Winter Olympics aerial manoeuvre beginning for Lindsey on chopper (4)
I believe the answer is:
axel
'winter olympics aerial manoeuvre' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.
'beginning for lindsey on chopper' is the wordplay.
'beginning for' suggests taking the first letters.
'on' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'chopper' becomes 'axe' (something which chops).
The first letter of 'lindsey' is 'l'.
'l' after 'axe' is 'AXEL'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for axel that I've seen before include "part of skating performance" , "What skater may do" , "Skating jump involving a mid-air turn" , "Manoeuvre by skater" , "Figure-skating jump" .)