Like our videos? Check out our website icecoachonline.com/ for more content!

Not all heroes wear capes- some wear lululemon and edit videos 🙌🏻🙌🏻 bless you ❤️❤️

I finally understood the difference between the two, thank you. Prioritizing height seems to be more stable, but requires greater height. Could you do a similiar comparisson with other jumps?

Well done analysis of it @icecoachonline. It is quite interessing for a large audience to understand that different technics even if there are similarities in some areas that can bring same results. I am glad you bring technical aspect to figure skating for a large audience and make people understand how it works. 👌

Ah thanks! Love the more advanced jump analyzation

Great video and very interesting! I’m a huge figure skating fan and was able to complete a single toe loop when I was a teenager. I never took lessons but would study different jumping techniques by repeatedly watching VHS video tapes of figure skating and trying to imitate what I saw at the rink. Now, some 30 years later, I find out that the technique I was using back then was the Mohawk, LOL. However, I did notice the different entrances back then. The way I distinguished the two was by calling them the “Eastern” and the “Western” styles because it seemed like most of the skaters from Europe and Russia utilized the Drop 3 Turn, and most of the skaters from the western hemisphere used the Mohawk. I may be totally wrong, but that’s what I remember. Now I’m rambling, but it’s just so cool to stumble upon this video and actually learn the correct info so many years later. Thank you!

this is one I could never get down

I know this video is probably extremely helpful to those who don't understand figure skating the same way figure skaters do but the second example of the toe-loop with the mohawk entrance isn't generally regarded as good technique. The prerotation of the upper body creates toe axels as you are truly taking off forward. Due to taking off forward, the guy prerotated about a 3/4 revolution before getting off his toe pick, this is commonly regarded as a cheated take-off. His hip snap was okay but jumps should always prioritize height rather than rotation speed otherwise jumps with 3 or 4 rotations are harder to do, sometimes impossible, and cause more strain on the body. His air position was tightly over his right side which is great. His landing was quite beautiful however, the second toe-loop in combination with the same unfavourable technique was underrotated. I love this KZfaq channel and they essentially taught me how to skate so I in no way intend to post hate, this is just a bit of constructive criticism! Please be careful with how you jump in figure skating, techniques were created to do these incredible feats while being healthy. If you want to study good toe loop technique, look at the first example or go look at slow-motion footage of skaters such as Yuzuru Hanyu who has what might be the greatest toe-loop technique. Happy skating everyone!

Nice analysis! I noticed the differences from different skaters but it is great to be able to watch it side by side and compare it. Im in the middle of final week for this semester so Im not sure if I have a good question to ask but I was wondering, would you guys still do live QnA like you used to?

Thank you! Watching things in slow motion helps me understand what is going on. Especially since the key elements were pointed out. Even if I probably will never actually do things, I'm still fascinated by the mechanics behind things. I'm always afraid of leaning into curves etc. While skating. I like having my feet underneath me and struggle trusting my edges. Do you have tipps how to overcome the fear of slipping/falling?

I would like to try that on the ice someday!

regarding the 1st guy : -I know what a 3 turn is, but what is a "drop 3 turn "? -Also when he picks with his left foot is the weight transferred to that foot? - I know the skater is using the momentum of the right foot pushing through. Also are his arms swinging in an upward motion or just swinging around into the jump?

why some peopel toe loop their right leg comes thru and a bit bent and some just straight up like jump up?

So kewl! I always wonder what a triple feels like.

The head needs to be anchored for consistency. Please watch Nathan Chen and Hanyu. They both keep their head still/to the right. Hanyu exaggerates it on every jump (including the triple axel) - Brian Orser teaches skaters to do this. Thanks.

is there a technique that both that technique is applied?

the first technique is actually the correct one the second one is a toe axel and kinda cheats the jump

Second fellow did underrotation

i can do this

3T from the second skater looks very much pre-rotated, he is taking off when he is almost going forward (not sure how to say this properly aha). Impressive rotation speed though