quad jump
Four-rotation skating leap
A quad jump is a figure skating jump with four full rotations in the air before landing.
The most demanding jumps in competitive skating, quads require exceptional height, speed, and body control: She landed a quad lutz in the short program.
Different quad varieties—toe loop, Salchow, loop, flip, lutz, Axel—vary in difficulty based on takeoff technique.
- triple axelThree-and-a-half rotation jump
- figure skatingChoreographed athletic ice performance
- ice skatingGliding across frozen surfaces
- free skateChoreographed competitive ice routine
- short programMandatory skating segment
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