axel

1. (figure skating) A jump that includes one (or more than one) complete turn and a half turn while in the air.Examples: "Wylie, however, landed his Olympic axels beautifully and electrified the crowd as he capped a skating career that began at age three in Aspen, Colorado, when he followed two older sisters onto the ice."; "Men had to do triple Axels or at least attempt them with tenacity."; "[…]King et al. (1994) and King (1997) compared single, double, and triple axels of junior and senior level skaters; Albert and Miller (1996) compared single and double axels of “good” figure skaters;[…]."Synonyms: axel jump