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What is a quadruple axel? Explaining figure skating's most complicated jump and how rare it is

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 ...
The New York Times

The Impossible Jump, for All but One

Only one skater in history has landed the quad axel in competition. Ilia Malinin, a 21-year-old American, first executed this difficult and seemingly impossible jump two and half years ago and has ...
The New York Times

How Alysa Liu Won Gold in Women’s Figure Skating

In one of the most improbable comebacks in the history of figure skating, Alysa Liu of the United States, who quit the sport after the 2022 Beijing Olympics, reclaimed her career on her own joyous ...
Time

Alysa Liu Is the New Olympic Women’s Skating Champion

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