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    A history of Salchow, Toe-loop, Loop, Flip, Lutz and Axel

    Much has been written about figure skating jumps over the years, but most of it has focused on technique. Precious little has been written from a historical perspective. In Technical Merit: A History of Figure Skating Jumps, Ryan Stevens does just that, going through the origins of the six jumps that give points in competition. Anna Maria Hellborg is a keen follower of figure skating and enjoyed Stevens’ book; however, being an academic, she wants more, and has suggestions for further studies of figure skating jumps.