1.   Carroll also suggested that Kwan needed to reduce her involvement in lucrative pro-am competitions in order to spend the necessary time refining more difficult jumps.

2.   He was the first skater to do the difficult quadruple jump in the even more difficult combination with a triple jump.

3.   However, that suggestion does not appear to have much backing from American officials, who contend that it would not prevent young skaters from learning difficult jumps.

4.   Lipinski delivered a faster, more fluid routine than Szewczenko and she landed more difficult jumps, including her trademark triple loop-triple loop.

5.   On the female side, girls often have bodies which can accomplish difficult jumps easier than women, and Kwan clearly understands this.

6.   She had trouble landing the more difficult jumps in her program right up until the time she took the ice for her short program.

7.   While international judging rewards difficult jumps, the U.S. judges obviously have a different approach.

8.   A double axel, for example, could be worth two points and a more difficult jump, such as a triple, could be worth three.

9.   A double axel, for example, could be worth two points and a more difficult jump, such as a triple axel, could be worth three.

10.   A successful double axel, for example, could be worth two points and a more difficult jump, such as a triple, could be worth three.