"edge jumps like the loop"
What's an edge jump?
RD. If you do not see a toe-off, it is an edge jump. The three most used edge jumps are Axel, loop, and salchow. The Wally and Inside Axel are not seen much these days and they get no credit in competition.OH, ok. that helps a lot. I replayed a couple videos and noticed this phenomenon too. Thanks. of course I still wouldn't be able to tell the different EDGE jumps (except for Axel) and the different TOE jumps apart but this is a start.
Your doctor is correct. dancers live in pain most of the time. hips and knees get it mostly but toes, feet and backs are not exempt. Then there is the arthritus that follows after retirement.From what I've gathered, this type of injury is more commonly seen among dancers. I'm sure Joeitz can enlighten us more (he seems to have inside knowledge! I apologize if I'm wrong.) I was chatting with my friend's husband-an orthropedic Dr. this AM. He said it's common when doing moves that require extreme flexibilty and turn out of the hip joint, more so than what the person is naturally capable of, which is why you see dancers with this injury. But it probably is becoming more common amongst skaters now that it's practically required to yank your foot up to your head in spirals and spins, doing beillmanns, catch-foots, etc. which apply so much torsion to the hip joint, and causing the bone to grind against labrum.
I take it DU is a large campus? right? If it has more than 6,000 students I'd say forget it...it's gonna be pretty tough to find her unless they find themselves taking the same classes as she is...(or the best bet might be the school library)
Hopefully her backpack doesn't weigh that much.
And here's a quote from Michelle's agent, Shep Goldberg:
"She's very interested in international studies," Goldberg said. "The Christian Anschutz thing, I can't comment on that. One reason she's attending there is because of their excellent school of international studies."
http://www.denverpost.com/olympics/ci_4297372
So there you have it. Brain, yes. Heart -- no comment.
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I vote for Michelle Kwan for president. Who knows - maybe someday.
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