Figure Skating Jumps

* Axel--One of the most difficult jumps, it starts from the forward outside edge and is landed on the back outside edge of the opposite foot. A single Axel consists of 1 1/2 revolutions, a double is 2 1/2 revolutions, and a triple is 3 1/2 revolutions. Named for its inventor Axel Paulsen, it is easily recognizable as the only jump that starts from a forward position.

* Flip--A toe pick-assisted jump, started from the back inside edge of the blade on one foot and landed on the back outside edge of the opposite foot.

* Loop--An edge jump, started from a back outside edge and landed on the same outside edge.

* Lutz--A toe pick-assisted jump, started from a back outside edge and landed on the back outside edge of the opposite foot. The skater glides backward on a long curve, taps his toe pick into the ice, and rotates in the opposite direction of the curve. Named for its inventor, Alois Lutz.

* Salchow--Another edge jump, started from the back inside edge of one foot and landed on the back outside edge of the opposite foot. Created by Ulrich Salchow.

* Toe loop--A toe pick-assisted jump that starts and lands on the same outside edge.

Source: U.S. Figure Skating Assn.