FIGURE SKATING JUMPS

Figure skating jumps are very much involved in the competitive figure skating. There are different jumps in figure skating. Jumping is the activity where the skater leaps into the air and rotates fast to land after being able to have one or more rotations. It is one of the most important parts of figure skating.

There are 6 most common jumps: the toe loop jump, salchow jump, loop jump, flip jump, lutz jump and axel jump. All of these make the skater land on one foot on the right back outside part but the take-off strategies differ with each jump. The toe loop is launched with the use of the left toe pick, the flips and lutzes are launched using the right toe pick. The salchow allows the edge to come round making the opposite leg jump into the air and land on one foot. Loops is taking off and landing from the right back outside edge. Axels involve include one-half extra rotation.

There are also two major categories of jumps: the toe jumps (launched by tapping the toe pick of one skate into the ice) and edge jumps (does not use any toe assist).

There are also other jumps which are most of the times done as single jumps and they can also be used as transitional movements. The ballet jump, bunny hop jump, waltz jump, mazurka, half flip, half lutz, falling leaf, split jump, stag jump, walley jump, toe walley, half loop, half axel, delayed axel, open exel, tuck axel, inside axel, one-foot axel, one-foot salchow, one-foot lutz, toeless lutz, one-and-a-half flip and one-and-a-half toe loop. There is also the flutz, toe axel and waxel.

There are also double, triple or quad jumps that are mostly done by those more experienced skaters. Other than jumps executed in singles there are also those which are done in combination or sequences. Execution of these jumps depends on the ability of the skaters.

In figure skating, it is important to have the proper training and practice to be able to achieve and be successful in the programs and in figure skating tests.