Axel jump figure skating

Though figure skating will have some hot competition from Canadian favorites hockey and curling at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games, the perennial crowd-pleaser is sure to wow fans – especially South Koreans, who could win their first medal.

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examples of jumps

Many ice skating movements were named after the skaters who invented or perfected the jump or pose.

The axel is sometimes the hardest jump for figure skaters to learn. This jump features at least 1.5 spins in midair, which make it more difficult to land than some other jumps. There is also the double axel with 2.5 spins and the triple...

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