axeln.
/ˈaksəl/ Skating.
A jumping movement in skating (see quot. 19302).
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salchow1921
axel1930
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toe jump1938
flip jump1940
split jump1961
toe loop1964
1930 T. D. Richardson Mod. Figure Skating xv. 126 An excellent figure skater, who could do an ‘Axel Paulsen’ jump before he could do threes to a centre.
1930 T. D. Richardson Mod. Figure Skating xv. 136 The ever popular half Axel or Salchow jump. It consists of a leap from an inside back edge to an outside back, and is really a loop jump on two feet.
1959 Times 12 Mar. 4/4 Miss J. R. H...gave a brilliant display, with high axels and salchows off each foot.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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