Definition:
If a skater does a back outside three turn followed by a forward inside mohawk and repeats the sequence in a circle, he has done backward power three turns. The skater should push hard on the back outside edge. This footwork sequence should be done with much speed and the skater should practice doing back power threes in both the clockwise and counter-clockwise directions.
Also Known As:
In the 1960 book, The Fun of Figure Skating, figure skating legend, Maribel Vinson Owen, called back outside power three turns the "Round Dance."
Alternate Spellings:
Back Power Threes
Back Outside Power 3s
Back Power 3 Turns
Back Power Turns
Examples:
Back outside power three turns are required in the US Figure Skating Juvenile and Intermediate Moves in the Field tests.
