toe loop
noun
: a backward jump in figure skating with a takeoff from the outside edge of one skate followed by a full turn in the air and a landing on the outside edge of the same skate
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Quad toe + triple flip Malinin was then mostly clean on a quad toe loop followed by a triple flip.
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Zack Pierce, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2026
Because a skater must control the landing of the first jump to immediately snap into the second, nearly all combinations utilize the simpler toe loop as their second jump.
—Robert Samuels, Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2026
The Frenchman's dynamic performance, which included music from Lady Gaga, included a quad toe loop and triple toe loop combination and a triple axel.
—Sean Nevin, NBC news, 10 Feb. 2026
Malinin planned to open with his quad axel in combination with a triple toe loop but settled for only a quad flip.
—Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2026
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Zack Pierce, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2026
Because a skater must control the landing of the first jump to immediately snap into the second, nearly all combinations utilize the simpler toe loop as their second jump.
—Robert Samuels, Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2026
The Frenchman's dynamic performance, which included music from Lady Gaga, included a quad toe loop and triple toe loop combination and a triple axel.
—Sean Nevin, NBC news, 10 Feb. 2026
Malinin planned to open with his quad axel in combination with a triple toe loop but settled for only a quad flip.
—Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2026
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“Toe loop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/toe%20loop. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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