Waltz jump & Axel
Forward outside-edge takeoffs with an extra half rotation; the Waltz jump introduces the pattern.
Take flight
Jumps
Understand takeoffs, air position, rotation, and the controlled landing edge shared by figure-skating jumps.
Jumps combine speed, timing, power, and precise edges. They are grouped as toe jumps, which use a toe pick to assist takeoff, and edge jumps, which leave the ice directly from an edge.
Moves in this family
Salchow
An edge jump taking off from a backward inside edge and landing on the opposite backward outside edge.
Toe loop
A toe-assisted jump launched from a backward outside edge.
Loop
An edge jump taking off and landing on the same backward outside edge.
Flip & Lutz
Toe-assisted jumps with distinct inside- and outside-edge takeoffs.