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My long-term personal goal is to make up to double axel, but no further since I've read stuff saying double axel and triple jumps are very, very rare in the general skating community, especially for people who didn't start as young children.
So how tough is it? How many skaters make it? I know most don't make it because they simply lose interest in skating and quit.
Is this a good example below?
Probably 90% of skaters make it thru beginner classes to Freestyle level 1.
Probably 60% of skaters land the single axel.
Probably 20-30% of skaters land all of the double jumps except double axel
Probably 2%-5% land double axels and a few easier triple jumps, like triple salchow and triple toe-loop.
Less than 1% land triple axels or quad jumps or go to the Olympics.
I know this varies a little bit between "started as children" vs adults, male vs female skaters.
Is it normal or expected if you start as a child you will do a double axel and triples one day or is that still pretty rare? Seems like all of the kids/teens at my local rink are regularly doing doubles, but I never hear about triples.
I mean if I make it up to double axel and its "woohooo! let's do triples!" I will haha! But I'm just wondering what is typical.
P.S. I personally have all of my single jumps, except axel at this time.
EDIT:
Love all the great responses to this question!! Yes, I realize most people don't even make it past Learn-to-Skate because they quit. I was thinking more about the group that doesn't quit, but hits a roadblock due to athletic ability or old age or whatever. Because even if an adult skater practices 5-6 times a week and is very talented, no one expects or thinks they will land triples one day.
My rink might have someone who can do 2A or triples since I haven't asked around. But everything I see on practice ice is doubles. We've probably got about 50-100 freestyle skaters (level 3 and up.) Probably about 15-20 skaters who regularly do single axels and doubles. And then yeah probably 200-300 in Learn-to-Skate, but they don't come all at once, since kids are constantly quitting and new kids constantly starting.
So how tough is it? How many skaters make it? I know most don't make it because they simply lose interest in skating and quit.
Is this a good example below?
Probably 90% of skaters make it thru beginner classes to Freestyle level 1.
Probably 60% of skaters land the single axel.
Probably 20-30% of skaters land all of the double jumps except double axel
Probably 2%-5% land double axels and a few easier triple jumps, like triple salchow and triple toe-loop.
Less than 1% land triple axels or quad jumps or go to the Olympics.
I know this varies a little bit between "started as children" vs adults, male vs female skaters.
Is it normal or expected if you start as a child you will do a double axel and triples one day or is that still pretty rare? Seems like all of the kids/teens at my local rink are regularly doing doubles, but I never hear about triples.
I mean if I make it up to double axel and its "woohooo! let's do triples!" I will haha! But I'm just wondering what is typical.
P.S. I personally have all of my single jumps, except axel at this time.
EDIT:
Love all the great responses to this question!! Yes, I realize most people don't even make it past Learn-to-Skate because they quit. I was thinking more about the group that doesn't quit, but hits a roadblock due to athletic ability or old age or whatever. Because even if an adult skater practices 5-6 times a week and is very talented, no one expects or thinks they will land triples one day.
My rink might have someone who can do 2A or triples since I haven't asked around. But everything I see on practice ice is doubles. We've probably got about 50-100 freestyle skaters (level 3 and up.) Probably about 15-20 skaters who regularly do single axels and doubles. And then yeah probably 200-300 in Learn-to-Skate, but they don't come all at once, since kids are constantly quitting and new kids constantly starting.
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