a type of jump in figure skating (= the sport of moving on skates making patterns and jumps) in which the skater jumps with knees bent while facing forwards and lands facing backwards, with one or more turns in the air in between

She began her program with a double axel. 她的编排以一个两周阿克塞尔跳开始。

Nothing seemed to go right with my routine and I missed the axel. 我的日常训练似乎没有任何进展，阿克塞尔跳我也没跳好。