In addition to the triple lutz, Kwiatkowski frequently performed the triple toe loop, triple flip, and triple loop. Much like another U.S. great, Kristi Yamaguchi, she had a higher success rate on toe-assisted jumps, which appeared to be easier for Kwiatkowski; she frequently struggled on the edge-entrance triple loop, and only added the triple salchow back into her performance repertoire near the end of her amateur skating career. Her spins were fast with clean positions, and her basic skating quality was marked by great speed.