Jumps on the ice is a figure skating term that refers to a variety of jumps performed by skaters. An axel is a jump in which the skater takes off from a forward outside edge and rotates one and a half times in the air before landing on the same backward outside edge. A toe loop is a jump in which the skater takes off from a backward outside edge and rotates one and a half times in the air before landing on the same forward outside edge.