Why the triple axel is such a big deal

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Triple axels can turn skaters into legends. This is why.
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Note: The video states Mirai Nagasu was the second American to land a triple axel in competition (this was recorded before her Olympic success). In 2005, American Kimmy Miessner completed a triple axel in national competition, though not world competition. You can read about it here: www.espn.com/olympics/news/sto...
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In this episode of Vox Almanac, Phil Edwards explores the triple axel and why it's such a big deal. The figure skating jump is legendary among ice skaters, from Tonya Harding's 1991 triple axel to modern icon Mirai Nagasu's attempts in competition. It turns out that the physics of the triple axel makes it a uniquely difficult jump - and one worth learning about.
As a forward-edge jump, the mechanics of a triple axel requires technical acumen from skaters while they still try to maintain an artistically interesting performance. Pioneers like Midori Ito and Tonya Harding had to jump, ramp up rotation speed, and then land all while trying to look good. This effort set them apart from competitors like Nancy Kerrigan, but it wasn't easy to land a triple axel in competition.
And that difficulty might be why the triple axel endures as the pinnacle of figure skating performance - and why it's sure to light up the 2018 Winter Olympics as well.
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@warpig4942 6 жыл бұрын

Tonya Harding did it in 1991 and it took 27 years for the second American to do it in a competition. Only 8 women have ever done it..... Tonya is badass.

@sun4502 5 жыл бұрын

How many men have done it ?

@lsrasr158 5 жыл бұрын

sundance cassidy, most top male figure skaters can do the 3A. the 1st male 3A i believe was 1978. Brian Orser did the 1st in the olympics in 1984. Midori Ito was the 1st lady to do the 3A in 1988 and she was also the 1st lady to do the 3A at the olympics in 1992. To date, 8 women have landed the 3A in international competition. Kimmie Meisner of the US did a 3A at US nationals in 2005 I believe but that was not international so she is not counted in the 8.

@miguelpacheco2555 5 жыл бұрын

@iM tHrEw according to Harding it was her crazy husband. She knew something was up but she claims she didnt think he club her leg.

@nickgarner7460 5 жыл бұрын

@Isr asr how many men have done the triple axel though?

@lsrasr158 5 жыл бұрын

@@nickgarner7460 - Vern Taylor did the 1st 3A in 1978. Since then it has become a standard jump for male figure skaters competing at national and international levels. There is no count I can find because it would be too many to count. If you watch Midori's 1990 worlds LP in Halifax on either the Canadian or UK versions, the triple axel she did was so incredible that Toller Cranston on the Canadian version and Alan Weeks on the UK version said her triple axel was as good or better then any in the competition including the men, implying all the men did the 3A at the competition.

@Averia89 6 жыл бұрын

So, you’re telling me you hurl yourself in the air off of one foot moving forwards, make 3.5 rotations while absorbing massive gravitational force, and then landing basically on a knife blade in the opposite direction... ....yeah I’ll just take up knitting.

@UnknownUnknown-cu9zr 6 жыл бұрын

Jarrel Brannon its easy

@jewlia7909 6 жыл бұрын

It takes years of training.

@anika9533 6 жыл бұрын

I'm 12 and i can only do a single axel and I see 9 year olds who can do doubles at my rink lol

@Salwerth2822 5 жыл бұрын

WilliamE216 she did the triple several years before the "incident", and she would have attempted it at the Olympics regardless of who was competing.

@katelynmason9179 5 жыл бұрын

Anika 😂 Sure

@eizhowa 6 жыл бұрын

The expression she makes when she realizes she will be able to fully complete the jump without falling is pure gold.

@andro7862 5 жыл бұрын

It's cute and badass at the same time.

@sharairodriguez3388 5 жыл бұрын

♥️

@shizukajoestarfp5518 4 жыл бұрын

eizhowa ikr, she’s so happy :))

@mureithikivuti 2 жыл бұрын

Where? Time stamp please

@eizhowa 2 жыл бұрын

@@mureithikivuti 04:44, just as she completes the landing

@TweedSuit 5 жыл бұрын

I know less about the triple axel after watching this.

@lenamichalik1211 4 жыл бұрын

Same, I'm confused. Too much physics 😐

@misa7401 3 жыл бұрын

Well, just imagine this. Try to jump as high as you could by your own force. Then try now to jump when someone pushed your feet up. You’re going to know that you can jump higher when you have that assistance. And that is the secret of the jumps in figure skating. The higher you jump, the better and the more spin you do on the air. So why Axels are so special? Well, there are other jumps that also don’t have that toe pick assistance but all of them start at a backward position and landing on a backward position again- creating the number of spins needed. So if you spin in the air 3 times then it is a triple. On the other hand, axels have a forward approach and backward landing- giving an extra half rotation. So if you want to have your axel count as a 3A, you must spin in the air 3 1/2 revolutions. But I want to also take note that when you jump in figure skating, both height and distance are important. And the physics comes in there.

@halicusnguyen8864 3 жыл бұрын

I understand it...?

@ManaSamaLover. 3 жыл бұрын

Samee

@Name-tn1zg 3 жыл бұрын

It didn’t help

@CurveTheRain 6 жыл бұрын

Is it illegal to show the actual video or something 😒

@kourtneynhu372 5 жыл бұрын

CurveTheRain no

@yagorlmayaih4165 4 жыл бұрын

Nope its not

@annamariatawil2646 4 жыл бұрын

Right I thought the same thing, i just wanted to see the triple axel😂

@gachapatato8396 4 жыл бұрын

@dumdumb8852 4 жыл бұрын

No?????

