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How to Recognize Ice Skating Jumps Video

Video on How to Recognize Figure Skating Jumps

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YouTube user Z4mboni has put together a video montage that will help figure skating fans learn how to recognize figure skating jumps and some other elements. Some of the elements that are defined, explained, and shown on this video include edges, take-offs, the toe-loop, toe-loop combinations, the axel, double and triple axel, the loop, double and triple loop, loop combinatons, the salchow, salchow/toe-loop combinations, and single and double and triple flips and lutzes. Clockwise and counter-clockwise jumping direction is also shown and explained.

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