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  2. Figure skating jumps - Wikipedia

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    The Axel jump, also called the Axel Paulsen jump for its creator, Norwegian figure skater Axel Paulsen, is an edge jump. [48] It is figure skating's oldest and most difficult jump. [18] [46] The Axel jump is the most studied jump in figure skating. [49] It is the only jump that begins with a forward takeoff, which makes it the easiest jump to ...

  3. Axel jump - Wikipedia

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    Japanese figure skater Midori Ito, first female skater to land a triple Axel. The Axel is an edge jump, which means that the skater must spring into the air from bent knees. [31] It is the oldest but most difficult figure skating jump. [32] A "lead-up" to the Axel is the waltz jump, a half-revolution jump and the first jump that skaters learn. [33]

  4. Lutz jump - Wikipedia

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    The Lutz is a figure skating jump, named after Alois Lutz, an Austrian skater who performed it in 1913. It is a toepick-assisted jump with an entrance from a back outside edge and landing on the back outside edge of the opposite foot. It is the second-most difficult jump in figure skating [1] and "probably the second-most famous jump after the ...

  5. US figure skater Ilia Malinin lands quad axel to take lead at ...

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    Ilia Malinin had no intention of trying to land the quadruple axel, the most difficult jump in figure skating, while the 19-year-old American sensation was trying to qualify for the Grand Prix Finals.

  6. List of highest scores in figure skating - Wikipedia

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    The ISU Judging System (IJS) is the scoring system that has been used since 2003 to judge the figure skating disciplines of men's and women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance. It was designed and implemented by the International Skating Union (ISU), the ruling body of the sport, and is used in all international competitions sanctioned by ...

  7. Quadruple jump - Wikipedia

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    American skater Nathan Chen performing a quad jump during his free skate at the 2018 Internationaux de France. 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.

  8. Salchow jump - Wikipedia

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    The Salchow jump is an edge jump in figure skating. It was named after its inventor, Ulrich Salchow, in 1909. The Salchow is accomplished with a takeoff from the back inside edge of one foot and a landing on the back outside edge of the opposite foot. It is "usually the first jump that skaters learn to double, and the first or second to triple ...

  9. Lucinda Ruh - Wikipedia

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    She is known for her outstanding spinning ability and her balletic skating. Nicknamed "the Queen of Spin", she is the longest and fastest spinner in the world ever. In April 2003, Ruh set a Guinness world record for the most continuous upright spins on ice (105). She toured with Stars on Ice, Champions on Ice, and