@florarce3147 4 жыл бұрын

the fact that yuzuru hanyu makes this look so easy, i'm-

@synnvelange7062 4 жыл бұрын

AND he's trying to learn how to do it as a quad

@florarce3147 4 жыл бұрын

@@synnvelange7062 and he makes the 4.5 revolutions with the harness! I think he has to learn how to land it correctly with the harness, but i hope he does and doesn't get injured

@fishythefish7984 4 жыл бұрын

@@florarce3147 oh woah really?! did he mention or show that he did that? (im just curious/interested)

@lianadire9823 4 жыл бұрын

Goat

@melovemelon 3 жыл бұрын

lolll this is only on my recommendations bc i watched a tonne of yuzuru videos

@DirtyPoul 6 жыл бұрын

0:24 For those that don't care about "first Americans" participation awards, the first woman to land it was Japanese Midori Ito in 1988. The first man to land it was Canadian Vern Taylor in 1978.

@MrAbomb234 6 жыл бұрын

Dirty Poul it's like you don't know how to watch a video, they literally say it in the video

@DirtyPoul 6 жыл бұрын

SecretLizardPoliceSquad Sure, they mention Ito offhand at the end, but the focus surely is on "first American". And 34 upvotes means I'm apparently not alone.

@MrAbomb234 6 жыл бұрын

Dirty Poul looks like someone doesnt know how to admit that they posted without knowing what they were talking about. Also wow the American channel is focusing on American skaters that they have easier access to than skaters from other countries? Who knew?

@DirtyPoul 6 жыл бұрын

Oh, forgot about a conclusion. I just want to say that I hope this makes it clear why I made my first comment. There's more to it than just this video.

@auki_8808 6 жыл бұрын

THANK YOU, I was just about to google who was the FIRST WOMAN to land a triple axel but you saved me the hassle👍🏻

@toohotohandle 6 жыл бұрын

"When Physics turns into poetry", I think this is the most beautiful quote I have heard in a long time.

@andreeam.1888 4 жыл бұрын

The editing on this video is so annoying to watch and follow

@itscoachmorphius123 4 жыл бұрын

Thinking the exact same thing, lots of pointless things inserted too

@stopzodiacsteryotypes8154 3 жыл бұрын

Ikr I think it's subliminal messages

@joaomatheus2813 3 жыл бұрын

thank you

@anti-ethniccleansing465 3 жыл бұрын

@Kaitlyn’s Creations That’s Vox in a nutshell!

@tiuhti__ 3 жыл бұрын

Not for me.

@issaosama4937 6 жыл бұрын

These dancers are top line athletes. Full on dedication and hard work for years and years non stop. Honestly just amazing work.

@sagejade8029 6 жыл бұрын

Don'tHateMe CauseYou'reWrong Figure skating is a sport as well as an art. These skaters enjoy what they do, just as any other athlete in any other sport does. It’s a passion.

@sagejade8029 6 жыл бұрын

Don'tHateMe CauseYou'reWrong It’s not useless if it brings joy, whether to the skater or the audience.

@kevinbooth- 6 жыл бұрын

Too bad it provides nothing of value to society, drains resources from the needy and promotes a confrontational and adversarial environment around the world.

@addisonlane1041 6 жыл бұрын

Don'tHateMe CauseYou'reWrong watching youtube videos is a waste of time why are you here and not contributing to society

@IsThisRain 6 жыл бұрын

Kevin Booth So does the NFL, Soccer, and Basketball. Are you gonna bash those sports too?

@aloisblazit0053 4 жыл бұрын

Vox's editing and style can give me a serious headache sometimes

@tri-eye5554 6 жыл бұрын

hold my beer

@amnayousif300 6 жыл бұрын

James Keo you go James .. show them how its done

@lordreyna6924 6 жыл бұрын

There's goes James leaning in front the rear, he gets ready... ⛸💨💨❄️

@Moonlight-mz7mu 6 жыл бұрын

James Keo LMAO

@janNowa 6 жыл бұрын

DO A BACKFLIP

@tonyflamingo3444 6 жыл бұрын

do a Quintuple axle and become the ice drill

@TheMorganVEVO 6 жыл бұрын

I’m so happy that people are appreciating and remembering what she did in figure skating. All the drama doesn’t take away from the way she made history in the sport.

@BokuPower 6 жыл бұрын

Actually, it kind of does.

@nottoday5324 6 жыл бұрын

BokuPower well it shouldn't.

@CarolineNiggAyaLee-Janet 2 жыл бұрын

IT IS impressive but she wasn’t the first woman but she was the first American woman and soon after another woman did a quad jump so I do say that media is focusing on her too much.

@MarceloRezende7 6 жыл бұрын

me: *watches this video* me: *spends next 2 hours looking at ice skating videos on KZfaq*

@loriloud6358 6 жыл бұрын

Marcelo Rezende same

@alphamail6269 6 жыл бұрын

Marcelo Rezende lmao

@ooflalabish4572 6 жыл бұрын

Lol sammme. My recommended page is full of figure skating videos

@jadynbonewitz 6 жыл бұрын

Same

@designworksdw1949 6 жыл бұрын

look up the quad axle because it makes this seem like a meaningless platitude to demean women and girls by not holding them o the same standards of everyone else.

@riichobamin7612 6 жыл бұрын

Why are they just obsessing about "the only American woman" ? What about other skaters of other nationalities who did this ?

@caroline5573 4 жыл бұрын

Riicho Bamin bc americans are making this

@BellyRenee 4 жыл бұрын

Because we are American

@phattorangecatto 4 жыл бұрын

@@brianchen8299 no actually. A Japanese lady did it in 1988 but okay lol

@Mopsbpv 4 жыл бұрын

Midori ito was the first women to do it she is Japanese and her jump was gorgeous too

@Dustie1984 4 жыл бұрын

1. this video was made by Americans 2. if something was so far only achieved by a single person then it is a special feat and thus worth putting emphasis on

@lsrasr158 6 жыл бұрын

If you are going to do a feature on ladies performing the triple axel, Midori Ito comes first. Not only as the 1st woman to complete the triple axel in world competition, but also the 1st woman to complete the triple axel at the Olympics. Her triple axels are always rated the best. Tonya only learned to do the triple axel because she saw Midori do it at the NHK competition in Japan in 1990. If you want to see a perfect triple axel watch Midori's long program skate at the 1990 Worlds at Halifax. In all 3 broadcasts of the competition, U.S., Canada and U.K. the commentators said it was the most incredible jump ever performed in world competition by a female competitor. Toller Cranston, the famous Canadian figure skater who was doing the Canadian broadcast said it was probably the best triple axel done at the competition including the men.

