How high do figure skaters jump? Long jump, Kohei Uchimura and Yuzuru Hanyu’s Quad Axel (4A) study

The challenge to land 4A is not just a figure skater’s challenge, but the mankind’s challenge. Do you realize how high figure skaters have to jump? How far they have to jump? or exactly how fast they have to spin in the air to land that 4.5 rotations jump in the air? In gymnastics, even the king Kohei, who could do 3.5 twists feel this is a move beyond human capacity. What makes it so difficult? Why is Yuzuru Hanyu so obsessed with this jump? In this video, let’s find out all together! Timestamp: How high do Yuzuru Hanyu jump? | 0:00​ - 0:32 How high do other top figure skaters jump? | 0:32 -0:58 Reference of figure skating jump and historic world record long jump | 0:58 - 2:53 Top gymnast’s perspective on the Quad Axel - How hard it is? | 2:53 - 5:36 Why is Hanyu so obsessed with 4A? | 5:36 - 6:50 Gymnast’s advice for landing 4A | 6:50 - 9:41 Yuzuru Hanyu’s journey to conquer 4A | 9:41 - 13:40 Featured Figure Skaters #yuzuruhanyu​ - Yuzuru Hanyu, 羽生結弦, Юдзуру Ханю, 柚子，哈牛，ハニュ.ユズル, 羽生、柚る | GOAT (Greatest of