Figure Skating
- Axel jump, after Axel Paulsen (Norway).
- Besti squat, after Natalia Bestemianova (Russia).
- Biellmann spin, after Denise Biellmann (Switzerland).
- Charlotte spiral, after Charlotte Oelschlagel (Germany).
- Ina Bauer, after Ina Bauer (Germany).
- Kerrigan spiral, after Nancy Kerrigan (USA).
- Lutz jump, after Alois Lutz (Austria).
- Salchow jump, after Ulrich Salchow (Sweden).
- Loop jump, in some countries (Germany and Poland, for example) this jump is called a Rittberger, after Werner Rittberger (Germany).
- 'Tano lutz, after Brian Boitano (USA).
- Walley jump, after Nate Walley (USA).
- Kayla Catch, after Kayla Doig (Australia).
- Rippon lutz, after Adam Rippon (USA).
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Famous quotes containing the words figure and/or skating:
“... only
A figure spun on stirring of the air,
And so, untrue.”
—Philip Larkin (1922–1986)
“In skating over thin ice, our safety is in our speed.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)