The Art of Figure Skating's Triple Axel | Faster Higher Stronger

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Olympic Figure Skating medalists Alexei Yagudin and Denis Ten talk us through the technique of one of the most complicated Figure Skating jumps... the triple axel.
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[@laurencedbest]

yuzuru hanyu triple axel is my fave the difficult entry the rotation on the air and the exit is so perfect the quality always there

[@asrirmu7327]

My most favorite triple axel is Yuzuru's axel. The lightness speed, flow, entrance and exit, the landing everything is perfect. And he can jump 3A without preparation and speed, just from a stand still. Wow just wow!

[@rainbowbecca3340]

Yeah!! Ikr!! He is amazing!!

[@rainbowbecca3340]

***** I see. That's cool!

[@yomyfellowchicksanddicksfr5625]

He makes it look so easy 💕 I really love Hanyu-senshuu's 3A. I think he also has the best 3A in the business

[@sta5348]

asri rmu I love his jumps, but one flaw is the tilt... He's more tilted which raises the chance of injury... Just like what happened to his knee

[@imazhanyu2754]

Stacy Ma the tilt's in his 3Lz, his 3A is perfect

[@phyrruskarimarmalgold3660]

Yuzuru Hanyu was undoubtedly the Axel King😍✨🏆🔥🙏🏻He has the best technique, the height, the entry, the exit, and the way he rotates it looks so majestic. There's so much regalness and it was always landed eloquently just like his other jumps especially quads.💐💖✊

[@sagel8519]

RIP Denis Ten 😖

[@graham_lively1732]

Cherie Lau yes I know... RIP Denis

[@XimenaSu1609]

Right now, IMO, Yuzuru Hanyu and Han Yan have the best 3A. Joshua Farris and Denis Ten have some great ones as well, but they may not as consistent on it and can have step outs and falls more often than the other two guys (Denis had an awesome 3A, idk why he struggled with it lately so much). From history, Midori Ito had a spectacular 3A, as well as Alexei Yagudin. And I can't leave Mr. Triple Axel Brian Orser out.

[@lavender_happiness4052]

hyunsifs88 nj

[@nieliangel]

Yuzu has the best 3A

[@edmundgeswein]

I wouldn't be surprised if everyone who can do a triple Axel is able to jump at least 2 feet in the air off of one foot at a stand still off skates. Obviously it' s not just technique. Many skaters don't get this jump because they simply don't have the physical ability to get in the air high enough.

[@esquibelle]

omg Dennis Ten ... RIP sweet angel

[@charlotte4496]

rest in peace, denis ten.

[@u-ar-e-mylight1217]

I'll comeback here and say Yuzuru Hanyu landed a 4A successfully in an ISU competition.

[@atlantis315]

oh how I wish to see it....it will be glorious :-)

[@useruknown6887]

This age well, his 4a got verified

[@Whuffles]

Denis Ten was so humble, talented and kind. Figure skating lost a true star that day...

[@user-vd4zu5lc1p]

Yuzuru is the BEST

[@BLACK_PEARL_]

My favorite 3Axel is Yuzuru's & Denis'

[@cent1metres]

how do they use yuzu as an example of a perfect 3A yet they never give him +5 GOE for his axels ..

[@rohanamonzon5990]

RIP Denis Ten 😢

[@gabriellyalvesmachado3895]

Mao asada triple axel queen

[@user-jy8yi1ux4x]

lololololololololololol

[@user-jy8yi1ux4x]

She is just FAKE triple axel queen

[@erivera4928]

midori ito is the 3 axel queen

[@sarac.9384]

I think Midori Ito had the best 3A but Mao deserves props for being the first woman to land 3 at the Olympics and for landing more than any other woman had before. So both are 3A queens.

[@sarac.9384]

They should have also included Midori Ito (first woman to land a triple axel) and Mao Asada (the woman who landed the most triple axels and first to do three in one competition) in this video. But other than that, nice video!

[@SMCrespo]

Wow Yagudin... that memories.... Awesome!!! One of my favorites programs! My love at figure skating was him, amazing! And now, our Javier Fernández, come on!

[@SkatingISU]

Great interventions from great skaters, past and present.

[@piznoctsauo8141]

The best exits I've ever seen from a 3A (Triple Axel) are those of Oda Nobunari: fast, sustained, deep edge on a soft knee. It's breathtaking.

[@harumih.3727]

Yuzuru landed 4A at the practice of Japan National 2021!

[@JaimeLynnHudson]

too bad ISU is sink this beautiful sport

[@mailenc5620]

Mao asada

[@jelenagaric6244]

Please make a video with more infos about speed skating short track...pleaseeee !!!

[@claradiekelmann219]

Has landing double Axel!!😳😳😱😱

[@angelicakovacs1113]

Yagudin’s 3A, so far never got surpassed. Watch his 3A at 1998 Nagano EX,

[@SThunderchild]

No women...let's just ignore Mao Asada.

[@xevie37x]

and mirai nagasu

[@Rainy1028]

killappeal and midori ito

[@piznoctsauo8141]

Asada Mao is just one of six women who EVER attempted (succesfully) the 3A on competition. I believe she's the one who jumped more triple axels in a competitive career ever.

[@GorgieClarissa]

tonya harding

[@antonkanu]

killappeal Elizaveta tutkamysheva

[@CherryBomb826]

i used to do these when i learned skating but i haven't done them in four years :(

[@summerpark6082]

Seeing Denis in the clip makes me sad. RIP

[@ivanlavouras]

i prefer ito,s or tonya´s one

[@maysaraqueel3819]

Yuzuru Hanyu ❤ o GOAT de todos os tempos

[@armygot7778]

1:52 whose performance was it? Can anyone send me the link?

