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 ...

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

BEIJING--Yuzuru Hanyu made history with his quad axel jump at the Beijing Olympics. Only, it wasn’t the record that he has long sought and obsessed over. The International Skating Union acknowledged ...

It's hard not to notice Ilia Malinin. The American figure skater is a swaggering presence on the ice, filled with whimsy, flexibility, creativity and trampoline-like leaps. Malinin comes to life when ...

Japanese figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu just tried to make history at the Beijing Winter Olympics, attempting to become the first skater to ever land a quadruple axel in competition. Unfortunately, it ...

Ilia Malinin had no intention of trying to land the quadruple axel, the most difficult jump in figure skating, while the ...

An axel is the most difficult jump in figure skating. It has the highest point value of any of the six figure skating jumps. It is the only jump where the skater launches forward and lands backwards.

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 ...

Great Britain's youngest Olympic medal winner, Sky Brown, wins silver at the World Skate Games in Paraguay, helping her LA 2028 qualifying hopes. Toronto Maple Leafs rookie Gavin McKenna is known for ...

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 ...