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What is Under-rotation in Figure Skating?

Landing a jump short of full rotation. Tiered penalties apply: a small shortfall reduces base value, and a shortfall of half a turn or more downgrades the jump to the value of the lower rotation.

Example: The quarter-mark on her flip cost her the lead by under a point.

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AxelLutzFlipLoopSalchowToe loopQuadTriple axel
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