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Common Figure Skating Jumps Explained
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Figure skating jumps Triple Axel Triple loop Triple salchow Triple flip Triple lutz Triple toe loop
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Figure skating jumps
Learn how to distinguish the moves you'll see in the Olympics.
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Triple Axel
The most difficult figure skating jump.
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Triple loop
Jump starts going backward.
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Triple salchow
Has been performed in competition since 1909.
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Triple flip
Jump's entry marked by deep knee bend.
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Triple lutz
Begins and ends on different skates.
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Triple toe loop
Acknowledged as the easiest competitive jump.
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