Yukari Nakano triple axel
This is it, from her Skate Canada long program 2007.
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| 1. Approach on right back outside edge about to step forward, note head is looking forward, right shoulder forward. |
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| 2. Stepping forward, starting to bend |
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| 3. On left leg, bending left knee, right leg is moving to the back, both arms forward and down |
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| 4. Bending skating knee, free leg extending to back |
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| 5. Deep bend of skating knee (right) and free leg |
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| 6. Arms to back, applying power, free leg moving forward |
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| 7. Free leg swinging forward, outside edge deepening |
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| 8. Outside edge deep, free leg moving forward, skating knee straightening |
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| 9. Legs come together, arms come up and in |
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| 10. Slightly later, skating leg comes almost to a stop, outside edge is hooking in about to hit the toe |
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| 11. Hitting the toe, arms up and coming in, free leg has stopped forward momentum, skating knee almost fully extended |
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| 12. Last moment of takeoff, hitting the toe, note that at this point the skater is facing back the way they came, arms almost in |
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| 13. First moment of takeoff, skating leg fully extended, free leg (right) has stopped and will start to move down, arms not in yet. |
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| 14. Early air position, right leg is pushing straight down, arms are in |
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| 15. Half a turn later, arms in tight, back up straight, right leg is being pushed down. |
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| 16. Mid flight, position tightening |
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| 17. Mid flight, nice tight air position, note right leg is down and almost straight |
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| 18. Half a turn later. |
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| 19. Coming in to land, right leg bending to absorb impact, arms opening |
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| 20. First moment of landing, left leg extended and arms opening to slow rotation |
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| 21. Not a great landing but this is a triple axel |
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| 22. Holding onto landing |
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| 23. Landed |
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| 24. WOW! |