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
Toe loop jump Alexandra Trusova successfully landed a fully rotated quadruple toe loop thus becoming the first woman in history to land it. In skating parlance, a toe loop jump is often referred to simply as a "toe"; for example, "double toe", "triple toe". In British English, this jump is sometimes (confusingly) called a "cherry flip", but a toe loop is not the same as a flip jump. In artistic roller skating, the toe loop is also called the "Mapes" after its inventor. Toe loop jump The toe loop is one of the simplest jumps in figure skating. It is usually the second