"Toeloop" | From 3T to 4T
here's his "QUAD" attempt
24 years
Yes! he turns out that landing!
"Salchow" | From 3S to 4S
43 years
"Lutz" | From 3Lz to 4Lz
it's beautiful!
He made it! 3Lz!
49 years
"Flip" | From 3F to 4F
3F, done!
35 years
history making 4F!
"Loop" | From 3Lo to 4Lo
64 years
100 years of figure skating: Part 1
the sense of style has evolved dramatically as the sport has developed
from an emphasis on school figures to the importance of jumps
3A! He landed that successfully!
1900- 1920s | Dawn of figure skating jumps
towards the end of the 19th century
there came a move to organize these on ice activities
1920s: Modern repertoire of jumps were developed | Toe jumps (T, F, Lz) and Edge jumps (S, Lo, A)
Sonja Henie was the first lady to land 1A, back in 1920s
1930s | Jumps began to play major role in figure skating free program
Skaters began to experiment with double jumps
Montgomery Wilson performed the first double jump in an official ISU competition
1940s | Double jumps stalemate during World War 2
World War II broke out
And most competitions came to a halt
While skaters practiced double jumps in private
Multi-revolution jumps became emphasis in figure skating
In the 1940s, there was a dynamic surge of high jumps
All jumps became "double" by the end of World War II
1948 Olympics (First Olympic after WWII), Dick Button landed historic first 2A
He also performed the first 2S-1A sequence in the same competition
1950s | Dawn of Triple Jumps Era - Men began to experiment triple revolutions jumps
1952, Dick Button landed the first 3Lo
1955, Ronnie Robertson landed the first 3S
In 1955, American David Jenkins landed 3A in Ice skating show (Not recognized in ISU sanctioned competition)
3A, a turn that starts forward is landed backwards after the skater has made 3.5 revolutions
Meanwhile..
Double jumps became common for ladies figure skaters
1953, Carol Heiss landed the first 2A for ladies, 5 years after men did
1960s | Ladies began to land triple jumps
Meanwhile, Donald Jackson landed the first 3Lz in history
he's 21 years old
if he's going to win the world championship tonight and many people had expected him to do it
he must give the greatest performance of his life
He made it! A beautiful 3Lz!
In 1962, Petra Burka set the standard
she would complete a triple jump
a jump that would not become the norm for years to come
1968, Gabriele Seyfert (Germany) landed the first 3Lo for ladies
1970s | Triple jumps became common for all skaters
1978, Denise Biellmann landed the first 3Lz for ladies
1976, the first backflip on ice was performed
Terry Kubicka landed the first and only legalized Backflip in the 1976 Winter Olympics
Then ISU banned the Backflip
It was considered too dangerous, 2 points will be deducted if skaters perform it in the competitions
1998, Surya Bonaly's rebellious backflip | totally illegal in competition
she's doing this to get the crowd
she's gonna get "deduction"
basically she's showing the world she can do the backflip
she's probably gonna turn professional (retired) right after this anyway
so it's like, I don't care about the medals. I want to get the crowd
I'm having trouble with the 3Lz,
backflips is gonna get me the WOW
the reaction from this judging panel will be really interesting
1980s | Nascent of Quad Era
the quest for the QUAD has been underway for years
Alexander Padeof has been trying since 1983 with no success
Joseph Sabovcik (Czech) almost pulled 4T off two years ago
The first 4T in competition!
but the judges said no
and skating fans remember Brian Boitano's attempt at 1987 world championships
Canada's 21 year old, Kurt Browning was planning to attempt the 4T
something never before achieved in competition
This is what he did in the warm-up
4T! Ah! perfect!
the only problem is the adrenaline and here's his QUAD attempt
And Kurt Browning became the first men in history to land 4T
Yes! Oh! He turns out on landing!
But I think if they don't ratify that one, I don't know what to say..
Meanwhile, ladies landed the first 3Lz and 3A in 1980s
In 1981, Katarina Witt and Manuela Ruben both listed as the first women to land the first ratified 3F
1988, Midori Ito (Japan) became to first lady to land the 3A
She is also the first lady to land 3-3 combinations jump - 3T-3T
12 years ago in 1981.
1990s | Stalemate of figure skating jumps development
Quadruple jumps did not become common after Kurt Browning did in 1988
1991, Elvis Stojko challenged 4T combinations
gorgeous 4T-2T! unbelievable
Very very few skaters challenged the QUADS in 1990s
Until Timothy Goebel (US) challenged 4S in 1998
beautiful combination
it's a very difficult dance form
But what a beauty that was! 4S-3T
Timothy was the first person to land 3 QUADS in a competition
quad triple double | 4T-3T-2Lo
Evgeni Plushenko was the first skater to land 4T-3T-2Lo and then followed by 4T-3T-3Lo
he just keeps adding more and more! excellent!
2000s | Quadruple jumps started gaining popularity
After the rivalry of Evgeni Plushenko vs Alexei Yagudin in 2002 Olympics
He didn't do a combination but he knows he doesn't need to do that! (After Evgeni's flop)
his first two jumping passes are unbelievable
this first one, 4T combination
4T-3T-3Lo and he steps out of the last jump
that would have been the first quad triple triple in history
4T-3T-2Lo
Meanwhile, Miki Ando landed the first QUAD, 4S for ladies in 2002 JGPF
Meanwhile..
Jumps became emphasis in pair skating
2005, Meagan Duhamel / Ryan Arnold (Canada) landed
First side by side 3Lz in history
2006 Olympics, Rena Inoue / John Baldwin (Canada) landed the first throw 3A
2007, Tiffany Wise / Derek Trent (Canada) landed the first throw 4S in international competition
wow there it is! the first time in an international competition
Yuna Kim won the Women's Gold medal with a 3Lz-3T combination in 2010 Olympics,
broke 150 marks first time in women's free skate
Meanwhile, Mao Asada landed 3 Triple Axel (3A) in the same competition
yeah! first woman in history to do three triple Axels in a competition ever
2010s | The Quad Era - Quadruple jumps become common for men and women by late 2010s
2012, Brandon Mroz (US) landed the first 4Lz
2013, Kevin Reynolds (Canada) became the first skater to land 5 QUADS in one competition (2 in the SP, 3 in FS)
2014, Yuzuru Hanyu (Japan) became the first skater to break 100 points in SP
2015, Boyang Jin (China) landed the first 4Lz-3T in history
and he's done it
2016, Shoma Uno became the first skater to land 4F in competition
a few months later, in late 2016, Yuzuru Hanyu became the first skater to land 4Lo in competition
2018 Olympics, Nathan Chen became the first men to land 6 Quads in a free skate
This is No. 6! YES!!
he was planning five QUADS! he did six!
2018, Hanyu landed the historic first 4T-3A sequence
4T right into a 3A - new element for him this season
2019, Hanyu landed first 4T-1Eu-3F combination
Meanwhile, Alexander Trusova was making history for women's figure skating
She landed 2 QUADS, 4S and 4T in Junior World Championships in 2018
She continued to land all the first QUADS for ladies, 4F, 4Lz, first to land 2,3,4,5 QUADS in a competition
And that is history make right there
2021, Adeliia Petrosian (Russia) landed first 4Lo-2T in a domestic competition (Under-rotated)
Meanwhile you can see skaters continue to challenge more difficult jumps in practice
By the end of 2020s era, what will be the future of figure skating?
Maybe Quintuple jumps?
Will 4.5 revolutions jump finally be landed in mankind history?
100 years of figure skating