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A quadruple jump or quad is a figure skating jump with at least four (but fewer than five) revolutions. [1] All quadruple jumps have four revolutions, except for the quadruple Axel, which has four and a half revolutions. The quadruple toe loop and quadruple Salchow are the two most commonly performed quads.
Browning performing "Singin' in the Rain" in Art on Ice 2014Kurt Browning CM (born June 18, 1966) is a Canadian figure skater, choreographer and commentator.He is the first skater to land a ratified quadruple jump in competition.
The toe loop jump is the simplest jump in figure skating. [37] It was invented in the 1920s by American professional figure skater Bruce Mapes. [38] In competition the base value of a single toe loop is 0.40; the base value of a double toe loop is 1.30; the base value of a triple toe loop is 4.20; and the base value of a quadruple toe loop is 9 ...
Additionally, the difference in base value between a triple Axel and a triple Lutz is 2.2 points, whereas between a quadruple toe and a triple Axel it is only 1.6 points. The degree of difficulty, however, between a triple Axel and a quad is greater than the degree of difficulty between a triple Lutz and a triple Axel. [citation needed]
The competition was open to skaters from ISU member nations who had reached the age of 15 by July 1, 2007. The corresponding competition for younger skaters was the 2008 World Junior Championships . Based on the results of the 2007 World Championships , each country was allowed between one and three entries per discipline.
Pair lift groups [5]; Groups Position Notes One: Armpit hold position: Two: Waist hold position: If the lift is accomplished with a simple loop-type take-off and the woman position is vertical, with her head up facing either direction and with no other variations, the lift is categorized as a Group Two position; any other position by the woman is categorized as a Group Three position.
Stojko was born in Newmarket, Ontario, Canada to a Hungarian mother and Slovenian father and was named after Elvis Presley, of whom his parents were fans. [1] His father arrived in Canada on a boat in 1955 and his mother, Irene (Hungarian: Irén), fled the Soviet invasion of Hungary in 1956.
1: Natalia Mishkutenok / Artur Dmitriev Soviet Union: 2.0: 2: 1 2: Isabelle Brasseur / Lloyd Eisler Canada: 2.5: 1: 2 3: Natasha Kuchiki / Todd Sand United States: 5.0: 4: 3 4 Elena Bechke / Denis Petrov Soviet Union: 6.5: 3: 5 5 Evgenia Shishkova / Vadim Naumov Soviet Union: 7.5: 7: 4 6 Radka Kovaříková / René Novotný Czechoslovakia: 8.5 ...