There are six types of jumps in figure skating: Toe loop, flip, lutz, salchow, loop, and axel. The differences between the jumps lie in the method of takeoff and landing.

Dick Button, the Olympic champion who revolutionized figure skating, then spun TV ratings gold with his Emmy-winning commentary, has died. He was 95.

Day 3 of the 2025 ISU World Figure Skating Championships came to an end on Friday, with some hardware handed out. ... triple Lutz-triple toe, triple Salchow and a double axel.

According to the Philadelphia Skating Club and Humane Society, Button was a member from 1946-1952.Button is now in the club's Hall of Fame. "By the way, that jump had a cheat on it," Button told ...