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 ...

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Figure skating’s rotational revolution is settled. When the sport’s governing body standardized its current judging system at the Olympics 20 years ago, a quadruple jump — that’s four full turns in ...

MILAN, ITALY - FEBRUARY 07: Ilia Malinin of Team United States competes in Men's Single Skating - Short Program on day one of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games at Milano Ice Skating Arena ...

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 ...

Only two skaters landed triple axels, the most difficult jump attempted in the short program of the women’s Olympic figure skating competition on Tuesday. Ami Nakai, 17, of Japan took advantage of a ...

Japan’s Mone Chiba emerged as the surprise leader in the women's short program at the figure skating Grand Prix Final after ...

Ilia Malinin skated a personal best in his first return to the ice since falling short at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter ...

Editor's note: Follow Olympics figure skating live results and updates from 2026 Winter Games. MILAN — Team USA captured the gold medal in the team event at the 2026 Winter Olympics after Ilia Malinin ...

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 ...