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A quadruple jump or quad is a figure skating jump with at least four (but fewer than five) revolutions. [1] All quadruple jumps have four revolutions, except for the quadruple Axel, which has four and a half revolutions. The quadruple toe loop and quadruple Salchow are the two most commonly performed quads.
The Axel jump is the most studied jump in figure skating. In competition, the base value of an Axel is determined by the number of revolutions completed during the jump. [7] The base value of a single Axel is 1.10, a double Axel 3.30, a triple Axel 8.00, a quadruple Axel 12.50 and a quintuple Axel is 14. [8]
A double or triple Axel is required in the short program and an Axel is required in the free program for junior and senior single skaters in all ISU competitions. [42]: 18 The Axel has an extra half-rotation which, as figure skating expert Hannah Robbins says, makes a triple Axel "more a quadruple jump than a triple". [53]
Malinin began his skate with a quadruple axel, which is a skill that he alone owns right now. He is the only man to ever land a quadruple axel in competition (he first did it in 2022), so starting ...
For every other figure-skater, landing a quadruple axel lies outside the realms of possibilities, attempted but never accomplished by an endless parade of skating greats.. For American teenage ...
Two-time Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu nearly became the first skater to land a quadruple axel while easily outpacing Shoma Uno and Yumi Kagayami to win the Japanese national championship on Sunday.
In a quadruple Axel, the skater would need to complete 4.5 revolutions (1620 degrees). qualifying round A round of competition prior to the short program or compulsory dance to determine which skaters qualify to compete in the main competition
Malinin became the first person to ever land a quad axel in competition, pushing the sport's boundaries with a four-and-a-half revolution jump.