The term LEAPS FOR LIPINSKI is a figure skating move that consists of two and a half rotations in the air, with the skater taking off from a forward outside edge and landing on a back outside edge. The move is named after Canadian figure skater Jeffrey Lipinski, who was the first to perform it in competition. The crossword solution for this term is AXELS, which is a type of jump in figure skating that involves one and a half rotations in the air.