Favorite Female Double Axel's and why ( limit 4)

[arakwafan2006]

Couple of names not mentioned yet:

Young Elena Vodorezova

DAMN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ummm... wow

 

[AngieNikodinovLove]

DAMN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ummm... wow

I second that.... DAMNNNNNNNNNNNNNN!!!!!!

 

[bardtoob]

Gabby Seyfert also had a remarkable 2A.

https://youtu.be/hbIlCsEmJkM

... And she was so pretty. Like everything fabulous about the late 60s and early 70s.

 

[CoolGuy]

My favorite is Kwan pre-transformation (especially the 1994 Worlds SP one):
https://youtu.be/jPeHEa14JSc?t=65

And my favorite double axel in combination is Debi Thomas (1985 Worlds LP):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UaRV4XNLtKI&t=121

 

[Seerek]

Petra Burka
Emi Watanabe
Tiffany Chin
Liz Manley

 

[Marco]

Ito had the most insanely difficult (and creative) 2axel entry plus air position to this day.

I always loved Kwan's 2axel landings (Salome, East of Eden short).

Sarah Hughes had a big and airy 2axel, which was even spectacular considering how horrible her triples were.

 

[Edgecase]

Michelle Kwan (age 11, approx 2:08 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwHZ_qk3VRo)
Bebe Liang (approx 0:42 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJUxsfS5YOI)
Yasmin Siraj (approx 2:52 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-63FrukKOvY)
Holly Cook (approx 0:45 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZFQbjhHfUg)

 

[Edgecase]

Sarah Hughes had a big and airy 2axel, which was even spectacular considering how horrible her triples were.

And not only that, she very rarely missed it. I also know that it took her almost 4 years to get it, but once she got it, she got it.

 

[antmanb]

And my favorite double axel in combination is Debi Thomas (1985 Worlds LP):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UaRV4XNLtKI&t=121

That 2A+3T is better than any you see from the ladies now - the size and flow of both jumps, and the rotation on the 3T is still quite loose and free, not the whipped fast rotation of today. For some reason it just looks more aesthetically pleasing to me, almost effortless.

 

[chapis]

Mao https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9_eMT1TKJE
https://youtu.be/Ul7_q9kasuI?t=137

so easy and beautiful

 

[kittysk8ts]

I was waiting very patiently for someone to mention Mao Fantastic examples in this thread. The axel was by far the most difficult and terrifying jump for me as a skater.

 

[briancoogaert]

Gabby Seyfert also had a remarkable 2A.

https://youtu.be/hbIlCsEmJkM

... And she was so pretty. Like everything fabulous about the late 60s and early 70s.

Oh yes, here is an impressive one in 1968 after a change of edge :
https://youtu.be/MhvTLvVeFsM?t=1m54s

 

[gkelly]

Cool forward approach!

 

[giselle23]

Mirai! https://youtu.be/mFBlgMEN7rg?t=209
Late Michelle: https://youtu.be/zYcF9eVI3bk?t=109

 

[VGThuy]

Mirai! https://youtu.be/mFBlgMEN7rg?t=209
Late Michelle: https://youtu.be/zYcF9eVI3bk?t=109

Can't believe it's been about 7 years since Kwan lasted performed. She still had it.

 

[Areski]

Stanislava Konstantinova
Yulia Lipnitskaya
Elena Glebova
Deimante Kizalaite

...

 

[bardtoob]

Mirai! https://youtu.be/mFBlgMEN7rg?t=209
Late Michelle: https://youtu.be/zYcF9eVI3bk?t=109

That Michelle performance had all of Michelle's money moves!

 

[Weve3]

Mao https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9_eMT1TKJE
https://youtu.be/Ul7_q9kasuI?t=137

so easy and beautiful

And because she made it look so easy and beautiful, it certainly qualifies as one of the best, for sure.

 

[floskate]

How could I have forgotten Hana Maskova. Incredible jumper who for sure would have led the way on triples if she'd skated 10 years later.
https://youtu.be/C0TAuCFhsYE?t=44

And if we're really going back then we have to give it to Sjoukje Dijkstra who despite rotating at the speed of a snail, had a massive - and consistent - double axel. Here she is skating outdoors at the 1959 Europeans in Davos. A gorgeous glimpse at how skating competitions used to be.
https://youtu.be/iJVFa5PIV8A?t=45

 

[museksk8r]

Nicole Bobek
Joannie Rochette
Tonya Harding
Midori Ito

 

[DDNatalia]

Very much love everything about Michelle but I'll say the one jump that always scared me with her was in fact her double axel. Especially in the short program.

Surprised nobody mentioned Roslyn Sumners? Linda Fratianne. They had these multi-axis versions of the double axel that nonetheless always looked very complete. Roslyn's out of an Ina Bauer during the slow section of her program was always reliable and musical.

 

[Marco]

Very much love everything about Michelle but I'll say the one jump that always scared me with her was in fact her double axel. Especially in the short program.

Her 2axel became shaky during 1998-9 but she got it back afterwards.

 

[floskate]

Linda Fratianne good call. She had a brilliant double axel. Such lift!!

 

[SkateGuard]

I'm going to go with Liz Manley, Rosalynn Sumners, Midori Ito and Denise Biellmann - their double Axels were all huge, reliable and fabulous.

 

[falling_dance]

, Asada, Ito,

Honorable mention: ca. 1994 Elaine Zayak (Another example.)

 

[twinsmom]

I have to admit I have a soft spot for Holly Cook. I lived in SLC at the time she was competing and one year (1987? 88?) I was taking a weekly adult skating class at Bountiful, which they held during a freestyle session with one end of the rink coned off. Holly used the whole ice surface anyway.

https://youtu.be/1jYQr-XMjU4

Dr. Frog, you beat me to the punch. I live in SLC and followed Holly during that time. That double axel was the most amazing thing I've ever seen. Amazing speed going in and out, no hesitation. A jump of complete beauty!

 

[pollyanna]

Dr. Frog, you beat me to the punch. I live in SLC and followed Holly during that time. That double axel was the most amazing thing I've ever seen. Amazing speed going in and out, no hesitation. A jump of complete beauty!

And she got soooo much distance as well.

 

[gotoschool]

Mao Asada and Midori Ito which is natural since they were so good at the triple axel.

 

[VGThuy]

There's just something about a nice, airy, beautifully landed double axel. It sounds like a fetish, but seriously, it's beautiful to watch.

 

[Seerek]

And if we're really going back then we have to give it to Sjoukje Dijkstra who despite rotating at the speed of a snail, had a massive - and consistent - double axel. Here she is skating outdoors at the 1959 Europeans in Davos. A gorgeous glimpse at how skating competitions used to be.
https://youtu.be/iJVFa5PIV8A?t=45

You're right - Dijkstra had quite an open position in the air on her 2 axel. Interesting technique.

https://twitter.com/ISU_Figure/status/880443771724410881