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 ...

How and where to watch U.S. Olympic figure skating star Ilia Malinin. Can he be the first person to land a quad Axel in the Olympics? We explain the mechanics of skating's most difficult move.

When self-proclaimed "Quad God" Ilia Malinin landed seven quad jumps in a single program last December, he boisterously ushered in a new era of skating with his daring routines.

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

Ilia Malinin's groundbreaking performance at the 2026 Winter Olympics men figure skating competition redefines the sport with his historic quad jumps.

Olympic figure skater Ilia Malinin is known as the Quad God, but can every jump in his program really be a quad? Olympic figure skater Mariah Bell explains how it works and what the rules allow.

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