Flip jump

Figure skating element
Element nameFlip jump
Scoring abbreviationF
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".[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.[1] 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.[3] There is no record of the first male skater to perform the triple flip.[6]

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.[7]

Firsts

Abbr. Jump element Skater Nation Event Ref.
3F Triple flip (women's)Katarina Witt East Germany1981 European Championships[1]
Triple flip (women's)Manuela Ruben Germany
4F Quadruple flip (men's)Shoma Uno Japan2016 Team Challenge Cup[8][9]
Quadruple flip (women's)Alexandra Trusova Russia2019–20 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final[8][10]

Videos

References

  1. 1 2 3 Media guide 2025, p. 20.
  2. ↑ "Skating Glossary". Skate Canada. 2015. Archived from the original on 6 August 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 Kestnbaum 2003, p. 289.
  4. ↑ "Takahashi is First Japanese Man to Win". ESPN.com. Associated Press. 25 March 2010. Archived from the original on 12 February 2025. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
  5. ↑ Kestnbaum 2003, pp. 288–289.
  6. ↑ Media guide, p. 20
  7. ↑ "Communication No. 2707: Single & Pair Skating Scale of Values (ISU No. 2707)" (PDF). International Skating Union. pp. 2–4. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 May 2025. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
  8. 1 2 Media guide 2025, p. 21.
  9. ↑ Hoang, Mai (23 April 2016). "Uno Lands Historic Quad Flip at Team Challenge". Golden Skate.com. Archived from the original on 11 September 2025. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
  10. ↑ Griffiths, Rachel; Jiwani, Rory (6 December 2019). "As it Happened: Wins for Kostornaia and Chen on Last Day of Competition in Turin". Olympic Channel. Archived from the original on 6 December 2024. Retrieved 3 October 2025.

Works cited

  • Kestnbaum, Ellyn (2003). Culture on Ice: Figure Skating and Cultural Meaning. Middletown, Connecticut: Wesleyan University Press. ISBN 0819566411.
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