A Quick Guide to Jump Terminology and Abbreviations

• The number before each letter indicates the amount of rotations. For example, if I write "3F," that means "triple Flip."  If I write "2F" it means "double Flip," and if I write "4F" it means quad flip. 
• In the case of Axel jumps, a 3A has 3.5 rotations, a 2A has 2.5 rotations, and so-on.

Author's note: All jump descriptions assume counter-clockwise rotation.

• There are six different kinds of jumps in competitive figure skating. In order of difficulty (least to greatest), they are as follows:
• Toe Loop (T)
• Salchow (S)
• Loop (Lo)
• Flip (F)
• Lutz (Lz)
• Axel (A)

• The Toe Loop, more commonly referred to simply as the "Toe," is a toepick-assisted jump that takes off from the right outside edge and lands on the right outside edge.
• Note: toepick-assisted jumps are jumps where skaters reach back with one foot before the jump and use the toepick of the blade to assist in takeoff.

Yuzuru Hanyu - Quad Toe Loop

• The Salchow, more commonly referred to simply as the "Sal," is an edge jump that takes off from the left inside edge and lands on the right outside edge.
• Note: edge jumps are jumps where skaters use no toepick assistance, rather the jump takes off from just one foot without the other foot touching the ice

Yuzuru Hanyu - Quad Salchow

• The Loop (also referred to as the Rittberger in Europe) is an edge jump that takes off from the right outside edge and lands on the right outside edge. The difference between the Toe Loop is the lack of toepick assistance in the Loop.

Yuzuru Hanyu - Quad Loop

• The Flip is a toepick-assisted jump that takes off from the left inside edge and lands on the right outside edge.

Yuzuru Hanyu - Triple Flip

• The Lutz is a toepick-assisted jump that takes off from the left outside edge and lands on the right outside edge.

Yuzuru Hanyu - Triple Lutz

• The Axel is an edge jump that has a forward takeoff, taking off from the left outside edge and landing on the right outside edge. Because of the forward takeoff, the Axel has an extra half-rotation as compared to other jumps.

Yuzuru Hanyu - Triple Axel

• Combinations are jumps that are done one after another. They use the running edge of the first jump to take off immediately into the second (sometimes third) jump, or use an Euler (Eu) in between so that the take-off edge is right for the next jump.
• Here is Yuzuru Hanyu doing a combination with no Euler (4T+3T)

Yuzuru Hanyu - Quad Toe Loop-Triple Toe Loop

• Here is Yuzuru Hanyu doing a combination with an Euler (4T+Eu+3F)

Yuzuru Hanyu - Quad Toe Loop-Euler-Triple Flip