For example, a back scratch spin will flip edges to a forward inside edge.

This is usually learned soon after the scratch spin is mastered, and is the basic air position for jumping.

He developed the spin accidentally when he slipped to his knees during a scratch spin.

A scratch spin is an upright spin with the free leg crossed in front of the skating leg.

A back scratch is similar to the forward scratch spin, only performed on the opposite foot and on a tight backward outside edge.

In 1997, Wilson entered the Guinness Book of World Records for the most rotations in an upright spin - he performed a forward scratch spin with 60 uninterrupted rotations.