Jackson Haines (1840–1875) |
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First to wear blades that were permanently attached to the boot. |
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First sip spin. |
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Introduced accompanying music (a new concept at the time). |
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Establishment of the Vienna School which later founded the International Skating Union (ISU) |
Axel Paulsen (1855-1938) |
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First skater to perform the Axel jump which is named after him, in 1882 |
Ulrich Salchow (1877–1949) |
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Development ice skates with slightly serrated blades |
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Invented Salchow Jump |
Werner Rittberger |
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Invented loop jump in 1910 |
Gillis Grafström (1893–1938) |
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Invented the flying sit spin. |
Alois Lutz (1898-1918) |
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Invented the jump that carries his name (the Lutz) which was first performed in competition in 1913. |
Sonja Henie (1912-1969) |
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Henie, a ten-time world champion, brought a new style to figure skating in both athletic practice and dress. Previously, female figure skaters had skated in bulky clothing and long skirts. Henie broke with tradition by wearing a short knee-length skirt during her routines. |
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First female skater to perform an Axel jump |
Bruce Mapes (1901–1961) |
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Invented the flip jump and in 1920 the toeloop, which is called by his last name in artistic roller skating |
Cecilia Colledge, (1920–2008) |
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First female skater to perform a double jump in competition, |
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First to perform camel spin in 1935 |
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First to perform layback spin in 1935 |
Dick Button |
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First double Axel in Competition |
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First triple jump (loop) |
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Invented the flying camel spin in the 1940s. It was originally known as the Button camel.
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Carol Heiss-Jenkins (born January 20, 1940) |
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First female to land double axel. |
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One of her trademarks was doing a series of alternating clockwise and counterclockwise single axels. |
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Rotated her jumps clockwise and spins counterclockwise |
Vern Taylor |
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First to land a triple Axel in competition at the 1978 World Figure Skating Championships. |
Midori Ito |
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First female to land a triple Axwl in competition at the 1988 NHK Trophy |
Rena Inoue and John Baldwin, Jr. |
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First pair to perform a throw triple Axel in competition at the 2006 U.S. Figure Skating Championships |
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