The Physics Behind the Quadruple Axel, the Most Difficult Jump in Figure Skating

Are you speechless watching US figure skater Ilia Malinin on the ice? Science explains how it’s possible the Quad God can do more than four full rotations in the air.
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What is a quadruple axel? Explaining figure skating's most complicated jump and how rare it is

Ilia Malinin has made a name by accomplishing the difficult feat in figure skating.

How Ilia Malinin makes figure skating’s most risky jump look routine

Just a handful of skaters have attempted a quadruple axel in competition. Malinin, a gold medal favorite at the Milan-Cortina Olympics, is the only skater who has landed one.
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Has figure skating reached the limits of human performance?

It was at a relatively minor event in upstate New York in September 2022 that Ilia Malinin, the self-anointed “Quad God” who was fast becoming the biggest name in figure skating, finally landed the jump that so many people had thought impossible.