Triple jump Triple jump The triple jump, sometimes referred to as the hop, step and jump or the hop, skip and jump, is a track and field event, similar to the long jump. As a group, the two events are referred to as the "horizontal jumps". The competitor runs down the track and performs a hop, a bound and then a jump into the sand pit. The triple jump was inspired by the ancient Olympic Games and has been a modern Olympics event since the Games' inception in 1896. According to IAAF rules, "the hop shall be made so that an athlete
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