3T.
Kaetlyn Osmond's "pull foot around head" illusion thing that she does in her step sequences.

 

[rinkside_user]

This has turned out to be higher than all the 3As from men we've measured (using admittedly very hand-wavey frame-counting ).

Also, this is awesome: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvgWI8QDrzQ&feature=youtu.be&t=3m45s (Also, that's how a 3T-3T is supposed to be performed. Not... whatever passes for one these days.)

Exactly. And i see many people amazed by a 3-3 in 2nd part, praising how hard, ambitious, revolutionary it is. Guys, Midori Ito was already doing that in 80's
And this is just +5 GOE https://youtu.be/Af-ls6JwpfM?t=80

Sorry for fangirling....

Still makes me mad to think she would easily be at least a two-time World champion had it not been for those damn retrograde and obsolete compulsory figures (Trenary lost both the SP and the FS to her by a mile at 1990 Worlds). And under IJS, she could have easily become an Olympic champion. But alas, different times.

 

[yume]

So Youn Park's 3S+3T.
.

When she's on the ice coverage of her 3S is unbelievable.

 

[Ares]

Another example: Nancy Kerrigan - specific spiral which is called the Nancy spiral.

And Courtney Hicks: - Hicks sit spin (in that corkscrew position)

 

[Mathman]

From ye olden days:

Carol Heiss’s counterclockwise—clockwise—counterclockwise—clockwise Axel jump sequence.

Best U.S. lady of all time.

I suppose someone should mention Trixie Schuba, figures.

 

[yume]

Still makes me mad to think she would easily be at least a two-time World champion had it not been for those damn retrograde and obsolete compulsory figures (Trenary lost both the SP and the FS to her by a mile at 1990 Worlds). And under IJS, she could have easily become an Olympic champion. But alas, different times.

She never has won a junior worlds medal, even when she won both SP and SP, because of those figures.

 

[statmam]

Ilia Klimkin: cantilever

 

[kimi492]

James and Cipres - their standstill lift at the end where Morgan goes on one knee

 

[lesnar001]

Michelle Kwan - "Smiral" :luv17:

 

[BillNeal]

Papadakis/Cizeron - Seamless transition from rotational lift to choreo spinning movement

Lambiel - Signature super fast scratch spin to end his programs

Kerr/Kerr - Sit + Camel Combo Spin

Lipnitskaia - I-Spin

Savchenko/Massot - Lasso lift ending with upside down carry

 

[draqq]

In case they haven't been mentioned yet...

Alissa Czisny - All of her spins

Matthew Savoie - Hydroblade into 3 Lutz!

Ilia Klimkin - Spin into 3 Salchow

Giada Russo - Brilliant footwork sequences

Emanuel Sandhu - The only good A-frame spin I've seen really

 

[rinkside_user]

She never has won a junior worlds medal, even when she won both SP and FS, because of those figures.

Indeed, she was first in both of those segments in 1984 yet she finished in third. Sad.

In case they haven't been mentioned yet...

Matthew Savoie - Hydroblade into 3 Lutz!

Ilia Klimkin - Spin into 3 Salchow

Wow, those are some really inventive/refreshing combinations. Thanks for posting!

 

[lesnar001]

In case they haven't been mentioned yet...

Matthew Savoie - Hydroblade into 3 Lutz!

Emanuel Sandhu - The only good A-frame spin I've seen really

Matt Savoie - who was doing intricate transitions into jumps before they became popular!

Emanuel Sandhu - I would have given him a "10" for that spin, but I marked it down to a "8.5" because of the unfortunate trend it started.

 

[yume]

Indeed, she was first in both of those segments in 1984 yet she finished in third. Sad.

I love your sublety.

 

[Globetrotter]

Change of edge spiral (with a big smile all the way) - M Kwan
Forward and Back Double Biellmann spin - Irina Slutskaya
Soft as butter landing - Ilia Kulik
Back counter 3A - Yuzuru Hanyu
Combo spin in opposite directions - Satoko Miyahara
Headless scratch spin - Stephane Lambiel
All round creative spins, well centred - Lucinda Ruh, Nathalie Krieg
1A (one foot) -3S combo - Jill Trenary
2R-2R backend combo, fan spiral - Mao Asada
Textbook lutz jumps (true outside edge, little pre-rotation, good lift and technique) - Jin Boyang, Yuna Kim
Jump like a kangaroo triple jumps - Midori Ito's 3A (scary high); Tonya Harding 3Lz (huge)
Awesome step sequence (fast, music matched, meaningful) - Alexei Yagudin, Caro Kostner, Mao Asada, Kurt Browning
Great basic skating - Yuka Sato, Patrick Chan
Layback Ina Bauer - Shizuka Arakawa
Beautiful extensions and lines but awful edges and poor basics - Sasha Cohen (what a pity)
X-factor / irreplaceable style - Maria Butyrskaya, Sasha Cohen, Toller Cranston
Unusual, difficult flying camel spin - Adelina Sotnikova
Badass attitude - Surya Bonaly
Crowd pleasing inherent talent - Daisuke Takahashi, Evgenia Medvedeva, Evgeny Plushenko
Smiley, tough as nails competitive spirit - Yuzuru Hanyu, Tara Lipinski, Eteri Tutberidze

 

[marthick]

Sui/Han - a massive throw triple flip, tano triple twist