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Axel jump. The Axel jump or Axel Paulsen jump, named after its inventor, Norwegian figure skater Axel Paulsen, is an edge jump performed in figure skating. It is the sport's oldest and most difficult jump, and the only basic jump in competition with a forward take-off, which makes it the easiest to identify. A double or triple Axel is required ...
Axel. Figure skating jumps are an element of three competitive figure skating disciplines: men's singles, women's singles, and pair skating – but not ice dancing. [a] Jumping in figure skating is "relatively recent". [2] They were originally individual compulsory figures, and sometimes special figures; many jumps were named after the skaters ...
Figure skating writer Philip Hersh called Meissner's season performances prior to the 2007 U.S. Nationals in Spokane, Washington "underwhelming", and raised questions about her inconsistent skating, and if her free skating program that won her the Worlds title, as well as the triple Axel she completed only once in competition, was "a one-time ...
Amber Glenn thought she'd thrown away her chances of winning her long-sought U.S. figure skating title when, after landing a dramatic opening triple axel Friday night, the 24-year-old from Texas ...
During the figure skating team competition on Sunday night, 24-year-old Mirai Nagasu became the first American in history to land a triple axel jump at the Olympics. "HOLY COW!" You just witnessed ...
What's the difference between ice skating jumps? From a toe loop to a lutz to the axel. Now make it a double, triple, quad and you have it mastered.
Midori Ito (伊藤みどり, Itō Midori, born 13 August 1969) is a retired Japanese figure skater. She is the 1989 World champion [1] and the 1992 Olympic silver medalist. [2] She is the first woman to land a triple-triple jump combination and a triple Axel in competition. [3][4] At the 1988 Calgary Olympics, she became the first woman to land ...
Alena Kostornaia. Alena Sergeyevna Kostornaia (Russian: Алёна Сергеевна Косторная; her first name is properly pronounced Alyona as the Cyrillic ё is pronounced yo; [4] born 24 August 2003) is a Russian figure skater. She is the 2020 European champion, the 2019–20 Grand Prix Final champion, a six-time Grand Prix ...