Favourite jumps of the last season

[CanadianSkaterGuy]

Ugh, that's just your projection. How about just judging the movements as they are without these ridiculous interpretations? I've seen a 5yo girl use the blade grabbing exit, it's not some Eteri invention. And it's certainly far more interesting than a LFI choctaw, especially with how deep the landing edge is. I can't help but roll my eyes at the "LFI choctaw" suggestion, in fact. Sheesh. We've seen enough of those for a couple of lifetimes.

Well, that's just your projection too. I'm not saying the blade grabbing exit is an Eteri thing; what I was trying to say is, the way Tarakanova executed that it came across as contrived and "trying to get more points". Whereas some transitions/creative exits are more seamless and finessed. As far as depth of the landing edge, come on... anyone can do a jump landing leading into a pivot, you just lean your body, and most skaters could grab their free leg and yank it up for a split second to "get the GOE bullet"... to me, it's prettier to have a prolonged landing edge that shows control and security of the landing and then do an exit transition that emphasizes this control. I get that's what Tarakanova is trying to do, but it just looks so rushed and contrived.

I like the landing of the jump to be the highlight, the "bang!" moment - and I really dislike when a creative exit is "thrown in there" in an obvious attempt to get more points.

p.s. Have we really seen a ton of RBO-LFI choctaw exits? It seems skaters are so preoccupied with doing a "flashy" creative exits (spiral/twizzle/spread eagle/etc.) that subtle ones like a RBO-LFI choctaw are more rare. Could you provide more examples of skaters other than Kim doing this "LFI choctaw", seeing as how there are "enough of those for a couple lifetimes"?

 

[Shayuki]

As for my favorite jump this season, it's still the one in Anna Shcherbakova's FS. It's not quite as good as I'd like but hm, it still is my favorite jump this season.

I wonder why some people like to judge others' choices.....

Indeeeed!

 

[ladyjane]

Apologies...'stole' this subject in my own thread on twists....

 

[Spirals for Miles]

Speaking about jumps, here is my pedestal
1) Trusova
2) Trusova
3) Trusova

The undisputed Quad Queen

 

[Tutto]

Apart from already mentioned 4lz I loved Kolyada's 4T-3T in SP in Milan - perfection, quoting BESP ''wow, that's as good as it gets for 4T-3T, look at GOEs!''

 

[yoloaxel]

Okay so, apart from the "Yuzuru Ballade 3A"...

- Kolyada's 4Lz at CoC
- Gabby's 3T-3T at CoC
- Alina's solo 3F rippon (pretty much all of them tbh)
- Yuzuru's 4T-3T in the OG SP
- Evgenia's 3Lo (pretty much all of them tbh)
- Boyang's 4Lz at 4CC
- Alena Kostornaya's 3F-3T rippon (pretty much all of them tbh)

 

[mermaidfestavol3]

All of Kaori Sakamoto's successful 3Lo, but I particularly loved the one in her FS at Skate America

Count me in for this one too. Gorgeous entry, height, and distance. https://youtu.be/m9XEhwAJLCI?t=2m18s This is her 3Lo in the Skate America SP which is where I first really noticed the amazing power.

 

[russianfan]

https://youtu.be/uMw4rLO7sD8?t=156

 

[Tulipstar]

I wonder why some people like to judge others' choices.....

Yes. I made this positive thread because it's nice to talk about your favourite jumps.
No need to write long comments about why you don't like other people's favourites.
Thanks.

 

[Leonardo]

Nana Araki's 3lz at....i can't choose: Great great great!!!

Best jumping technique we've seen in ladies since Yuna Kim! Minimal prerotation, correct edge and use of the toepick and huge height. Actually almost all of her jumps are HUGE and technically stronger and cleaner than anything we've seen lately. She gets some incredible height https://www.sports.ru/tribuna/blogs/ternovblogfk/1571952.html

 

[narcissa]

Okay, so I appreciate the intricacies of this jumping pass, but there is something so contrived about the exit of this. It's almost like you can picture Eteri commanding her from the boards to grab her blade for that extra GOE bullet.

I agree, I actually HATE blade grab exits because it totally disturbs the flow. I guess I could change my mind but I haven't seen anyone do it really well. Something like a twizzle exit that actually continues the flow would look way better. Just my opinion, of course.

 

[iorii]

Since Shoma and Yuzuru have been mentioned, every 3Lz/first jumping pass of Alena's on FS https://youtu.be/_EhO55MEmSE?t=124

 

[Tulipstar]

Apologies...'stole' this subject in my own thread on twists....

No problem

 

[BillNeal]

Shoutout to Loena Hendrickx for her Rippon Lutz with beautiful extension during Euros. I'm not a fan of excessive tanos and rippons but she does a good job of varying her arm positions in the jumps throughout her program and within her combos.

 

[karne]

Max's glorious 4T-3T at the start of his FS at 4CC. After the great grief of Nationals he could have been forgiven for staying home and choosing not to come; but he chose otherwise, to rise up and prove that he was more than worthy of a spot on the Olympic team and that he was still a skater not to be underestimated or disregarded.

Additionally, his 3A-2T and 3A at Worlds in the FS. Undertrained, underestimated, underloved, and underappreciated, but those jumps were his rally in the FS, and they started the series of jumps that saw him still score high enough that he finished ahead of one of the Chosen Ones and that he was part of the three spots being kept.

 

[Fluture]

Yuzu‘s 3A!!!
Alina‘s 3Lz-3Lo at the Olympics, gave me chills
Evgenia‘s 3Lo and 3S
Basically every jump Alena Kostornaya does
Trusova‘s 4S

And probably countless others I forgot to mention

 

[pohatta]

Han Yan's 3A's must get a mention. Especially his SP at Four Continents and Olympics, where I believe he got the same GOE as Yuzuru.

 

[IndiaP12]

Alina’s 3f+2t+2lo in her FS at pretty much every single competition [emoji7][emoji7] what a combo. The music timing, just everything about it, agh. I don’t think she’s ever fallen or messed up that one. Just beautifulll. Also her 3lz+3lo of course [emoji7]

Also Mikhail Kolyada’s 4lz at Cup of China, omg, the ease and height and flow...it looks like he’s sailing through the air

 

[The Queen Of Quads]

Speaking about jumps, here is my pedestal
1) Trusova
2) Trusova
3) Trusova

Completely agree . Hail to the Quad Queen!!!

 

[TontoK]

Vincent Zhou's 4Z-3T(Rippon) in the USNats short program.

He also did a humdinger at the Olympics.

He's been rightfully called out for some <'s when he gets nervous, but these were pristine and gasp-inducing.