Canadian skater Vern Taylor was the first to land a triple Axel in competition at the 1978 World Figure Skating Championships.
Midori Ito was first woman to land a triple axel in competiton at 1988 Aichi Prefecture Championship and then first in a major international competition at the 1989 World Figure Skating Championships
I think it is Michelle Kwuan
Tonya Harding.
Midori Ito (of Japan) was:- The first woman to land a triple Axel in competition (1988).- The first woman to land a triple Axel in the Olympics (1992).
Brian Boitano was the first American male skater to land a triple axel in competition, at the US Nationals in 1982. Tanya Harding landed the first triple axel by an American female skater at Skate America in 1991.
The sport of figure skating has a jump known as a triple axel, not a triple axis.
Asada Mao.
Tonya Harding is known for being an American figure skating champion, a two time olympian, and a two time skate America champion, and the first women to complete a triple axel jump in a competition.
Tonya Harding is known for being an American figure skating champion, a two time olympian, and a two time skate America champion, and the first women to complete a triple axel jump in a competition.
Midori Ito
A triple axel is when you do a couple of backwards crossovers , then turn to forwards , and push your body up into the air , in a scratch spin position , for three and a half rotations , then you land in a check out position.
Unquestionably, the triple axel, preferably in a combo.
-Waltz Jump - Sowcow Jump -Toe Loop Jump - Loop Jump -Flip Jump -Lutz Jump -Axel - Double-Sow -Double-Toe -Double-Loop -Double-Flip ( it's not an actual flip like in gymnastics) -Double-Lutz -Double Axel -Triple Sowcow -Triple Toe Loop -Triple Loop -Triple Flip -Triple Lutz -Triple Axel -Quad Sowcow -Quad Toe LOOp -Quad Loop -Quad Flip -Quad Lutz -Quad 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.