@lsrasr158 5 жыл бұрын

@The Name Thing Is Not Happening KZfaq Tonya tried a triple axel at the 1990 US Olympic Festival Figure Skating in her free skate and fell on it. That was before the 1990 NHK I mentioned above. I don't know if she attempted a 3A in competition before that or how long she may have been practicing it. A 2005 Spokane article I read on Tonya said that when Tonya and her coach Dody saw Midori land an incredible triple axel in practice at the 1990 NHK, Tonya decided when she got back home she would learn and add the triple axel to her program which she did at US Nationals in 1991. Midori I read was attempting the 3A in practice at 14 or 15 years old but suffered a fractured ankle so her coach banned it. After the Calgary olympics in 1988, Midori said in an interview that she decided she had to reactivate the triple axel in order to win at the world and olympic level. Her goal was to attempt and land a triple axel at the 1992 Olympics.

@ikea3035 4 жыл бұрын

they mention midori at 3:50

@lsrasr158 4 жыл бұрын

@@ikea3035 yes that is true. But Tonya is the focus of the video. Midori is barely mentioned.

@sakurauchiha03 4 жыл бұрын

Who cares she's not American.

@sakurauchiha03 4 жыл бұрын

@@lsrasr158 because Tonya is American.

@whenigrowup064 6 жыл бұрын

I think you missed an opportunity to update and praise Mirai as the first American lady to land a clean triple axel at the Olympics, on her way to a bronze team medal last night!

@EmilyExplosion27 6 жыл бұрын

And only the 3rd woman EVER to land it at the Olympics (after Midori Ito and Mao Asada.)

@gorillaguerillaDK 6 жыл бұрын

And when do you think this was recorded?

@creamithmanning2632 6 жыл бұрын

Yeah, it's too bad Vox doesn't have the ability to see the future.

@hopefulromantic. 6 жыл бұрын

joulipatchouli Dumbass

@EmilyExplosion27 6 жыл бұрын

VOX has put out very timely videos in the past. Obviously the footage was recorded a white back, but it would hardly have been a big deal to at least put an end card like "Congratualations Mirai for landing a clean triple axel at the Olympics!' if not an end card video message.

@syncout9586 6 жыл бұрын

And in 1991, President Ronald Reagan said these immortal words, " Mr. Gorbachev, HADOUKEN this wall!"

@fake._ 6 жыл бұрын

SyncOut 226 😂😂😂😂

@mandalbayarbileguun4299 6 жыл бұрын

Fake ‘.jooojkkkknmmnhjhpooojjjjijhhyj ĺ5kljhvsaas44j6ubgr lkkl‘ k‘l

@xmems 6 жыл бұрын

This comment 😂❤️

@mqverick9502 6 жыл бұрын

SyncOut 226 I heard that too

@joedigger9919 6 жыл бұрын

He said that in 1989 jackass

@mycahhh8810 6 жыл бұрын

skating videos are so satisfying to watch

@blackmould 4 жыл бұрын

The day someone lands a Quadruple Axel in competition, I will lose my mind!!

@fishythefish7984 4 жыл бұрын

possibly yuzuru hanyu

@jocykim 3 жыл бұрын

@@fishythefish7984 yeah he mentioned training for the quad axel so many times, at this point he probably already has it down:)

@fishythefish7984 3 жыл бұрын

@@jocykim yeah, i hope so, i'd love to see it! (and i love yuzu lol)

@jocykim 3 жыл бұрын

@@fishythefish7984 same! it would be quite amazing to see it happen, hope yuzuru stays safe and healthy✨

@fishythefish7984 3 жыл бұрын

@@jocykim yep!

@jayyyzeee6409 6 жыл бұрын

Tanya Harding is remembered for attacking her competitor, but damn, she nailed that insanely hard jump!

@kelm00 6 жыл бұрын

Jayyy Zeee i believe she has said that's what she wants to be remembered for

@TheJairjedi 6 жыл бұрын

Dont talk until you have seen I, Tonya

@averyvolk3355 6 жыл бұрын

Except for that whole part where she did not attack her.

@CitizenKane380 6 жыл бұрын

She didnt attack anyone

@janicegrailmer912 6 жыл бұрын

Wait, did she attack her competitor?

@Miimu5210 6 жыл бұрын

spin 2 win

@Roboardo 6 жыл бұрын

I understood that reference

@Meowblivion 6 жыл бұрын

I don't understand that reference

@inky_64 6 жыл бұрын

FOR DEMACIA!!!

@Lamb666 6 жыл бұрын

This made me explosion prematurely.

@sagar246246 6 жыл бұрын

currently doing the korean phase rush build and 17-3 now, spin 2 win.

@u-ar-e-mylight1217 3 жыл бұрын

Yuzuru Hanyu probably written this in one of his notebooks, also imagined it a thousand times so his body could simulate it easily. Ugh. Quad Axel, we will witness it soon, I just hope Hanyu would be the first one who will land it in a competition.

@Mia-rf1pu 3 жыл бұрын

Cool to see a yoongi stan here

@CarolineNiggAyaLee-Janet 2 жыл бұрын

Tbh, Yuzuru probably learned more from Midori than Tonya. Tonya was the first American woman but the first ever woman to do triple axel was a Japanese woman named Midori Ito. Also the first woman to do a quad jump was Miki Ando, another Japanese woman. So most likely his inspo comes from his own country not Tonya.

