Double Axel

LFO takeoff, off the edge, 2.5 rotations to RBO.

Also called 2A. Other names.

jumptakeoff LFOlanding RBOedge jump2.5 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

The two edges, drawn. What happens between them is not: a tracing is the record of a blade on the ice, and for most of a jump the blade is not on it.

Entrance

shoulder to hip —on the —

LFO takeoff · two and a half rotations · 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 with a second full turn: two and a half rotations, from a forward takeoff to a backward landing. The entry edge, the swing and the landing are the single Axel’s, and the single’s are the waltz jump’s, so the whole family rests on one forward outside edge.

It is usually the last double to come. The extra turn has to fit into about the same time in the air, which asks for a fast, tight pull-in straight after the takeoff, and a takeoff that goes up before it goes round.

Most double Axels that fall short were single Axels that never quite closed. A clean, checked single, landed on a held back outside edge, is what the double is built on.

Derived

LFO is three letters (foot, direction, edge): left foot, forwards, outside edge. Every edge in the guide is written that way, so RBI is a right foot travelling backwards on an inside edge.

Takes off LFO and lands RBO, the same edge every jump in this guide but the Euler lands on, so the takeoff is what tells them apart. The spring comes from the edge, with no pick.

No other double takes off from LFO. That is exactly why it drifts: roll onto the other edge and it becomes a different jump entirely.

The Axel with one more turn in the air: the same takeoff and the same landing.

Lands on RBO, where the toe loop and the loop take off, so it can start a combination: double Axel + double toe loop or double Axel + double loop.

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

Build on

AxelLFO takeoff, off the edge, 1.5 rotations to RBO.

Leads to

4 elements in the guide are built on this one.

Double Axel + double loopDouble Axel (LFO, off the edge) straight into a double loop (RBO, off the edge), 4.5 rotations in all.
Double Axel + double toe loopDouble Axel (LFO, off the edge) straight into a double toe loop (RBO, off the pick), 4.5 rotations in all.
Double Axel + Euler + double flipDouble Axel (LFO, off the edge) through an Euler into a double flip (LBI, off the pick), 5.5 rotations in all.
Double Axel + Euler + double SalchowDouble Axel (LFO, off the edge) through an Euler into a double Salchow (LBI, off the edge), 5.5 rotations in all.

Appears in

In Australia's grades

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