Jumps are undoubtedly a hallmark of the sport of figure skating. They often overshadow the other technical elements during media coverage of competitions. I think with good reason--they are the hardest elements worth the most points after all. Skaters even tend to obsess over them, and consider perfecting them more of a milestone than anything else.
That's why I thought it was super cool that the Broadmoor Skating Club in Colorado is taking jumping competition to a new level. National Champ Michael Weiss is helming the star-studded operation, which is no surprise, given he is the poster skater for jumping. He was the first American to land a quad in competition (quad toe). Observe his majestic "tornado," a gymnastics-esque full twisting backflip on ice. (Sorry the video is a touch crappy.)
Michael Weiss also gives a great video tutorial on jumps over at MonkeySee.com.
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