@TawonYounge Жыл бұрын

One year later and the first skater to land a quad axel in international competition is Ilia Malinin from the USA. Hanyu retired before he could successfully do it, but Ilia's quad axel is absolutely beautiful and phenomenal.

@u-ar-e-mylight1217 Жыл бұрын

@@TawonYounge Yeah I know, but in my opinion Ilia Malinin's Quad Axel isn't beautiful. He has this excessive skid that makes it a backxel technique. I prefer Yuzuru's technique in Beijing Olympics, 90° Pre-rotation and quick entry to Axis.

@u-ar-e-mylight1217 Жыл бұрын

@@Mia-rf1pu thank you 💜

@bluedancelilly 6 жыл бұрын

Cheers to Tonya! She landed not only 1, but 4 triples altogether in 3 different competitions. A rare and amazing skater.

@airjones45 6 жыл бұрын

Im going to be unstoppable next time I play trivial pursuit after binge watching vox.

@PHlophe 6 жыл бұрын

my triple axl are the magazines covers dedicated to black panthers. The time, GQ, esquire. finally got them all.

@itmehoesyt8826 6 жыл бұрын

darius jones lol

@julian-fricker 6 жыл бұрын

Next week on Vox, why zambonis are so loud

@katv4900 6 жыл бұрын

Zamboni S1E2 See that machine on the ice? We call it a *Zamboni*, but sometimes.. _they're_ not. See our new Vox series, about brand names becoming the de facto term, in Brandy, with host Brandi Meels-Walker. Feel free to send the check whenever, Vox.

@nakenmil 6 жыл бұрын

*voice speaks over footage of Zambonis* "But the Zamboni is more than just a vehicle for polishing ice skating surfaces..." *dramatic pause* "It's a symbol." *climpering, one-string music with stock footage of zambonis, while the scene changes to a academic office* *focus on man sitting in front of camera* Man: "Well, we really need to go into the history of the Zamboni, and the context in which it was conceived, and that's something that a lot of people can't do very easily." *shot of man blinking while voiceover speaks* VO: "This is Professor George Veldt, from the University of Toronto, he has researched Zambonis for eight years, and what exactly makes them so notable." Man, cont'd: "Well, they polish ice and that makes them really useful, and people needed that back in the day." *change shot to footage of historical Zambonis and various papers* VO: "But that's not all of it, research has shown that more than 37% of all Zambonis actually-" And so on. XD

@codiserville593 6 жыл бұрын

Enthused Norseman thank you

@deadfr0g 6 жыл бұрын

Enthused Norseman I feel like I've learned something here today. Or at least... 37% of something.

@howtosport6575 6 жыл бұрын

Got you to 1k likes

@uatoto7783 3 жыл бұрын

and yuzu wants to add another rotation to this... knowing his history with the triple, how it's basically HIS jump, it's no wonder

@Chikitew 3 жыл бұрын

Sorry but it’s not his jump. I have respect for him but these women made history with it.

@uatoto7783 3 жыл бұрын

@@Chikitew lol i didn't mean it's his jump like he's the only one with a claim to it or bc he made it the most famous. i'm calling it his jump bc if u know anything abt yuzuru, the triple is his default jump and he treats it like it's as easy as any jump with one rotation. not disrespecting these women and the history they made at all, just mentioning how yuzu has integrated it into his skating

@Melanie-jy2nw 2 жыл бұрын

@@Chikitew it’s not his jump but it isn’t their jump either if you’re making it about who did it first.

@yuliatishkova2024 6 жыл бұрын

Tonya was amazing.

@grimesey8327 6 жыл бұрын

MissingNo girl until she smashed Nancy's kneecap in lol

@ZacharyKhitmi 6 жыл бұрын

Grimesey she never smashed Nancy's kneecap, and she never intended to.

@grimesey8327 6 жыл бұрын

Zachary still intended to sabotage her though

@TD-il6ju 6 жыл бұрын

Grimesey well ... Nancy did it first

@kuromi5714 6 жыл бұрын

Grimesey You should see Nancy react to oksana that won a gold medal. She had a attitude. So she isn't a sweet heart either.

@Kira-jb1iq 6 жыл бұрын

vox Has me thinking about things i shouldn't

@PPatil-mw4qy 6 жыл бұрын

Tavi Ke There is no boundary to thought.

@justagerman140 6 жыл бұрын

Everyone would need to 'think about it' if you asked them to describe something - anything - in one word

@asanezz1111 6 жыл бұрын

Can you describe that feeling in one word?

@assaqwwq 6 жыл бұрын

historical

@tylerjhunter 6 жыл бұрын

Not to mention she only takes like 2 seconds

@Josh-hi2ti 6 жыл бұрын

no it cause triple axil

@justagerman140 6 жыл бұрын

Am.I.Thirsty Tho because they make it seem like it was important when it really isn't

@sumitshelkee 6 жыл бұрын

Physics into poetry 🎯👏

@rachelwharton4245 5 жыл бұрын

That editing drove me bonkers 😒 The whole time I was trying to understand the move so I could appreciate it and they would start to show the move and I would think, "Ah yes, here it is," and then they WOULD CUT AWAY. Then I was just annoyed with whatever they would show or say afterwards. Not even sure how many times that exact thought sequence happened during the whole thing. I'm definitely not watching again to count.

@NuclearCashew 6 жыл бұрын

Triple axel sounds like some sort of ultimate move done by the villain of an anime to increase their agility, speed and power. Villain: "Triple... AXEL!" *EXPLOSIONS EVERYWHERE WHILE MATTER IS SUCKED TOWARDS THE CENTRE*

@breadman8544 6 жыл бұрын

Nuclear Cashew it does doesn’t it 😂

@condition.130 6 жыл бұрын

I saw it with my eyes

@Pyrus425 6 жыл бұрын

Triple what? (Gets punched)

@Aiden-zi3xf 6 жыл бұрын

tripu axew.

