Long jump Long jump The long jump (historically called the broad jump in the USA) is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a take off point. Along with the triple jump, the two events that measure jumping for distance as a group are referred to as the "horizontal jumps". This event has a history in the Ancient Olympic Games and has been a modern Olympic event for men since the first Olympics in 1896 and for women since 1948. At the elite level, competitors run
Flip jump flip entrance, typically landed on the left toe pick and right forward inside edge for a counterclockwise jump, is called a "half flip". The half flip, in turn, forms the basis for the common split jump, in which the skater achieves either a front-to-back or sideways (Russian or straddle) split position at the apex of the jump. A full-rotation flip jump with a split position is sometimes seen as well; this is called a "split flip". In the past, it was also quite common for skaters to perform a "one-and-a-half flip" jump as an element in jump sequences or as