loop). Because of this publicity, the term "ina bauer" has been transliterated phonetically into the Japanese word and has taken on a new meaning. It is a "vogue" word that has come to mean anything having to do with bending over backwards, because the term was repeated so often that many people mistakenly thought that "ina bauer" referred to the back position, not the skating involved (the back position is more exactly called the layback position, making the move combined with Arakawa's back position a "layback Ina Bauer"). In Japan, it is also known as the "Arakawa way" or the "Arakawa type" (), after Shizuka Arakawa. The term has become so popular in Japan that Asahi Breweries has attempted to trademark it. However, that attempt was blocked because it is a proper name and Bauer refused to give the rights. Also in Japan, in the preview to the fifth episode of the Prince of Stride anime, Ayumu Kadowaki said his sister was Ina Bauer, which would have been impossible since Bauer died in 2014 aged 73, and the story is set in 2017. References External links See Ina Bauer element (MPG) Figure skating elements