hey who think the double axel is the worst jump in skating???

I personally hate the double salchow.

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Lisa

Wont it be great? Someone else in '08!

Lutz, no doubt about it. The individual who created this jump was one sick dude. It doesn't help that I have a coach who wants it done RIGHT. Give me an axel, 2 salchow or 2 loop any day. Not that I can do these well, but trying them is a lot less nerve racking to me.

Chico

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I AGREE WITH YOU 100% well double and triple sow geez

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Mme.PairsChica

Heck, I'd even add single salchow. I absolutely DESPISE any form of the salchow

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I vote the lutz - single variety of course but I just hate this jump - never feels comfortable.

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The loop, for me. It took me longer to land than any of the others (including the flip), and I find it really tricky! Eek.

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The Lutz gets my vote!

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Hate it, hate it. It feels weird, totally unnatural.

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OMG I love lutz's!! I vote for double axels and those evil salchows they are just..ugly! I'd also like to cast a vote for any triple too
-Sarah

I love loops and lutzes....axels, toes and flips are okay. I HATE salchows!! grrr lol and it's supposed to be one of the easiest?! not 4 me lol

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DOUBLE AXEL

I hate it!

i LOVE double axels... they're so wicked! i'm still sticking to sows that i hate but also double lutzs grrr

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Mme.PairsChica

salchow...for me it never seems that i do it the same twice and that i'm always doing it wrong...its just unnatural

I thought the topic question meant what was the worst jump in general (how they look even when done by pros), not what was the worst for each person individually. In general, I think the one foot axel (normal takeoff, but land with your other foot) is a klunky jump and not pretty even when done well. A friend of mine thinks that the half loop looks like a mistake.

But I think walleys and kickout loops (e.g. done by Tonya Harding at the end of her 91 LP) are kinda cool.

I agree--when I'm not paying close enough attention while watching skating on TV, I think the half loop looks like a stepout....

YOU SAID IT!

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Basically anything that I can't land is the worst jump in figure skating

The loop, definitely. It doesn't make sense - at least with the salchow, you can kind of use your free leg to help you get in the air. It just feels weird to be skating backwards, slow down, and just jump off of an edge. I know it's the same concept as the flip and lutz (keeping your weight on your right side), but at least there, you've got your toe pick to help you.

I always hated the lutz...but I think toeloops are the worst looking. I just think they look weird...

Another vote for salchows! I'm still working on my lutz, but i like it a lot more than salchows! that jump just feels odd... and it took me a long time to get down! I learned the loop and flip a lot faster.

The loop is my favorite jump. My tip would be to trust the edge. The loop has a feeling to me, and through practice you learn to wait for that "feeling". I call it, "The NOW feeling". Technical huh? If you take off too soon or late the jump falls apart. Speed also helps.

Chico

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Cheers for the tips. I plan to start practicing them again soon...

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I HATE toe loops. I might be the only one, but I think that they're humanly impossible and I'm never meant to land them. Lutz's are pretty brutal too.

You know, after working on the 2toe these last few weeks and getting no results (except a sore back end ), I think I agree with you!

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