Editing Figure skating jumps (section)

===Toe loop===
{{Main|Toe loop jump}}

The '''toe loop jump''' is the simplest jump in figure skating.<ref name="alicepark">{{cite magazine |last1=Park |first1=Alice |date=22 February 2018 |title=How to Tell the Difference Between the 6 Figure Skating Jumps You'll See at the Olympics |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |url=https://time.com/5131773/guide-figure-skating-jumps-olympics/ |access-date=20 July 2022 |archive-date=11 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230611213405/https://time.com/5131773/guide-figure-skating-jumps-olympics/ |url-status=live }}</ref> It was invented in the 1920s by American professional figure skater [[Bruce Mapes]].<ref name="ISU Media Guide 23-24">{{cite web | title=ISU Figure Skating Media Guide 2023/24 | url=https://www.isu.org/media-centre/guides/media/32039-figure-skating-media-guide-2023-24/file | access-date=2023-10-12 | archive-date=9 December 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231209012313/https://www.isu.org/media-centre/guides/media/32039-figure-skating-media-guide-2023-24/file | url-status=dead }}</ref> In competition, the base value of a single toe loop is 0.40; the base value of a double toe loop is 1.30; the base value of a triple toe loop is 4.20; the base value of a quadruple toe loop is 9.50; and the base value of the quintuple toe loop is 14.00.<ref name="ISU2707">"ISU No. 2707," pp. 2—4</ref>

The toe loop is considered the simplest jump because not only do skaters use their toe-picks to execute it, their hips are already facing the direction in which they will rotate.<ref name="reuters">{{cite news |last1=Sarkar |first1=Pritha |last2=Fallon |first2=Clare |date=28 March 2017 |title=Figure Skating – Breakdown of Quadruple Lumps, Highest Scores and Judging |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-figureskating-world-men-jumps/figure-skating-breakdown-of-quadruple-jumps-highest-scores-and-judging-idUSKBN17007A |access-date=20 July 2022 |archive-date=2 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231002124512/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-figureskating-world-men-jumps/figure-skating-breakdown-of-quadruple-jumps-highest-scores-and-judging-idUSKBN17007A |url-status=live }}</ref> The toe loop is the easiest jump to add multiple rotations to because the toe-assisted takeoff adds power to the jump and because a skater can turn his or her body towards the assisting foot at takeoff, which slightly reduces the rotation needed in the air.{{Sfn|Kestnbaum|2003|p=287}} It is often added to more difficult jumps during combinations, and is the most common second jump performed in combinations.<ref name="USFS-2">USFS, p. 2</ref> It is also the most commonly attempted jump,<ref name="reuters"/> as well as "the most commonly cheated on take off jump",<ref name="Tech Panel Handbook Single 23-24">{{cite web | title=ISU Technical Panel Handbook Single Skating 2023-24 | url=https://www.isu.org/figure-skating/rules/sandp-handbooks-faq/31570-technical-panel-handbook-1/file |date=8 July 2023| access-date=12 October 2023}}</ref><ref name="Tech Panel Handbook Pairs 23-24">{{cite web | title= ISU Technical Panel Handbook Pair Skating 2023-24 | url= https://www.isu.org/figure-skating/rules/sandp-handbooks-faq/31569-technical-panel-handbook/file | date= 12 July 2023 | access-date= 12 October 2023 | archive-date= 28 September 2023 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230928004707/https://www.isu.org/figure-skating/rules/sandp-handbooks-faq/31569-technical-panel-handbook/file | url-status= live }}</ref> or a jump in which the first rotation starts on the ice rather than in the air.{{Snf|Kestnbaum|2003|p=287}} Adding a toe loop to combination jumps does not increase the difficulty of skaters' short or free skating programs.{{Sfn|King|Smith|Higginson|Muncasy|2004|p=112}}