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

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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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Skating: Who Is Ilia Malinin, the King of Impossible Jumps Who Has Already Conquered the Games

At only 21 years old the phenomenon of American skating is also bringing on the ice of Milan Cortina its incredible and unique jumps: a quadruple Axel, ...

·Turin, Italy
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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.

·United States
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Quadruple Axel by Ilia Malinin, Physics Explains the Secret of the Most Difficult Jump of Artistic Skating at the Olympics

In the execution of such a complex jump as the quadruple axel (which earned the gold medal at the U.S. Ilia Malinin), physics and biomechanics are the master: the results of a study of the Toin University of Yokohama

·Italy
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Corriere Della Sera broke the news in Italy on Tuesday, February 10, 2026.
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