Sport: In figure skating the triple Axel — 3.5 rotations in th…

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Did you know? In figure skating the triple Axel — 3.5 rotations in the air — is one of the hardest jumps. For women it was first done in 1988 (Midori Ito); only 12 female skaters have ever done it successfully in competition. The origin: Axel Paulsen, a Norwegian who invented it as a single Axel in 1882.

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In figure skating the triple Axel — 3.5 rotations in the air — is one of the hardest jumps. For women it was first done in 1988 (Midori Ito); only 12 female skaters have ever done it successfully in competition. The origin: Axel Paulsen, a Norwegian who invented it as a single Axel in 1882.

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