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Instructional Roller Skating Videos

All videos are from You Tube and are examples of good learning technique.

All Single Jumps




This is Italian 2005 World Roller Skating Champion Roberto Riva performing all the single (360 degrees) jumps, except the first jump, The Three Jump which is ½ rotation (180 Degrees) and the last jump, The Axel which is 1½ rotations (540 degrees).


See Roberto Riva in action to see what he can actually do.
Below are the names of the jumps as they appear on the video and other names they are known as and as they are known in the UK.

ItalianOtherUKRotationEdges
Salto Jump Take offLanding
Valtzer Waltz JumpThree Jump½ LFORBO
ToeloopMapesToe Loop
(note how the toe stop is used)
1 RBO & left toe stopRBO
SalcowSalchow
(note how the toe stop is used)
1 Take offRBO
FlipToe SalchowFlip1 LBI & right toe stopRBO
LutzLutz1 LBO & right toe stopRBO
RittbergerLoop1 RBORBO
TouringEuler (USA)Half Loop1 RBOLBI
AxelAxel LFORBO