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Where did Those Names for Figure Skating Jumps Come From?
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Tags: figure, skating, jumps, named, eponyms, lutz, axel, spin, Salchow
This is a list of eponyms in figure skating, i.e. the terms named after people.
| | Axel jump, after Axel Paulsen (Norway). |
| | Besti squat, after Natalia Bestemianova (Soviet Union/Russia). |
| | Biellmann spin, after Denise Biellmann (Switzerland). |
| | Charlotte spiral, after Charlotte Oelschlagel (Germany). |
| | Ina Bauer, after Ina Bauer (Germany). |
| | Kerrigan spiral, after Nancy Kerrigan (USA). |
| | Lutz jump, after Alois Lutz (Austria). |
| | Salchow jump, after Ulrich Salchow (Sweden). |
| | Loop jump, in some countries (for example in Germany and in Poland) is called Rittberger, after Werner Rittberger (Germany) |
| | 'Tano lutz, after Brian Boitano (USA). |
| | Walley jump, after Nate Walley (USA). |
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