axel
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8.8
- noun
- /ˈæksəl/
- Specialized
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axel
- No woman in the history of figure skating has landed a triple axel.
- a triple axel
- a double axel
- execute a triple axel
Examples
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I dreamed I did a triple axel in an ice skating championship.
Fiction book (2002) -
And her next jump, the triple axel, is the most difficult jump being performed in the ladies' event.
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But I heard that you did an axel in your first week.
Blog text (11) -
It's still got a good axel.
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- Here comes the double axel.
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And now we will find out whether she will be the first American to attempt and complete a triple axel jump.
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I would be the first and only woman to do the triple axel in the Olympics.
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And the question is whether, three moves into the program, she will do a triple axel.
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No woman has attempted and completed a triple axel in Olympic competition.
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The skater landed beautifully after completing the axel jump.
Synonyms
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A movement in which you push yourself off the ground into the air
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A ballet jump from one foot to the other, often with a split in the air
How Difficult
- Specialized
4
8.8
133
1.0
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word axel is named after the Norwegian skater Axel Paulsen, who first did the jump in the 1800s. Think of it as his name on the move: you take off forward, turn in the air, and land on the other foot, which is why we still call that figure-skating jump an axel.