Spreading jump
The split jump in figure skating is to be understood as a balancing act in the air. As with a flip, the runner jumps from backwards. But instead of the normal turn, only a half turn is carried out forward, in which the legs are thrown apart. The aim is for both legs to be parallel to the ice surface, i.e. spread at an angle of 180 °. The difficulty with this jump is that you land on forward. You first touch the ice with the prongs of your left skate , but then immediately transfer to your right leg for the normal exit. If this is not done quickly enough, one falls head-on onto the ice surface.
A distinction is made between the men's spread and the women's spread. Men tend to assume the position of a man's split in the air and women that of a women's split.
In general, the spread jump is more of an element that flows into the B grade of the rating. It can only be jumped once and is therefore not particularly difficult. However, it is assessed according to the degree of the spread position. In addition, it is very nice to look at and is therefore often jumped by professionals.
The counterpart in gymnastics is the split jump .