comment from Dick- "Completes the revolution in the air"

[sydney]

Dick made that comment on Sasha's triple lutz in her 2003 Nationals long program (rach) with his tone implying that it was really really good and perhaps a bit unusual, and I'm not sure what he meant.. aren't you supposed to complete the revolution in the air? I mean, you can't land and then complete the revolution, can you?

Sorry if this is a really stupid question... im really not good with anything about jumps. :rolleyes:

[Always_Sasha]

I remember him sayings "she completes the rotation in the air and then lands light as a feather" during her 02 Nats exhibition. At first I was just like well duh :rolleyes:, but I think he means that the jump was fully roatated and landed properly, rather than being cheated or over rotated.

[danibellerika]

And sometimes you have jumps so big that people do finish the rotation well before they need to land. Like when some men do 3 toes when they intended to do a 4 toe. It has that popped look to it because it seems like there's enough time to add an extra revolution.

[iceangel15]

I mean, you can't land and then complete the revolution, can you?


Hum...I don't think youc an do that. First i tought: yes that happen when you cheat a jump but a just realize that you don't ''land'' the jump and complete the rotation on the ice, you touch the ice then complete the rotation and then land the jump.!

[SkaterGem]

If you were to land them turn, it would be becauser your shoulders are round another rotation.
Because if you cheat a jump, you turn on the ice before the free leg comes out.

[azncarrot]

I remember that quote. It was in reference to Sasha completing her revolutions before starting to come down to land. I believe most skaters use the entire jump to complete the revolutions while Sasha, at that time, completed her revolutions at the "top" of the jump. I think he also likes skaters who jump all the way up and then start to spin.

[loveskating]

IMHO there are more than a few skaters who do underrotate their 3 jumps pretty often...I think that's what Dick was talking about, that Sasha rarely does that, her error is the opposite if any.

[danibellerika]

I remember that quote. It was in reference to Sasha completing her revolutions before starting to come down to land. I believe most skaters use the entire jump to complete the revolutions while Sasha, at that time, completed her revolutions at the "top" of the jump. I think he also likes skaters who jump all the way up and then start to spin.

Yeah, that's what I mean.

[ouridol]

He made this comment with Joubert too. Like he completed the revs. in the air and then was able to open a little bit since he had room coming down. That's what big jumps usually look like. I think he was infering that and it wasn't cheated.