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Flip jump

Figure skating jump

Figure skating jump

FieldValue
element nameFlip jump
scoring abbrevF
element typeJump
take off edgeBack inside
landing edgeBack outside

The flip jump (also called the flip, and formerly the toe salchow) is a figure skating jump. The International Skating Union (ISU) defines a flip jump as "a toe jump that takes off from a back inside edge and lands on the back outside edge of the opposite foot". It is executed with assistance from the toe of the free foot.

History

The origin of the flip jump is unknown, although American professional figure skater Bruce Mapes might have created it. Writer Ellyn Kestnbaum calls the jump "somewhat trickier than the loop for most skaters. considerably more so than the salchow or toe loop", because of its unstable inside edge and the precision required to align and time the jump's vault from the toepick. As a consequence, quadruple flip jumps are, as ESPN puts it, "rare". Kestnbaum also states that it is crucial that the skater's edge not be too deep, but instead almost forms a straight line.

Variations of the flip jump include the half flip and the split flip. The half flip is often used as a simple transitional movement during a step sequence and as a takeoff for other half jumps. A split flip is a single flip jump with a split position at the peak of the skater's position in the air. There is no record of the first male skater to perform the triple flip.

In competitions, the base value of a single flip is 0.50; the base value of a double flip is 1.80; the base value of a triple flip is 5.30; the base value of a quadruple flip is 11.00; and the base value of a quintuple flip is 14.

Firsts

Abbr.Jump elementSkaterNationEventRef.3F4F
Triple flip (women's)GDR1981 European Championships
Triple flip (women's)DEU
Quadruple flip (men's)JPN2016 Team Challenge Cuplast1=Hoangfirst1=Maidate=23 April 2016title=Uno Lands Historic Quad Flip at Team Challengeurl=https://goldenskate.com/2016/04/2016-team-challenge-men/url-status=livearchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250911215843/https://www.goldenskate.com/2016-team-challenge-men/archive-date=11 September 2025access-date=3 October 2025work=Golden Skate.com}}
Quadruple flip (women's)RUS2019–20 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Finallast1=Griffithsfirst1=Rachellast2=Jiwanifirst2=Rorydate=6 December 2019title=As it Happened: Wins for Kostornaia and Chen on Last Day of Competition in Turinurl=https://olympics.com/en/news/day3-2019-isu-grand-prix-figure-skating-finalurl-status=livearchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241206202131/https://www.olympics.com/en/news/day3-2019-isu-grand-prix-figure-skating-finalarchive-date=6 December 2024access-date=3 October 2025work=Olympic Channel}}

References

Works cited

References

  1. Media guide, p. 20
  2. (2015). "Skating Glossary". Skate Canada.
  3. (25 March 2010). "Takahashi is First Japanese Man to Win". ESPN.com.
  4. "Communication No. 2707: Single & Pair Skating Scale of Values (ISU No. 2707)".
  5. Media guide, p. 21
  6. (23 April 2016). "Uno Lands Historic Quad Flip at Team Challenge". Golden Skate.com.
  7. (6 December 2019). "As it Happened: Wins for Kostornaia and Chen on Last Day of Competition in Turin". Olympic Channel.
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