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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Nor did Liu attempt a quadruple toe loop as did the Russian Adeliia Petrosian.
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Bora Erden, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2026
Glenn also landed several difficult jumping passes, including a triple flip-triple toe loop combination and a triple loop-double axel-double axel combination.
—Greg Rosenstein, NBC news, 20 Feb. 2026
Petrosian, who trains with controversial coach Eteri Tutberidze, whose student was implicated in a doping scandal at the 2022 Olympics, attempted a quadruple toe loop but fell on the jump.
—Alice Park, Time, 20 Feb. 2026
Adeliia Petrosian, an 18-year-old Russian competing as a neutral athlete, tried the only quadruple jump during the women’s competition but fell on the quad toe loop.
—Dave Skretta, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2026
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Bora Erden, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2026
Glenn also landed several difficult jumping passes, including a triple flip-triple toe loop combination and a triple loop-double axel-double axel combination.
—Greg Rosenstein, NBC news, 20 Feb. 2026
Petrosian, who trains with controversial coach Eteri Tutberidze, whose student was implicated in a doping scandal at the 2022 Olympics, attempted a quadruple toe loop but fell on the jump.
—Alice Park, Time, 20 Feb. 2026
Adeliia Petrosian, an 18-year-old Russian competing as a neutral athlete, tried the only quadruple jump during the women’s competition but fell on the quad toe loop.
—Dave Skretta, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2026
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“Toe loop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/toe%20loop. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
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