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Favorite Jump

What is your favorite jump?

  • Axel

    Votes: 47 50.0%
  • Lutz

    Votes: 11 11.7%
  • Flip

    Votes: 10 10.6%
  • Loop

    Votes: 13 13.8%
  • Salchow

    Votes: 10 10.6%
  • Toe Loop

    Votes: 2 2.1%
  • Other (Just in case!)

    Votes: 1 1.1%

  • Total voters
    94

BronzeisGolden

Medalist
Joined
Jul 27, 2003
Okay, this is an odd one (and somewhat trivial, but hey, the Olympics are over and I'm lost!): What is your favorite jump? I like them all, but I've always been very fond of the flip and lutz for some reason. I love to see a skater perform a textbook perfect 3f or 3lz. But, if I had to choose, I'd say the flip is my favorite jump. I love the way it looks.
 
Joined
Jul 11, 2003
I have two favorite jumps:

The Lutz and the Wally. Both jumps take off on an edge that is counter to the natural rotation. when executed well, those jumps look more rythmical than the others. Jmo.

Joe
 

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Arm Chair Skate Fan
Record Breaker
Joined
Jul 26, 2003
I love watching the axel jump, especially the delayed axel with various arm positions. It floats out of nowhere as opposed to the lutz, which is set up and doesn't seem to be a natural, flowing move........second fav would be the loop....42
 

Kasey

Medalist
Joined
Jul 27, 2003
I like the axel too, but I think a well done loop jump is really nice to watch!

Kasey
 

RealtorGal

Record Breaker
Joined
Jul 27, 2003
Kasey said:
I like the axel too, but I think a well done loop jump is really nice to watch!

Kasey

I agree! Maria B. had the best loop, and I always loved to watch her performing it.
 

Vash01

Medalist
Joined
Jul 31, 2003
I love Irina's triple loop out of a series of three turns.

I am surprised nobody has listed the back flip as the favorite jump. It's not my favorite, but in shows the audiences seem to love it. The only back flip I like is Surya Bonaly's because she is the only one landing it on one foot.
 

Kasey

Medalist
Joined
Jul 27, 2003
Vash01 said:
I am surprised nobody has listed the back flip as the favorite jump. It's not my favorite, but in shows the audiences seem to love it. The only back flip I like is Surya Bonaly's because she is the only one landing it on one foot.

I remember Sabovcik landing it on one foot a couple times, but I think that was too hard on his knees....but I love the layed out position of his! :)

Kasey
 

KatyaFan

Rinkside
Joined
Jun 17, 2004
i voted for the axel, bascially for the sheer difficulting of it. those who do them well make the axel look spectacular.
 

Tonichelle

Idita-Rock-n-Roll
Record Breaker
Joined
Jun 27, 2003
the axel... always a show stopper (if it's performed badly enough or executed perfectly) 3 axels are the bomb!
 

nicole_l

Final Flight
Joined
Oct 28, 2004
I chose the salchow. My main goal in skating is to land a decent split double salchow. :love: Love them.
I love watching a good axel or a good loop.
 

ceg15

On the Ice
Joined
Dec 2, 2004
Axel....but flip is my 2nd favorite! I just love when I do a perfect axel-crisp clean takeoff and landing-it feels awesome! ;)
 

fallsauce

Rinkside
Joined
Oct 30, 2004
I really like Alexei Yagudin's flip, he has that pause before putting his toe pick in which looks really good.

But generally I prefer the edge jumps to the toe jumps, the loop probably the favourite, it always seem like the jump came out of nowhere.
 
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