And which edge you take off from determines what kind of jump it is. That and whether you use the toe pick on the other skate to help you. The edge you land on doesn't determine the jump.

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in which the skater uses the toe pick on his or her skate to elevate off the ice. The other three (salchow, loop and axel) are edge jumps. Taking off or landing on the inside edge, versus the ...