A fully validated quad at a women’s skating event didn’t happen until 2002 when Miki Ando of Japan successfully executed a quadruple salchow at the Junior Grand Prix Final. Ando tried to land the ...

What makes it so impressive? Any axel jump–single, double, triple, or quad–actually involves an extra half rotation. So a single axel is really 1.5 turns in the air, the double 2.5, and so on. So yes, ...

Ilia Malinin is the world's finest figure skater. His quadruple axel is the biggest reason why.

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 ...

Currently in fifth place, Adeliia Petrosian is planning the first-ever women's Olympic quadruple jump to win gold on Thursday.

U.S. figure skater Ilia Malinin is no stranger to making history. He became the first person to successfully land a quadruple ...

As the most difficult jump in the women's field, the quadruple toe loop is Adeliia Petrosian’s best hope for an Olympic medal. It's also highly inconsistent. Can the Russian land it to beat a stacked ...

MILAN, ITALY - FEBRUARY 07: Ilia Malinin of Team United States competes in Men's Single Skating - Short Program on day one of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games at Milano Ice Skating Arena ...

What’s the secret to landing a quadruple lutz, or speeding your death spiral? A figure skating researcher weighs in.