Flip jump explained

Element Name:Flip jump
Scoring Abbrev:F
Element Type:Jump
Take Off Edge:Back inside
Landing Edge:Back outside

The flip jump (also called the flip) 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".[1] It is executed with assistance from the toe of the free foot.[2]

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",[3] because of its unstable inside edge and the precision required to align and time the jump's vault from the toepick.[3] As a consequence, quadruple flip jumps are, as ESPN puts it, "rare".[4] Kestnbaum also states that it is crucial that the skater's edge not be too deep, but instead almost forms a straight line.[5]

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; and the base value of a quadruple flip is 11.00.[6]

Firsts

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scope=row rowspan=23FTriple flip (women's)
Triple flip (women's)
scope=row rowspan=24FQuadruple flip (men's) 2016 Team Challenge Cup[7]
Quadruple flip (women's) [8] [9]

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Notes and References

  1. Media Guide, p. 16
  2. Web site: 2015 . Skating Glossary . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20200806043409/https://skatecanada.ca/glossary/ . 6 August 2020 . 3 July 2024 . Skate Canada.
  3. Kestnbaum, p. 289
  4. News: 25 March 2010 . Takahashi is First Japanese Man to Win . 3 July 2024 . ESPN.com . Associated Press.
  5. Kestnbaum, pp. 288–289
  6. Web site: ISU Communication 2475 Single and Pair Skating 2022-24 . 3 July 2024 . International Skating Union . Lausanne, Switzerland.
  7. News: Hoang . Mai . 23 April 2016 . Uno Lands Historic Quad Flip at Team Challenge . 3 July 2024 . Golden Skate.com.
  8. Media guide, p. 17
  9. News: Griffiths . Rachel . Jiwani . Rory . 6 December 2019 . As it Happened: Wins for Kostornaia and Chen on Last Day of competition in Turin . Olympic Channel . 6 October 2022.