[@lilanarnarin2400]

I'm probably late to answer. That's Alexei Yagudin in 2002 olympics. That's his famous step sequence in his short program named Winter. You can actually see parts of his program in this video too.

[@jules8062]

I don’t know much about figure skating but I’m wondering why it seems to be harder for women to land the triple axel compared to men?

[@qiqisongs]

They have curvier body.

[@bobthetaco1057]

oshzyx since women naturally have wider hips it's much harder to get the center of gravity that they need :)

[@benbailey159bb]

Because on averave the female body is less physically powerful than the male body. It's a biology thing - male bodies are evolved to you 100% of available resources whereas female bodies are evolved not to use 100% of available resources because they need unused capacity to be able to grow a human baby

[@swaingles]

iT'S hard to achiever it, but it is harder and more valuable when it comes the combination of two triple and double jumps.

[@LennonTheBunny]

They should have interviewed Tonya Harding for this. One of the few women to have mastered it.

[@jenniferhiemstra5228]

Sadly mastered is not the right term here. She landed it in competition once, and never did again, as that's when her life began to really fall apart. She seemingly was able to do it in practice well enough, but never again in competition.

[@LennonTheBunny]

What are you talking about? She landed it in competition a handful of times including internationally at the 1991 World Championships. She nailed it all of 1991 and then her ability to do it started to decline in 1992 when her career took a turn in general. Please do your research.

[@jenniferhiemstra5228]

You’re right, for whatever reason my brain was not on straight. I still however, hesitate to use the term mastered. Even with those handful of times, it still never seemed to be consistent.

[@piznoctsauo8141]

@Lennon The Bunny Why specifically Tonta? Because you just watch her 'story' in a 'movie'? If going for women's 3A, they SHOULD've interviewed Midori Ito, which 3A was far superior than Tonya's. Absolute perfection.

[@esml373]

Midori Ito is actually the queen of the triple axel! hers is the highest, fastest and cleanest! she was also the very first woman to land it in competition so she stays the master of it! even Mao Asada has better triple axels than Tonya

[@summerpark6082]

No one could jump 3A higher and farther than Alexei's. Alexei retired from his eligible career in 2003 but he still show up in Olympic official clip on technical elements of figure skating. The Best male skater ever. A Living legend.

[@illstandbyyou1827]

Yes, that is why his jump 3A is more attractive. Untill I still watched his programs in SLC 2002 many times that feeling like yesterday.

[@qiqisongs]

Summer Park Hanyu's 3A is farther than Yagudin's.

[@fayleurefayleure1495]

When you're 19 and you can't even ice skate

[@AsirSCicek]

if the subject is triple axel then yagudin is the best.His triple axels is so high and perfect.

[@ZoltanneVarga-jn9oy]

not perfect. high but he has something mess with his legs..

[@AsirSCicek]

Zoltánné .Varga ofc not always perfect because of leg injury i guess

[@ZoltanneVarga-jn9oy]

no. not perfect. one of the bests but not the best. sorry.

[@AsirSCicek]

Zoltánné .Varga then i should suggest you to watch 1998-2000 s world and grand prix champ. :)

[@AsirSCicek]

Zoltánné .Varga and dont forget wear glasses :)

[@Hope_Sherlock1]

Didn’t add Mao but added Sotnikova at the end 😑

[@anonimorph]

ioc be simpin the russians

[@stefanstalker9607]

when your a thirteen year old guy and can't do a double axel yet🙃

[@latonyajohnson3724]

Stefan Stalker I can't even professionally skate :(

[@npies9334]

Stefan Stalker When you're a thirteen year old guy that doesn't understand the difference between your and you're.

[@Flopped69]

Stefan Stalker you're just 13. Don't act like you're too old. LOL.

[@Sulbactam]

Stefan Stalker it’s fine! practice makes it possible and better anyway. don’t mind these trolls before my comment

[@lilyharper6691]

Them doing triple axels me doing single axels 🤦🏽‍♀️

[@scottibrown3274]

Low key a little bit disappointed that they didn’t have any women in this video.

[@amandaedwards4728]

That sad moment when you're 14 and you can hardly do a single axel 😹

[@amandaedwards4728]

+Jewli_ett hopefully!

[@urhao]

Amanda_ Edwards the sad moment when your 12 and can’t skate

[@vadalee6301]

Why do I see men doing Triple Axels all the time but it is a rare occurrence in women's skating?

[@christinalevan610]

I don't know if you know already, but its because of the difference between a man and a woman's body. Since a woman's body is curvier, they won't be able to spin as quickly as men and complete the correct number of rotations. That's why you can see young girls doing triples and quads, but rarely after puberty.

[@vadalee6301]

Christina Levan That was what I was thinking at first.

[@narumi7570]

*watches yuri on ice* OMG MOM I WANNA SKATE

[@alsoleve99]

HaHa Love Adelina at the End!

[@sungmib1347]

I agree(≥∀≤)/

[@aracelichely2954]

This channel wants to see the world burn in flames. They know what most of the people think of adelina and yet they still use an image of her, it's so uncomfortable :/

[@anonimorph]

denis :(

[@eda5936]

Denis Ten's axel is nothing to scoff at.

[@JorgeGarcia-gm6hh]

Queen Adelina at the end!! LOVER HER SO MUCH!!!

[@aracelichely2954]

"Queen" jajajja that always make me laugh 🤣 it just never gets old jajjaja 😂

[@sergiocancino5988]

Yuri on ice bring me here

[@Bnizzofashizzo]

On the circuit now, Denis Ten's is the best

[@latonyajohnson3724]

0:08 YURI

[@beninglintang4895]

Latonya Johnson hahaha. nope.

[@yomyfellowchicksanddicksfr5625]

Latonya Johnson nope

[@ryleecynthia1234]

Tonya Harding did it better