Clockwise Jumpers

[moonvine]

Mirror pairs exist!


But I believe his partner Emma also jumps clockwise.

I love a good mirror pair!

 

[ice coverage]

Lefties:
Osmond, Weir, Czisny, Wagner, Kostner, M. Aaron, Schizas, Nadeau, Hughes, Torvill (yes she was naturally a lefty), Helgesson, Siraj, C. Lee, Russo, Olsson, Hiwatashi, and there are others I know I'm forgetting. ...

M. Aaron being Maddie Aaron -- in case the shorthand here is not clear.
Maddie's partner Max Settlage also was a clockwise jumper.

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I'll mention that Kate Wang (one of my current favorites) is a clockwise jumper.

 

[vintagefigureskater]

Lefties:
Osmond, Weir, Czisny, Wagner, Kostner, Madi Aaron, Schizas, Nadeau, Hughes, Torvill (yes she was naturally a lefty), Helgesson, Siraj, C. Lee, Russo, Olsson, Hiwatashi, and there are others I know I'm forgetting.

Paul Poirier also.

 

[mrrice]

Rudy and Kristi were a mirrored pair. I don't know which was the lefty though,

 

[treblemakerem]

Paul Poirier also.

I think Maia Shibitani is as well. It’s not so clear in ice dance though.

 

[alexocfp]

Hmm, brings up a thought I just had: who would be considered the top 2 or 3 best clockwise skaters ever?

And why are there so few?

 

[TT_Fin]

If you remember Susanna Pöykiö she was. Linnea Ceder from Finland also jumps clockwise.

 

[Ic3Rabbit]

There are a good number in ice dance, but you'd probably never know because they were corrected to "righty" to ice dance with a partner.

 

[Ic3Rabbit]

Hmm, brings up a thought I just had: who would be considered the top 2 or 3 best clockwise skaters ever?

And why are there so few?

Bolded part: I answered this upthread.

 

[jenaj]

Hmm, brings up a thought I just had: who would be considered the top 2 or 3 best clockwise skaters ever?

And why are there so few?

Few, because it generally means they are left-handed and there are many fewer lefties than righties overall. Among the best were Carolina Kostner, Ashley Wagner, Johnny Weir.
ETA: Katelyn Osmond

 

[Weathergal]

Tiffany Vise / Derek Trent from the US were another mirrored pair. Vise was the clockwise skater in the pair.

 

[4everchan]

Best clockwise? Kaetlyn Osmond. Her huge jumps were so impressive, to me she wins it. (and of course, she has the titles that come with being at the top)

 

[Trusova4Ever]

Mirror pairs exist!


But I believe his partner Emma also jumps clockwise.

Who are some examples? That would be really cool to see.

 

[Trusova4Ever]

There was a clockwise male skater who competed in one of the courchevel junior grand prixs this season, he attempted a quad and it was the first one I ever saw clockwise.

 

[Trusova4Ever]

It's weird because in ballet everyone goes clockwise and the counter clockwise dancers are the ones going the wrong way.

Well most everyone goes clockwise

 

[4everchan]

There was a clockwise male skater who competed in one of the courchevel junior grand prixs this season, he attempted a quad and it was the first one I ever saw clockwise.

if you want to see clockwise quads : Nicolas Nadeau
Before his injury, he trained a quad lutz. It appeared on his instagram. He also landed quad toes and even a quad loop at Canadian Nationals.

He also has one of the biggest triple axel I have ever seen live. He is a very tall and powerful skater. Now skating pairs (we haven't seen him and his partner yet).

Quad loop in here (this is after his injury)

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[4everchan]

Nic's quad lutz

Tom Z teaches Nicolas Nadeau a Quad Lutz! | By The Skating LessonFacebook

Tom Z teaches Nicolas Nadeau a Quad Lutz!

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[4everchan]

On Nic's instagram

You can see 4t-3t, 4 salchow

some jumps and lifts with his new pair partner Emmanuelle Proft

https://www.instagram.com/nic_nadeau/

 

[iluvtodd]

I think Todd Eldredge was a clockwise jumper, but @iluvtodd would know for sure!

Actually, I don't know for sure. I guess I have to rewatch a lot of Todd videos to confirm this!

 

[ladyjane]

For your info: I set up a thread a long time ago about mirror pairs (in 2020):

https://www.goldenskate.com/forum/threads/mirror-pairs.86120/#post-2613572 .

There are some nice videos in there. Of ice dance pairs as well!

I also looked at Todd's skates, and now I know why I was often surprised by his jumps: he jumped clockwise just as one of the mirror pairs would do!