The evolution of the quad, ice skating's most daring jump

When self-proclaimed "Quad God" Ilia Malinin landed seven quad jumps in a single program last December, he boisterously ...

'Quad God' Malinin wins gold in first Olympic Games appearance

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 ...

The Impossible Jump, for All but One

Ilia Malinin of the United States is the only figure skater to land a quadruple axel in competition. We break down why it’s ...
Scientific American

How the ‘Quad God’ lands impossible jumps

For at least a decade, the quadruple axel jump was figure skating’s white whale. “It’s been this unreachable thing, like the four-minute mile” once was, says Matthew Lind, a technical specialist for U ...

Why the Triple (and Quadruple) Axel Is So Hard

The jump starts with one of the simplest leaps and gets more complicated from there ...