Definition: A flip jump is a figure skating move where the skater glides backward on a back inside edge, picks with the other skate, jumps a full revolution in the air, and lands on the back outside edge of the foot that picked.
Alternate Spellings: Flip Jump or flip or Flip or flip jump
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Most figure skaters enter the flip jump with an outside three turn and then "pick" with the free toe. The three turn done before the flip jump must be done in a straight line. The toe pick assist looks a bit like a pole vault. Some skaters enter the flip with alternative entries, such as a forward inside mohawk.
A person who does not skate can be confused when an ice skater says he or she can do a flip. Some confuse this move with the back flips that are done in gymnastics. A figure skating flip is not similar at all to a gymnastic flip since the head remains upright throughout the entire move.
