Axel + toe loop

Axel (LFO, off the edge) straight into a toe loop (RBO, off the pick), 2.5 rotations in all.

Also called 1A+1T. Other names.

combotakeoff LFObetween RBOlanding RBO2.5 rotations

Not checked yet. The mechanics on this page are a first draft by a non-expert, and no coach has seen them yet. Read them as a starting point and check them with a coach. Corrections are very welcome.

LFOtakes off

RBOlands, takes off

RBOlands

The edges, drawn: the Axel's takeoff, the edge between each jump and the next, and the toe loop's landing. Each edge in between is one edge: one jump lands on it and the next leaves from it.

shoulder to hip —on the —

LFO takeoff · one and a half rotations · RBO landing, held · toe loop: off the pick, one rotation · RBO landing. Negative twist means the shoulders are held back against the hips, which stores rotation before a takeoff and checks it on a landing.

The Axel is the one jump here with a forward takeoff, so the first jump turns the skater from forwards to backwards. Its extra half turn means the landing has to be checked quickly to keep the speed.

The Axel lands RBO and the toe loop takes off from RBO: one edge, held, with no step or turn on it. In a jump sequence the skater may hop or step between the jumps; in a combination there is nothing between them.

The toe loop is the usual second jump. The landing edge is already its takeoff, so the free foot reaches back, the toe goes in behind, and the pick gives the lift that the remaining speed cannot.

Derived

The Axel takes off LFO off the edge and lands RBO; the toe loop takes off from that same edge off the pick and lands RBO. 2.5 rotations in all, written 1A+1T on a protocol sheet.

Made of the Axel and the toe loop. Nothing here is stored on the page beyond the two jumps and the count.

A skater who rotates clockwise takes off RFO and lands on LBO: the same combination, mirrored.

Build on

AxelLFO takeoff, off the edge, 1.5 rotations to RBO.
Toe loopRBO takeoff, off the pick, 1 rotation to RBO.

Appears in

In Australia's grades

None of the Australian level lists in this guide name it.