Learn a Backward Outside Pivot on Ice! 

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In this video, Olympic skater Maksym Spodyriev gets out from behind the camera and teaches you how to do a backward outside pivot. The backward outside pivot is commonly seen in competitive figure skating pairs events.
This ice skating move can be a little tricky to do at first, but with the figure skating helps and tips included in this video you will succeed with practice!
A backward outside pivot involves reaching the toe pick behind you and placing into the ice in the centre of the circle you are moving around. The name refers to the fact that you pivot around this toe pick on a backward outside edge.
Learning a backward outside pivot can help improve your toe loop entrance as the mechanics share some similarities.