Triple Axel in a sentence

Kihira opened with a triple axel, triple toe loop combination and added six more triple jumps - including another triple axel - to become the first Japanese skater to win the NHK Trophy since Miyahara in 2015.

Kostornaia, another prodigy of savant coach Eteri Tutberidze, began with a triple axel, then landed a triple lutz, before hitting a triple flip/triple toe loop combo.

While competitors Harding and Japan ’s Midori Ito were consistently landing the difficult triple axel jump in competition, Yamaguchi instead focused on her artistry and her triple-triple combinations in hopes of becoming a more well-rounded skater.

Despite her stumble as she landed the jump, Nagasu attempted a triple axel, which has a higher base value than Tennell’s double axel.

Chiu was the only man to land both a quad-triple combination and a triple axel.

Tuktamysheva received 76.17 points for her routine that included a triple axel and a triple lutz.

During her title-winning program, Harding attempted and landed the extremely difficult triple Axel.

He should know, as the coach for both Zhou, who just landed the first Olympic quad Lutz, and Mirai Nagasu, the American skater who just became the first woman to land a triple axel at Olympic competition.

The 20-year-old, the only Japanese skater in the senior men’s competition after compatriot Yuzuru Hanyu decided to sit out due to a right ankle injury, under-rotated his opening quadruple jump but recovered with a triple axel to stay in contention.

The triple axel was the first jump in her routine.

The United States was third, led by Mirai Nagasu, who gave a near-perfect performance that an extremely difficult triple axel, eight years after her last Olympic appearance.

Going into the Olympics as a medal favorite in a strong field, Boitano missed his triple axel combination during the short program for the first time in his career.

Orser made one small mistake on a jump and omitted his planned second triple axel.