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flip

figure skating

Also known as: tulip jump

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Common Figure Skating Jumps Explained
Flip
A skater enters this jump skating backward on one skate with their knee deeply bent. The skater then plants the pick of their other skate into the ice and launches into a revolution. The jump is landed on the opposite foot from the one used for takeoff.
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A skater enters this jump skating backward on one skate with their knee deeply bent. The skater then plants the pick of their other skate into the ice and launches into a revolution. The jump is landed on the opposite foot from the one used for takeoff.
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