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Last season I did sit to upright as a 2position basic spin. I did an open upright which I then pulled in for the windup. I was a little sceptical, but having two distinct (basic) positions in the upright meant that it wasn't seen as a wind up.
Under 6.0 judging or test judging, that is true. Under IJS, it would have been called as a sit spin.
I only compete IJS and this was called as combination spin 2 position last season.
Oh, that's great to hear! Just be aware that different technical specialists may have different interpretations of what constitutes an "enhancement" of an upright position, since the term is not defined. I have learned the hard way that whenever something is not clearly defined, the results can vary widely. For example, I asked two technical specialists how they would call an attempted forward sit/back upright combination where the skater completed the forward sit, but then failed to successfully execute the change of foot into the back upright. One of them said he would call it as a sit spin but the other said she would give it zero credit since it was clearly an attempt at a CCoSpV that failed to meet the requirements. Each of them was surprised at the other's answer and neither one knew where to get clarification. These were both very experienced officials, too!