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

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

During the figure skating team competition on Sunday night, 24-year-old Mirai Nagasu became the first American in history to land a triple axel jump at the Olympics. She also became just the second ...

SOCHI — Axel jump - One of the most difficult jumps, which takes off from the forward outside edge and is landed on the back outside edge of the opposite foot. The jump is named for its inventor, Axel ...