American figure skater Ilia Malinin made history on Sept. 14 when he landed the first quadruple axel in a competition setting at the U.S. International Classic in Lake Placid, New York. The ...

BOSTON — Ilia Malinin could attempt as many as seven quadruple jumps in his long program Saturday, as he seeks to defend his world championship title. One of them could be the famous jump that only he ...

TALLINN, ESTONIA - APRIL 16: (EDITORS NOTE: Image has been digitally enhanced.) Ilia Malinin of the United States reacts in the Junior Men’s Free Skating during day 3 of the ISU World Junior Figure ...

The weight on the shoulders of Japan's Yuzuru Hanyu must be immense. With figure skating fans holding their breath to see if Hanyu will deliver a performance at the Beijing Olympics that could earn ...

Figure skater Mirai Nagasu lands a thrilling triple axel at the 2018 Winter Olympics Figure skater Mirai Nagasu has done it again, landing the rare and incredibly difficult triple axel jump — this ...

A three-turn half jump of figure skating which was a synonym for Mao Asada "Triple Axel"Is still known as the most difficult jump in girls' figure skating, and there are only as many skaters that made ...

Rachael Flatt makes it seem so easy. She glides. She spins. She jumps. And she does it all with precision, elegance and flair. But what is she actually doing out there on the ice? What do you call it ...

The two-time Olympic champion’s goal in Beijing was to conquer skating’s hardest jump Yuzuru Hanyu came to Beijing hoping to pioneer the most difficult jump ever attempted in figure skating: the ...

She did it once but she could not do it twice She did it once perfectly, but she could not do it twice. Eight days after U.S. figure skater Mirai Nagasu made history as the first American woman to ...

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 ...