@sovietonion72 6 жыл бұрын

Nuclear Cashew Sounds more like a car part.

@Supernaturlisch 6 жыл бұрын

I'm loving the figure skating focus! If people don't know how talented and powerful figure skaters are, they should now!

@0Clewi0 6 жыл бұрын

meh, this foucs comes and goes every 4 years

@obedchattergoon2780 6 жыл бұрын

It’s not the issue of understanding the talent, it’s about having interest in the activity in general. I have no real interest in a triple axel or anything about figure skating in general, but I don’t deny the fact that those figure skaters have talent or tons of hours of practice. I tried figure skating, it’s bloody tough. Yeah if I kept at it I would have been good by now but it just wasn’t my thing. The sport doesn’t appeal to me, it’s just a meh. I’m sure those people know that skaters have talent, they’re just not interested in the sport in general. It that could be said of a lot of other activities besides skating.

@dashoverton1963 2 жыл бұрын

Midori Ito had the best triple Axels. They were high, well-centered and seemed to float in the air. Watch her triple Axel at the 1990 World Championship in Halifax, or the one she did at the 1990 NHK Championships. Spectacular. To me, she was the best women’s jumper in figure skating.

@CarolineNiggAyaLee-Janet 2 жыл бұрын

First ever woman to land a triple axel in a world completion: Midori Ito 🇯🇵 First ever woman to land a quadruple jump: Miki Ando 🇯🇵 First ever American woman to land a triple axel in a word completion: Tonya Harding 🇺🇸 First ever woman to land three triple axels in one program: Mao Asada 🇯🇵 First ever American woman to land a triple axel in the Olympics: Mirai Nagasu🇯🇵🇺🇸

@kohtayasuda1984 Жыл бұрын

agree. Midori did a perfect triple axel in 1990 in Halifax and in 1993 and 1994 as a pro.

@cannibalcupcake333 6 жыл бұрын

She is the truest definition of wasted talent. She was such a powerful and phenomenal skater. It's too bad that things happened the way it did.

@anderjpoo 3 жыл бұрын

yep

@jaspermatty 2 жыл бұрын

She was also, dare I say...graceful!

@zf5214 6 жыл бұрын

MIRAI NAGASU MADE HISTORY

@dylanlourenco2611 6 жыл бұрын

Gina u

@dylanlourenco2611 6 жыл бұрын

Gina yy

@sanghwanpark5858 6 жыл бұрын

Dylan Lourenco first american woman to land triple axel in olympic games

@andreaklempay2044 6 жыл бұрын

VANITAS

@nathanhartanto2544 6 жыл бұрын

She was born to make history

@user-gf3wn1ne9n 6 жыл бұрын

Why is there always so much more focus on Americans? Tonya Harding was the first American woman to do a triple axel, but she was not the first woman in the world. Midori Ito was, but Tonya always seems to get mentioned a lot more when the triple axel is brought up. It's ridiculous.

@Colin-ut6cm 6 жыл бұрын

E - yah i know right its ao americanocentric

@RealShaktimaan 6 жыл бұрын

Cucky Betamore racist much

@XPimKossibleX 6 жыл бұрын

Cucky Betamore is this sarcastic or did you just say that honestly? Just curious

@user-gf3wn1ne9n 6 жыл бұрын

Cucky Betamore No, this is the internet. Wow, you're an American stereotype.

@QueenK88 6 жыл бұрын

E - maybe because were Americans!

@Mel-sp3xi 6 жыл бұрын

What happen was sooo wrong to Nancy. But after seeing tonya’s movie... it really shows sooo much insight to what she was going through her whole life.

@adua78 Жыл бұрын

Yes it does, but honestly most people who commit or conspire in such acts had some kind of poor upbringing. Also keep in mind, this was Tonya telling the story through her own filter. Grain of salt is somewhat required.

@jesseh8554 5 жыл бұрын

I'm trying to learn more about skating and here I am having a stroke watching this vid

@rosemimi973 6 жыл бұрын

Just the fact that Tonya used he Batman soundtrack is so epic. Better than the princess piano music... I once did a rhythmic gymnastics routine on a Nine Inch Nails song. Gotta do something different sometimes.

@Stella-cf4cl 6 жыл бұрын

Niroki Itisme i loves the fact that she refused to go along with the princess bullshit

@lkschlosser20 6 жыл бұрын

Niroki Itisme fdbdb uh f b fbfjgsbsbdnzlowieieieuruuhdiwokkwke Kvhhuuuuuuuuuuucza dc j

@lkschlosser20 6 жыл бұрын

Niroki Itisme gcg. Fty

@rosemimi973 6 жыл бұрын

Lauren Schlosser 🤪

@DA_BOID 6 жыл бұрын

I get confused. Was it Tonya that had a security guard demolish Nancy's legs or the other way around?

@jasper_of_puppets 6 жыл бұрын

The triple axel was performed the same year Street Fighter II and the "Tatsumaki Senpuukyaku" spinning kick came out... Coincidence? I THINK NOT

@zak14 6 жыл бұрын

A hotel ? Trivago

@perfoalvarado743 6 жыл бұрын

leatherwings007 Drcreate

@youwouldnotbelieveyoureyes6829 6 жыл бұрын

Coincidence I think not Hotel trivago

@pinklemonade6597 3 жыл бұрын

Midori ito is so underrated😔

@mohdumar4543 3 жыл бұрын

Saikii hated cats

@alyssabiscari2340 3 жыл бұрын

Not really

@CarolineNiggAyaLee-Janet 2 жыл бұрын

THIS

@CarolineNiggAyaLee-Janet 2 жыл бұрын

@firebrain2991 6 жыл бұрын

Who thinks Yuzu can land a 4A someday?

@rokinco8598 5 жыл бұрын

Firebrain not me.

