What is an axel jump in figure skating? Types of jumps in figure skating What is a quadruple axel? Has anyone ever done a quadruple axel? Has a female ever done a quadruple axel? The 2026 Winter ...

Quadruple or quad jumps are figure skating jumps that involve at least four full revolutions. Successful quad jumps occur when the figure skater takes off backwards, does at least four full ...

Only one skater in history has landed the quad axel in competition. Ilia Malinin, a 21-year-old American, first executed this difficult and seemingly impossible jump two and half years ago and has ...

Are you speechless watching US figure skater Ilia Malinin on the ice? Science explains how it’s possible the Quad God can do more than four full rotations in the air. In 2024, the journal Sports ...

Japan has upstaged the United States in the short program of the women’s figure skating competition at the Milan Cortina Olympics.

The 2026 Winter Olympics is fully underway in Italy, and it's once again time for figure skating to take center stage. One of the biggest stars on this year's U.S. team is Ilia Malinin, nicknamed the ...