Hi Yuri!! on ice fandom, per request from people who want to know more about figure skating, today I will talk about 6 types of basic jumps in general.
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There will be quite a lot of videos to watch if you really want to identify the jumps correctly. But don’t worry, I have chosen most comprehensible videos, some videos only play on desktop. Please watch the videos first, and if you still could not understand which jump is which, I will talk specifically about each jumping technique when I have more time.
All jumps are supposed to land backward, if you want to tell which jump is which, you have to look at the takeoff.
A good video by Michael Weiss showing you how to perform the six basic ice skating jumps. https://youtu.be/MbfRRXHqLm8
This video demonstrated by Ekaterina Gordeeva explains each jump in an easy way. https://youtu.be/cWayuvHGILU
Here is another video using Yuzuru’s jumps as examples: https://youtu.be/BBHa4KgJk3E
Each jump has a name, don’t forget Toe loop, Salchow, Loop, Flip, Lutz, Axel.
2) You have to get used to the abbreviation
Below are the names and the abbreviations for all jumps in figure skating:
Toe loop - T
Salchow - S
Loop - Lo
Flip - F
Lutz - Lz
Axel - A
A single jump means 1 rotation on air, double jump mean 2 rotations on air, triple jump means 3 rotations on air, quad jump means 4 rotations on air. So, a single Salchow is written as 1S, double Salchow is written as 2S, triple Salchow is written as 3S etc… this abbreviation is applied for all jumps. For example, 3A = triple Axel, 4T = quad Toe loop, 3F = triple Flip… and so on.
When they say “Yuzuru Hanyu lands a 4Lo”, it means he executes the Loop take off and does 4 rotations (or revolutions) on air (and stays on his feet): http://youtu.be/W7nTVtETXwE?t=27s
3) Blade control is the original goal of figure skating
6 kinds of jumps (or 6 kinds of takeoffs) are 6 different ways to show off how masterful your blade control is. The landing position is always the same, the difference of the jumps only variances in the takeoff. All jumps have a backward takeoff except for the Axel. This is the easiest jump to recognize. If you see when skaters turn their faces forward to the jumping direction, they’re entering an Axel jump.
Yuzuru is best at the Axel and the Loop jump. Yuzuru’s 3A is very beautiful with difficult entries:
Yuzuru can even jump 3A from a stand still.
And Yuzuru is the first man ever to land a clean quad loop in competition.
4) The difficulty of the jump increases with the number of rotations
Up until now, only top male skaters can do both quad jumps and triple Axel. Believe me, you will never see a lady do this: https://youtu.be/jhyvnvl58bg
Most ladies can not do 3A, only several ladies have landed 3A in competitions: https://youtu.be/5uhsBZHicHs
And no lady has ever landed a fully rotated quad in competition, Miki Ando landed 4S when she was junior but I do not count it as fully rotated: https://youtu.be/Fi1331g-qcI
5) These 6 jumps can be divided into two categories
A) Toe jumps - skaters launch into the air with assistance from the toepick of their free foot.
Lutz in slow motion ( 3 revolutions on air ) - 3Lz
Flip in slow motion ( 3 revolutions on air ) - 3F
Toe loop in slow motion ( 4 revolutions on air) - 4T
B) Edge jumps - there is no toepick assistance, skaters take off from the edge alone.
Axel in slow motion ( 3.5 revolutions on air ) - 3A
Salchow in slow motion (4 revolutions on air) - 4S
Loop in slow motion (4 revolutions on air) - 4Lo
6) Most skaters rotate counterclockwise and land on their right foot
Look at Yuzuru, he always lands his jumps on the right foot: https://youtu.be/iHVVLYJv-_M
However, some skaters rotate clockwise and land on their left foot. Several famous skaters who rotate clockwise are:
Carolina Kostner: https://youtu.be/WOf6-8lT9t0?t=1m35s
Johnny Weir: https://youtu.be/mJ4atQjCSHI?t=1m23s
Ashley Wagner: https://youtu.be/4uTgLmLW4nQ?t=1m10s
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PS 2: If there is any question about figure skating, don’t hesitate to send me. I will try my best.
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