@Lily-io1dp 5 жыл бұрын

Firebrain heck yes

@meghanair1706 5 жыл бұрын

YESSSS

@maggie-nv9vb 5 жыл бұрын

He said that he tried landing it in practice but it’s extremely hard , no body has ever attempted it in competition but maybe for the next Olympics we get one from him , tbh i would just rather see him skate the way he does , his usual routines are hard as heck already and the way he skates is just so beautiful that it doesn’t need to be drowned in countless technical elements

@meridesiree7940 4 жыл бұрын

Apparently he has landed it in harness and can complete the rotations (but not land) without harness already. I have hope he'll fulfill this dream of his as well in the coming 2-3 seasons. His axel is absolutely gorgeous and huge as it is, so i have no doubt that the quad version wouldn't be any less gorgeous.

@elisalukasik6334 6 жыл бұрын

So proud of Mirai for landing the triple axel at the Olympics!!

@drink15 6 жыл бұрын

Mr Gorbachev, Hadouken this wall. -Ryu Reagan

@ivanlavouras 2 жыл бұрын

I landed my double axel in competition the same day that tonya landed her triple axel on the 1991 worlds, excatly 30 years. Im a roller figure skater so a double axel is a big deal since each skate weights almost 2 kg, the most dificult jump ever landed is actually the triple axel, by only 3 men

@jaspermatty 2 жыл бұрын

Way to go!

@amisha25211 Жыл бұрын

Wow

@izzykiechel1712 6 жыл бұрын

ugh this guy annoys me, midori ito was the first women to land the triple axel EVER not just in world competition and why is he so focused on tonyas triple when midori did it first??

@Hjalmar_an_Craite 6 жыл бұрын

Because Tonya was an American. Who also became the subject of a huge scandal.

@julia-hv3of 4 жыл бұрын

Because tonya’s was more we’ll known. Don’t be upset with the dude. He probably didn’t write the script for the video, he was just doing his job.

@iBeFloe 4 жыл бұрын

He literally never implied Tonya was the first ever. He specifically said American. Vox has a heavy American audience because they’re an American company. Also, 3:54 because you apparently have the attention span of a potato

@shaunyjimenez9637 4 жыл бұрын

Because tonya was the first american

@lkn_7294 3 жыл бұрын

Hello! Please watch "I, Tonya" (if you haven't) because this says A LOT about Tonya Harding's backstory :) She has been through a lot, and yes maybe Midori did worked harder than her, but have you seen what Tonya has been through? She was raised from an abusive family where her mom forced her into skating and even went as far as to cancel her education. Following this, she ran away from home to live with her ex-husband only to know that he was abusive as well towards her. Also, if this wasn't disheartening enough, she got caught in a scandal where she is partly guilty for wanting to send death threat letters however she never planned to hurt Nancy Kerrigan physically (and for this she was given a 3 year life sentence far worse than the main suspects themelves while also having her career being put to an end). So I want to ask you to please, give Tonya Harding a shot at being put to the spotlight because this is the only and last time she will ever be in it. I love Midori too! She's so amazing for pulling off the courage and determination to do the first ever triple axle, but yes I just want Tonya to be acknowledged as well :)

@themasqueradeboi4370 6 жыл бұрын

Meanwhile my ass can’t even hold myself up when I’m trying to ice skate

@hotstuff400 6 жыл бұрын

Still for me Midori Ito has the most solid 3A in history. Tonya has the best 3A for an American. And Mao Asada has the most beautiful and elegant 3A from her entrance throughout her exit on the jump. And now Mirai's is surely something to watch out for.

@CarolineNiggAyaLee-Janet 2 жыл бұрын

@anisam2515 4 жыл бұрын

honestly, videos like these make me appreciate figure skaters wayyyy more

@rockybalboa165 6 жыл бұрын

Me: it's 3 am i should sleep (know nothing about figure skating) Brain: watch Why the triple axel is such a big deal

@itrebor 6 жыл бұрын

1:20 WAT.

@TravisMacMillan 6 жыл бұрын

YEa... wtf? Lol.

@juliusw6007 6 жыл бұрын

hahaha

@Yogscast222 6 жыл бұрын

What is that song ?

@BernardoPatino 6 жыл бұрын

*_A E S T H E T I C_*

@datathug 6 жыл бұрын

Here you go: s.awa.fm/track/52da9824f70201604c34/

@user-hm9mj1hc3j 6 жыл бұрын

Mirai Nagasu

@onepunchmanlookslikejohnny4089 6 жыл бұрын

加藤みずっち. what

@Sampsonoff 6 жыл бұрын

加藤みずっち Weebs DansGame

@Ge.no.va13 6 жыл бұрын

加藤みずっち “みらいなはす”

@emmettcant 6 жыл бұрын

love her

@3DegreesNorth638 6 жыл бұрын

Claire Knight Yep!

@kapildabi7544 6 жыл бұрын

At least show us the original video first...

@JennaLeigh 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this! As someone who loves watching gymnastics and figure skating, it was relatively easy to watch gymnastics and learn how stunts were performed and how a routine was created. With figure skating, I've never been able to figure out the difference in axels and for loops, and it drives me crazy!

@Melissa0774 6 жыл бұрын

Whose idea was it to use a Barbie doll?

@MetalHeart8787 6 жыл бұрын

Kens idea

@sidsbarber8005 6 жыл бұрын

ZAMBODIAN coming IN THE END OF THE VIDEO ITS GONA BE LOUD HEADPHONE USERs beware

@stocklilves4060 6 жыл бұрын

Sid's BARBER xD

@buttercupcoffee5972 6 жыл бұрын

Not all heros wear capes

@debbiegross3136 6 жыл бұрын

Sid's BARBER Thanks!

@696190 6 жыл бұрын

its written Zamboni. It works by spraying water over the ice and freezing it to create a fresh new layer of ice. the more you know...

@dirtypure2023 6 жыл бұрын

"Zambodian" Really?

