heheh I used to say, "How now, sow-cow".
A lot of people do say "sowcow." I pronounce the "l" because I think they are weird.
also: when they announce "ooh that was a triple salchow" and then "ooh a triple toe loop"- am I the only one who does not notice any difference when they're whipping around in circles with their feet together at that speed? o.0
Well. A salchow and a toe loop are totally different! Clearly.
Salchows take off the back inside edge and take off from the edge (no toepick). Toe loops take off from the back outside edge of the other foot and use the toe pick to propel into the air. Loops, incidentally, are just like toe loops except that they take off just from the edge.
I admit that sometimes it can be tricky to tell, especially if they are fudging the jumps a bit. I was watching some replays from worlds recently and some people were switching feet so close to their actual take off that I was having a hard time telling my jumps apart. There were even a couple where it looked like they were using their toes on what should have been edge jumps...
Anyway, if you are confused, remember that you can always tell an axel as it is the only jump that takes off from a forward direction.
And if you read all that and actually understood it, congratulations. Next time we will get into flips and lutzes, and how they can sometimes be "flutzed."
Taking a break from being Ella
Quiz for Mr. Druid.
- 21/04/2010 04:36:53 PM
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I knew seven out of ten. Annoyed with myself for not guessing number 2.
- 21/04/2010 04:44:38 PM
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I was going to ask for opinions.
- 21/04/2010 04:53:33 PM
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Re: I was going to ask for opinions.
- 21/04/2010 04:55:47 PM
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Do you have a good reason, or were you just trying to get me back for the nagging? *NM*
- 21/04/2010 05:19:58 PM
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*NM*
- 21/04/2010 05:19:58 PM
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Eight correct. Missed 7 & 9. Guessed correctly on 10 with one of the like 3 skating terms I know. *NM*
- 21/04/2010 04:52:26 PM
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*NM*
- 21/04/2010 04:52:26 PM
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THANK YOU! 
- 21/04/2010 05:05:33 PM
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- 21/04/2010 05:05:33 PM
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Heh, well, it's pronounced strangely.
- 21/04/2010 08:04:48 PM
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No, no, it's pronounced just as it is spelled.
- 21/04/2010 08:41:58 PM
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I can't say anything about people who know how it should be pronounced pronouncing it.
- 21/04/2010 09:11:18 PM
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- 21/04/2010 09:11:18 PM
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Sool-Koff! Jesus Christ, how hard can it be?
- 21/04/2010 09:19:05 PM
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- 21/04/2010 09:19:05 PM
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If you people would stop spelling things the wrong way, I'd be fine! *NM*
- 21/04/2010 09:48:46 PM
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Yeah, that Scot Hamilton talks too fast.
- 21/04/2010 10:23:10 PM
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- 21/04/2010 10:23:10 PM
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Mmm... ice-skating jumps.
- 24/04/2010 01:13:48 AM
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I missed 3, 9 and 10, so a nice seven for me *NM*
- 21/04/2010 06:39:30 PM
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Same, actually.
- 21/04/2010 08:10:30 PM
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I think his surname was "Sax"
- 21/04/2010 10:35:56 PM
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Funny, that's just one letter difference from my middle name *NM*
- 22/04/2010 08:45:56 AM
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