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- May 16, 2013
Two things have bugged me for a long time and I was wondering if anyone could answer them.
1) Why are the Axel, the Lutz, and the Salchow all named after people but the flip, the toe loop, and the loop aren't? And why is it the Axel and not the Paulson, after his last name like the other two jumps?
2) Who the heck decided the flip jump should be called a flip? This drives me crazy, because it's not a flip. A flip is a somersault. I'll never forget reading the Silver Blades books growing up and trying to figure out how twelve-year-old girls were supposed to be learning a double flip and land one foot, especially when I'd read the author's description.
Thanks in advance.
1) Why are the Axel, the Lutz, and the Salchow all named after people but the flip, the toe loop, and the loop aren't? And why is it the Axel and not the Paulson, after his last name like the other two jumps?
2) Who the heck decided the flip jump should be called a flip? This drives me crazy, because it's not a flip. A flip is a somersault. I'll never forget reading the Silver Blades books growing up and trying to figure out how twelve-year-old girls were supposed to be learning a double flip and land one foot, especially when I'd read the author's description.
Thanks in advance.