@russellhan3534 Жыл бұрын

And now the quad axel has finally been done. Well done Ilia

@thehobbster6367 3 жыл бұрын

Harding is by far the best skater of her era and never got her due. Go Tanya!

@fadhilramadhani1847 6 жыл бұрын

In other words, I, Tonya is an amazing movie and Margot Robbie deserves an Oscar for it.

@youdeservetobehappynow7584 6 жыл бұрын

Fadhil Ramadhani YES

@RaymondHng 6 жыл бұрын

Allison Janney will get the Supporting Actress Academy Award.

@TheHalliday123456789 6 жыл бұрын

good movie, but she does not deserve it

@DianaPerez-tx9cv 6 жыл бұрын

Fadhil Ramadhani yes!!!!! I hate how I, tonya didn't get as much hype!! It's a beautiful movie

@GlacialScion 6 жыл бұрын

Fadhil Ramadhani This video had nothing to do with that movie.

@ali_tafa006 2 жыл бұрын

Scientists say this breaks the laws of physics. Figure skaters: *lemme just prove that wrong*

@ishapiang8193 6 жыл бұрын

Aaaaa! Goosebumps! I love Tonya and I LOOOVE Mirai. This video is everything

@valothebrute4028 6 жыл бұрын

Mr Gorbachev HADOOKEN this wall

@eleonoramustafaeva1303 6 жыл бұрын

Explain yourself

@ameyas7726 6 жыл бұрын

Mr Valo FINISH HIM !! ^^

@satisfy1039 6 жыл бұрын

ValoTheBrute u rang?

@valothebrute4028 6 жыл бұрын

its at 0:16

@dripshameless5605 6 жыл бұрын

Did he just say Bruce Wayne and Batman are the same person??? *dislike*

@gunnargrautnes4451 6 жыл бұрын

Hesperus is Phosphorus, and so on...

@AnonymousUser77254 6 жыл бұрын

I mean at least give a spoiler warning

@tmatt00 6 жыл бұрын

Roman Maclay but they are?

@woodneel 6 жыл бұрын

That's ridiculous! I mean you never see them in the same room together, but that's because Bruce Wayne would never be caught dead in those seedy crime-filled alleys where Batman hangs out! I mean, not after what happened to his parents all those years ago on Crime Alley... RIP Thomas and Martha Wayne. Stop besmirching poor Bruce's good name with these nonsense accusations! The guy's just trying to make a difference in the world (and probably trying to set the world record for most women dated during lifetime)!

@bdoglance 6 жыл бұрын

blasphemy I tell you!

@kati_ichigo Жыл бұрын

here after watching Ilia land a 4A, it’s so cool to see the progression in skating!!

@dbrowngs 6 жыл бұрын

Standing ovation for this video! Funny, beautiful, informative. Well done!

@xyon9090 6 жыл бұрын

*The Iron Lotus* From the movie, *"Blades of Glory"* is better haha.

@khoipham7209 6 жыл бұрын

The Iron Lotus from North Korea...........oh no do not search that

@yin1170 6 жыл бұрын

I agree 😂 it is such an under rated movie.

@billcipher1756 6 жыл бұрын

that is my mom's favorite movie

@abdoucheikh6038 6 жыл бұрын

Dean Natuno l

@co30walkk 6 жыл бұрын

Dean Natuno facts.

@roter13 6 жыл бұрын

Midori Ito is the first and still the best triple axle by a woman

@anciiie 6 жыл бұрын

first, yes. the best? i wouldn't say so. the girls just keep getting better and better with their jumping technique as time goes on.

@CarolineNiggAyaLee-Janet 2 жыл бұрын

@kohtayasuda1984 Жыл бұрын

@@anciiie you should watch her triple axel in 1990 and 1993.

@oranjelibertine 6 жыл бұрын

Love seeing Tonya Harding land that triple. Amazing. Must be such a good feeling. I meanwhile try to skate forwards, at a slow pace, without killing myself!

@dagmarzoepke6960 4 жыл бұрын

Tonya was the first and she was powerful . Her mum pushed her to be the best . Her husband Jeff lived from her money and ruined her carrier with planing the attack . Sad for her . She was so good .

@ucbinhnguyenmau6399 6 жыл бұрын

so because it's stupid hard ?

@woodneel 6 жыл бұрын

I had a similar response: "So... why is it such a big deal? It's not like figure skating is an easy sport in the first place. And doesn't the technique and caliber of athletes competing on international levels increase every decade anyways?"

@y09i_ 6 жыл бұрын

Exactly. This video basically says, "it's a very hard and risky move to do in a competition..." In a very slooooooow 5 minutes. They didn't even show the whole move in regular speed and that annoyed me.

@sidthesinger5508 6 жыл бұрын

Oekuez bro I was waiting for the move I regular motion the whole time too...

@libertarianvoter 6 жыл бұрын

For women, yes.

@RaymondHng 6 жыл бұрын

It's hard for males as well, but now men are doing jumps with four rotations: Quad toe loop Quad salchow Quad loop Quad flip Quad lutz No one was landed a quad axel however,

@ocean9137 6 жыл бұрын

"Tonya Harding, my star"

@LavenderLites 6 жыл бұрын

Ocean too bad she’s a crazy ass criminal!

@leliel6767 6 жыл бұрын

"With a Crowbar"

@leliel6767 6 жыл бұрын

Just saying the evidence is there, just saying

@elizabethluna7782 6 жыл бұрын

Its from a song

@lookmethecat 6 жыл бұрын

P A R I G O N 0w0 You could argue there’s enough evidence to say that almost anyone close to her did it.

@SafwenBaya 6 жыл бұрын

im in love with figure skating, Vox and MIRAI NAGASU now .. thnks

@t.j.7789 6 жыл бұрын

I really like this!!! Thanks for making the video.

@ne0ge047 6 жыл бұрын

To bad the only thing I know Tonya Harding for is the kneecapping of Nancy Kerrigan

@SagradaMascarita 6 жыл бұрын

ne0 ge0 Someone's never watched the smoking gun...

