What makes it so impressive? Any axel jump–single, double, triple, or quad–actually involves an extra half rotation. So a ...

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During the figure skating team competition on Sunday night, 24-year-old Mirai Nagasu became the first American in history to land a triple axel jump at the Olympics. She also became just the second ...

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 ...

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.

It's OK to enjoy figure skating without knowing what all the words mean. If you want to know more, though, here's a look at every kind of jump.

For American figure skater Amber Glenn, winning gold was within reach going into the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina. But then she experienced a devastating result in the performance of her ...

Even casual fans of figure skating have likely heard of the triple axel. And now, thanks to U.S. men’s champion Ilia Malinin, you’ll be hearing a lot about the quadruple axel, or quad axel, too. What ...