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As a result, the Axel has an extra half-rotation, which, as figure skating expert Hannah Robbins states, "makes a triple Axel more a quadruple jump than a triple": [1] the single Axel consists of one-and-a-half revolutions, the double Axel consists of two-and-half revolutions, and the triple Axel consists of three-and-a-half revolutions. [35] [14]
[18] [49] The Axel jump is the most studied jump in figure skating. [52] It is the only jump that begins with a forward takeoff, which makes it the easiest jump to identify. [29] A double or triple Axel is required in the short program and an Axel is required in the free program for junior and senior single skaters in all ISU competitions. [42]: 18
a double or triple Axel; one triple jump; a jump combination consisting of either a double jump and a triple jump, or two triple jumps. one flying spin; either a layback/sideways leaning spin or a sit or camel spin without a change of foot; a spin combination with just one change of foot; a step sequence using the entire ice surface. [23]
Malinin became the first person to ever land a quad axel in competition, pushing the sport's boundaries with a four-and-a-half revolution jump. American Ilia Malinin makes figure skating history ...
Yuzuru Hanyu also attempted a quadruple Axel during the 2021–22 Japan Figure Skating Championships, although it was downgraded to a triple Axel with a two-footed landing. [22] At the 2022 Winter Olympics, Hanyu’s quadruple Axel attempt received deductions for an under-rotation and a fall [ 23 ] but was the first attempt in competition that ...
The 18-year-old Yoshida stepped out of her opening triple axel but landed all her other jumps to finish with 139.32 points in the free skate for a total of 203.97. “After my triple axel I was a ...
In the women's competition, Belgian world bronze medalist Loena Hendrickx landed a triple flip, double axel and triple lutz-triple toe to score 75.92 and take a lead over American rivals Amber ...
A The scoring abbreviation for the Axel jump [1] age-eligible Either "old enough" or "young enough" to compete internationally at a certain level. Skaters who have turned 13 but not yet 19 (21 for the man in pairs and ice dance) before the July 1 when a new season begins are eligible to compete in Junior-level events for the whole season.