Japanese Technical Firsts Under The IJS System

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When the IJS System was introduced, it was a 'wiping of the slate' in a way. Never before had jumps been evaluated individually by a technical panel to determine their cleanliness. Today we'll take a little look at some more recent history - the first Japanese skaters to land each triple or quadruple jump in senior ISU Championships held under the IJS System.

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JUMPING FIRSTS UNDER THE IJS SYSTEM

Solo and combination jumps receiving a 0 or positive GOE were considered when compiling this data. In cases where multiple skaters successfully landed the same jump in the same competition, the starting order was used to determine which skater achieved the jump first.

Element	Olympic Games	World Championships	Four Continents Championships
Triple toe-loop (men's)	Daisuke Takahashi (2006, free skate)	Nobunari Oda (2006, short program)	Daisuke Takahashi (2005, short program)
Triple toe-loop (women's)	Kanako Murakami (2014, short program)	Miki Ando (2005, qualifying round)	Yukari Nakano (2005, short program)
Triple Salchow (men's)	Daisuke Takahashi (2006, free skate)	Daisuke Takahashi (2005, free skate)	Kazumi Kishimoto (2005, free skate)
Triple Salchow (women's)	Shizuka Arakawa (2006, free skate)	Miki Ando (2005, qualifying round)	Yukari Nakano (2005, free skate)
Triple loop (men's)	Daisuke Takahashi (2006, free skate)	Nobunari Oda (2006, qualifying round)	Kazumi Kishimoto (2005, free skate)
Triple loop (women's)	Akiko Suzuki (2010, short program)	Miki Ando (2005, qualifying round)	Yoshie Onda (2005, free skate)
Triple flip (men's)	Daisuke Takahashi (2006, free skate)	Daisuke Takahashi (2005, qualifying round)	Kensuke Nakaniwa (2005, free skate)
Triple flip (women's)	Miki Ando (2006, short program)	Fumie Suguri (2005, qualifying round)	Yoshie Onda (2005, short program)
Triple Lutz (men's)	Daisuke Takahashi (2006, short program)	Daisuke Takahashi (2005, qualifying round)	Kensuke Nakaniwa (2005, free skate)
Triple Lutz (women's)	Shizuka Arakawa (2006, short program)	Miki Ando (2005, qualifying round)	Yoshie Onda (2005, short program)
Triple Axel (men's)	Daisuke Takahashi (2010, short program)	Daisuke Takahashi (2005, short program)	Nobunari Oda (2006, short program)
Triple Axel (women's)	Mao Asada (2010, short program)	Mao Asada (2009, free skate)	Mao Asada (2008, free skate)
Quadruple toe-loop (men's)	Yuzuru Hanyu (2014, team event short program)	Daisuke Takahashi (2008, free skate)	Daisuke Takahashi (2005, short program)
Quadruple toe-loop (women's)	none	none	none
Quadruple Salchow (men's)	Yuzuru Hanyu (2018, short program)	Yuzuru Hanyu (2014, free skate)	Daisuke Murakami (2015, short program)
Quadruple Salchow (women's)	none	none	none
Quadruple loop (men's)	Yuma Kagiyama (2022, team event free skate)	Yuzuru Hanyu (2017, short program)	Yuzuru Hanyu (2017, short program)
Quadruple loop (women's)	none	none	none
Quadruple flip (men's)	Shoma Uno (2018, short program)	Shoma Uno (2017, short program)	Shoma Uno (2017, free skate)
Quadruple flip (women's)	none	none	none
Quadruple Lutz (men's)	none	none	none
Quadruple Lutz (women's)	none	none	none

If you found this information interesting, have I got the book for you! "Technical Merit: A History of Figure Skating Jumps" includes a table that is identical to this one, but highlighting international firsts, of which Japanese skaters play an important role.

Cover of the figure skating book "Technical Merit: A History of Figure Skating Jumps" by Ryan Stevens

You will also find chapters on the waltz jump, toe-loop, Salchow, loop, flip, Lutz, Axel, backflip and pairs throws, side-by-side jumps and twists and plenty of other interesting data and material. The foreword is written by 1962 World Champion Donald Jackson, the first skater to land a triple Lutz jump in competition. You can get your copy in Kindle E-Book, paperback or hard cover editions on Amazon.

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