The 2026 Winter Olympics is fully underway in Italy, and it's once again time for figure skating to take center stage. One of the biggest stars on this year's U.S. team is Ilia Malinin, nicknamed the ...

It's OK to enjoy figure skating without knowing what all the words mean. If you want to know more, though, here's a look at ...

For at least a decade, the quadruple axel jump was figure skating’s white whale. “It’s been this unreachable thing, like the ...

Figure skating is a fan favorite at the Winter Olympics—for every event, the stands are packed to watch competitors glide, jump, and spin. But what does it take to pull off these seemingly effortless ...

In 2021, famed Russian figure skating coach Alexei Mishin said that no figure skater would ever be able to successfully perform a quad axel in his lifetime. The following year, two-time Olympic gold ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Artistic Gymnastics and Olympic Sports Analyst and Author. The Olympic Figure Skating Team competition intensified Saturday at the ...

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 ...