Who were the first skaters to do double jumps?

[Johar]

And did Sonja Henie ever do any?

 

[STL_Blues_fan]

if my memory serves me right, the first woman to do a double jump was Cecelia Colledge (it was a sal) - that was 1937. Since Sonja retired in 1936, I assume she did not do any doubles.

After some digging: Dick Button did the first doble axel in 1948.

Karl Schafer did first double lutz in 1926. He also did first double loop in 1925.

 

[Mathman]

I think Sonia Henie's hardest jump was two single Axels in sequence.

 

[Piel]

I managed a double Sashasplat in 1981, does that count for qanything?

 

[Johar]

I wish I could see a tape of Henie's Olympic performance. Thanks for the answers, btw. I always like learning about the sport.

 

[bethissoawesome]

on the same topic... who did the first triples?? who was the first woman to do a triple jump in a program, does anyone know?

 

[thisthingcalledlove]

on the same topic... who did the first triples?? who was the first woman to do a triple jump in a program, does anyone know?

Carol Heiss was the first to land a double axel
Dick landed the first ever triple...

I wonder, like you, who the first woman was... (I know Janet was doing them in the 60's)

 

[R.D.]

I managed a double Sashasplat in 1981, does that count for qanything?

Nah....unless your name is Sasha of course.

 

[nicole_l]

Don Jackson landed the first triple lutz.

 

[STL_Blues_fan]

Vern Taylor did the first triple axel (1978 worlds)

Ronnie Robertson did the first triple sal in 1955 worlds.

 

[R.D.]

By the way, thanks to the original poster for asking this question. These are a few "fun facts" I didn't know before. Thanks everyone. :agree:

 

[Norlite]

Here's a site that might be of interest

http://www.jacksonskates.com/html/jumphist.html

 

[R.D.]

Here's a site that might be of interest

http://www.jacksonskates.com/html/jumphist.html

Thanks for the link.

P.S. I see that "it" made it here :chorus:

 

[*~RussianBleux~*]

Vern Taylor did the first triple axel (1978 worlds)

Wow, I always thought Midori Ito was the first to land the triple axel!

 

[Piel]

has a woman ever landed a jump before a man?

Sign me,
Too lazy to look it up

 

[Johar]

I've never heard of Vern Taylor before, so now I want to research him.

 

[STL_Blues_fan]

Wow, I always thought Midori Ito was the first to land the triple axel!

She was a first woman.

 

[nicole_l]

Piel, although the site says differently, I have always heard that Tara Lipinski was the first person to land a triple loop/triple loop.

 

[STL_Blues_fan]

here's a cool site of "firsts" by Canadians.

According to this site, Petra Burka was the first woman to land a triple jump by a woman. She did a triple sal.

 

[dlkksk8fan]

Double salchows were first performed by Gillis Grafström for men in the 1920's, and Cecilia Colledge for women in the late 1930's.