Best Sr. men's solo 3A of the 2024-25 season?

[gsk8]

Back in the 2018–2022 quad, the solo triple Axel was practically a signature move for legends like Japan's Yuzuru Hanyu and Shoma Uno. Fast forward to the current season, and the landscape has shifted. A new wave of senior men is making their mark, delivering triple Axels that range from technically impeccable to artistically breathtaking.

Who do you believe owns the best solo 3A internationally this season in the senior division? What makes it the best in your eyes? Is it the height? The flow? The entry? The fluid or explosiveness of the element?

The list below shows some men who have scored at least 11 points total for the element this season in ISU CS, GP and Championship events. Maybe there's a skater we haven’t listed who deserves the spotlight?

Kevin Aymoz
Yuma Kagiyama
Mihhail Selevko
Daniel Grassl
Shun Sato
Matteo Rizzo
Ilia Malinin
Adam Siao Him Fa

Share your take below—let’s dive into the nuances that make this jump more than just three and a half rotations!

 

[Fetinia]

Nikolai Memola

 

[Arigato]

Kevin Aymoz

GOE 3.09

Entry, height, straight axis in air, effortless running edge out.

3A timestamped. Hit play.

 

[Jeanie19]

Kevin Aymoz

GOE 3.09

Entry, height, straight axis in air, effortless running edge out.

3A timestamped. Hit play.

Definitely Kevin.

2nd place Mihhail.

 

[ladyjane]

My memory is not so good, but I think I saw Kevin Amoz doing a beautiful one, as well as Nicolaj Memola. In fact the last guy has beautiful landings (when he hits them) altogether.

 

[gsk8]

Kevin Aymoz

Entry, height, straight axis in air, effortless running edge out.

Nice! Can anyone share what stands out for them on the triple Axel for the other men?

 

[noskates]

Yes I'm biased, but I think when Jason Brown hits his 3Axel it's a thing of beauty - especially with the smooth run out.

 

[gsk8]

We have a poll now

 

[zebobes]

Daiwei Dai also has a Han Yan-esque triple axel when it goes well, but it isn't always that consistent.

 

[discodisco]

Yes I'm biased, but I think when Jason Brown hits his 3Axel it's a thing of beauty - especially with the smooth run out.

I watched an interesting angle of his triple axles from a fan cam at the world's. There was a pretty notable hook on the landing of both of them, definitely on the quarter. I was pretty surprised at how much clearer it was from an overhead view...

I have to say that Kevin Aymoz's axles were pretty fantastic this year. Difficult entries, air position, height, and flow on the landing and exit.

 

[discodisco]

Nikolai Memola

He has such a unique and beautiful exit, Amplified by his height. Pretty horrendous entry and take off though.

 

[eloanecapeaumont]

How can you not nominate Mikhail Shaidorov, he literally have the best triple axel ever. He is the only one to put a quad after a triple axel.

 

[gsk8]

How can you nominate Mikhail Shaidorov, he literally have the best triple axel ever. He is the only one to put a quad after a triple axel.

Right! And it's fantastic!! But we are talking about the "solo" triple Axel

 

[Crowdproud]

Right! And it's fantastic!! But we are talking about the "solo" triple Axel

Shaidorov's solo Axel is great! It's a pity that you did not include it in the poll.

 

[gsk8]

Shaidorov's solo Axel is great! It's a pity that you did not include it in the poll.

Indeed! I couldn't list all of them, so hence the discussion and the "Other" box

The ones that I put in the poll were listed as having the highest GOE/Base Values for the element this season. There are also other like Lukas Britschgi, Deniss Vasiljevs, Kazuki Tomono etc.

 

[eloanecapeaumont]

Shaidorov's solo Axel is great! It's a pity that you did not include it in the poll.

Yes I’m totally agree, like I love all skaters but this season I really think shaidorov shown us that he was part of the best

 

[gsk8]

Here is a breakdown of the top scoring solo triple Axels internationally this season. I've also added Shaidorov's separately so the total scores can be compared.

 

[Jeanie19]

And Kevin was the highest.