@ne0ge047 6 жыл бұрын

Looks like she was screeeeeetching kzfaq.info/get/bejne/rNWFgLSjsd_DpY0.html

@dianariley7199 6 жыл бұрын

ne0 ge0 Yeah same here,I was not into figure skating then and a teenager so I've always had s terrible impression of her.

@pepega8286 6 жыл бұрын

If you have to watch a movie to more more about her than just her crime, then she obviously isn't known for much outside of that

@violetevans1797 6 жыл бұрын

SisterAreDoingIt ForThemselves Actually when my dad broke his shoulder (fractured in four different areas) he didn't feel the pain of his shoulder, only the black eye he had gotten, he hadn't even noticed his arm was broken until he tried to move his arm and it felt numb. My brother broke his leg, split right down the middle of the bone and he hadn't felt anything, he couldn't walk on it but he never screamed in pain, only told the guy that tackled him that it was a good hit.

@OurFoundingLiars 6 жыл бұрын

The triple axel is also the name of the core component of the weather machine! Keep a s k I n g questions

@docbrown2020 6 жыл бұрын

Our Founding Liars the triple axel is also the finishing move for Kamen Rider Accel. Let's continue asking more questions

@SalmanShhh 6 жыл бұрын

I love your comments on every video

@ruthruthie2931 6 жыл бұрын

Hey I follow you on Instagram lol

@ruthruthie2931 6 жыл бұрын

42 degrees

@OurFoundingLiars 6 жыл бұрын

Ruth Sophia ❤️❤️That made me happy haha. Also I have youtube content too. Just saying

@isabelarroyo7175 2 жыл бұрын

And then we have Yuzuru Trying a Quad Axel.

@hiefa 4 жыл бұрын

"a triple axel turns physics into poetry"

@achimtitus1545 6 жыл бұрын

just met le see it....and the explain...

@qiqisongs 6 жыл бұрын

Achim Titus Watch Hanyu. He has the best 3A in the world, with the most difficult entries and exits.

@Mi-Nasuno 6 жыл бұрын

I thought they would use a person but instead they used Barbie....

@nntflow7058 6 жыл бұрын

It's soo hard that most athletes can't do it. Hence why they use CGI for the I, Tonya movie. Please do some basic googling before making that kind of comment.

@inahrum 6 жыл бұрын

correction. most WOMEN can't do it. most of the top men can do a triple axel, no problem

@takemetoyonk 6 жыл бұрын

Jack Regalado you'd think there's been HD slow mo research video of it by now

@maciejpociecha6357 6 жыл бұрын

inahrum first men to land a triple was in 1978, and when you say most, you mean a dozen or so men on the whole planet...

@0Clewi0 6 жыл бұрын

Yonk they probably have to pay for it, or they were paid by barbie

@onlinetrafficbuilder 6 жыл бұрын

Very interesting. Thank you for the explanations.

@luciamartinez2084 Ай бұрын

Thank you for the information!

@Artherus 6 жыл бұрын

Its almost impossible to do 3 spins. Katarina: Hold my beer.

@victoria-su9uj 4 жыл бұрын

Me before watching: yeah, why is it such a big deal? Me after watching: ohhhhhhhhhh

@Name-tn1zg 3 жыл бұрын

I don’t get it

@anyak1446 6 жыл бұрын

Congrats on this video, it's extremely well made.

@zeusmasterson4117 6 жыл бұрын

Cracked, you are so awesome! Thanks for the videos. I know nothing about skating, so this was really interesting.

@yuzurucorner 6 жыл бұрын

Ok but have you seen Yuzuru Hanyu's triple axel tho

@marlucy7463 6 жыл бұрын

i guess it's just more difficult for girls? idk.

@andrian007 6 жыл бұрын

Most guys can do it, probably because they just have stronger legs. It's a lot harder for girls, that's why it's really extraordinary when someone does it.

@leelaluna4777 6 жыл бұрын

Guys evolutionarily have more brute strength so yeh, but I wouldn't say "most guys can do it" 😂

@proxymoxie 6 жыл бұрын

Kim Yuna though

@jatdaman 6 жыл бұрын

Yuzu fans are so annoying

@modka613 2 жыл бұрын

can someone explain to me why it's a big deal for an American to do it and no one talks about the women that were actually first?

@OptimusPurp 4 жыл бұрын

Thanx for showing it cleary ;)

@Keewaf 6 жыл бұрын

love mirai nagasu, when i was 11, my family drove to lake placid to watch her skate at the 2007 junior grand prix, ill never forget her performances.

@giveussomevodka 6 жыл бұрын

Mooooom, they are action figures, not dolls >:(

@PoochieCollins 6 жыл бұрын

That's your story and you're stickin' to it!

@dusk4511 6 жыл бұрын

Yeah it's called a "Barbie action figure" lol

@Melissa0774 6 жыл бұрын

I wonder how many female skaters can do a triple axle reliably well when using a jump harness?

@Mergirl97 6 жыл бұрын

Gracie Gold was doing it on harness last season!

@thayrathyn 6 жыл бұрын

Well, it's not really gonna help her much now, is it?

@oliviaf7196 6 жыл бұрын

@phalollipop8256 5 жыл бұрын

At the end Tonya looked so happy when she landed and it made me happy lol

@lucaf7719 6 жыл бұрын

Great video! Keep it up!

@assbalonkerful Жыл бұрын

it's 2022 some body just landed the quad!

@EumelaninKnight 6 жыл бұрын

Think it'd be loud if a zamboni came while filming?

@daisylove410 6 жыл бұрын

Have and have not

@EumelaninKnight 6 жыл бұрын

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

@justinly974 6 жыл бұрын

“If you ask her to define triple axle in one word... she has to think about it.” I can’t think of a word that I could define in one word *without* thinking about it.