a jump in which the skater takes off from the forward outside edge of one skate, makes one and a half, two and a half, or three and a half turns in the air, and lands on the backward outside edge of the other skate
Word origin
C20: named after Axel Paulsen (1855–1938), Norwegian skater
axel in American English
(ˈæksəl)
noun
a jump in figure skating in which the skater takes off from one skate, does one and a half turns inthe air, and lands on the other skate, facing in the opposite direction but moving in the same direction
see also Lutz
Word origin
after Axel Paulsen (1865-1938), Norw figure skater