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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axel_jump
- A delayed Axel is similar to a regular Axel, but the skater takes a very open body position on the ascent of the jump before pulling in to complete the rotation, in a similar way to the saut de basque in ballet. Robin Cousins mastered this variation.
@VIETgrlTerifa I believe the full name is "Axel Paulsen"—I've seen it referred to as such in older books. At some point, the informal shortening gained popularity.
Does anyone have any copies of the USFS Rulebook from the 1980s lying around? I can verify that "Axel Paulsen" is used in my 1974 copy. Knowing where USFS switched over from "Axel Paulsen" to "Axel" will give us a general idea of when the linguistic shift took place.
It's actually still called an Axel Paulsen in some places in the ISU Special Regulations and Technical Rules (not in the U.S. Figure Skating rulebook though). Was it ever referred to as an "Axel Paulsen" in casual speech or was that always considered excessively formal? This video from 1957 looking at David Jenkins' 3A referred to it just as a "Triple Axel."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2unFSmlNjI
https://www.isu.org/isu-statutes-co...les/17927-single-pair-and-ice-dance-2018/file
No idea. My guess is that for communication via broadcast medium "Axel" gets the idea across quickly and effectively to an wider audience with different levels of knowledge about the sport. The limited technology available at the time would require broadcasters to be more resourceful with the way they used language.
Any historians on the board? @N_Halifax I'm looking at you
My suggestion for using the USFS rulebook as a marker was that seeing where a governing body switched from the formal to colloquial, as a way to understand the larger cultural shift towards the informal.
I wonder why the Axel is one of the only jumps that uses the inventor's first name instead of the last name. I guess "Axel" just sounds catchy.
It could be because Axel is shorter than Paulsen, hence easier to pronounce