Are you speechless watching US figure skater Ilia Malinin on the ice? Science explains how it’s possible the Quad God can do ...

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, ...

Sports experts say it’s not clear what the human limits might be on the number of rotations a skater could complete. Quadruple jumps have become standard in the men's competition since Canadian Kurt ...

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.

Warning: This graphic requires JavaScript. Please enable JavaScript for the best experience. Figure skating’s rotational revolution is settled. When the sport’s ...

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 ...