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 ...

Yuzuru Hanyu attempted a quad axel jump at the Beijing Olympics on Feb. 10, exactly 140 years after Paulsen’s inaugural jump.

Ilia Malinin of Team USA trains at Milano Ice Skating Arena on Feb. 4, 2026. Senior Correspondent Even casual fans of figure skating have likely heard of the triple axel. And now, thanks to U.S. men’s ...

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 ...

U.S. figure skating sensation Ilia Malinin is known as "The Quad God." But he hasn't done his quad axel yet. Will he? The only figure skater to ever land the 4.5 revolution jump in competition has ...

MILAN, ITALY - FEBRUARY 08: (EDITORS NOTE: Multiple exposures were combined in camera to produce this image.) Amber Glenn of Team United States competes in Women's Single Skating - Free Skating Team ...

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 ...