An Axel is when you jump forward into mid-air and turn one and a half rotations in the air.You land backwards on the opposite foot you took off on.
Axel
The Axel and Lutz are figure skating jumps.
Axels are done in figure skating.
aksel, axel?
aksel, axel?
Axel Paulsen was the "inventor" of the Axel jump, he was also the first person to ever perform it. He discovered this jump in year of 1882.
There are many popular Figure Skating movements, you can see them on figure skating contests and others Some include the Triple Axel, for pairs, the Carries and Throws. (Add more when possible)
Axel is a fisst name of Scandinavian origin. It was especially popular in Danemark. It is also in use in France. The skating figure axel is a jump named after the Norwegian skater Axel Paulsen who invented it.
The sport of figure skating has a jump known as a triple axel, not a triple axis.
The type of jumps usually performed in a figure skating competition is Toe loop, Salchow, Loop, Flip, Lutz and Axel. Salchow, Loop and Axel are called edge jumps, the other 3 are called toe jumps.
An axel-lutz is much harder than a salchow. A salchow is learned before even a half lutz, and an axel is about two freestyle levels above the salchow.
the axel definitely because it is 1 1/2 rotations. The lutz and salchow are both 1 rotation.