Parade on MSN

Tonya Harding's historic triple axel: A forgotten achievement in figure skating

Tonya Harding's triple Axel changed figure skating history, but the achievement was overshadowed by the Nancy Kerrigan ...
Time

Why the Triple (and Quadruple) Axel Is So Hard

Follow this section to personalize your feed and get instant alerts. WHY FOLLOW? Update your preferences in Account Settings Personalized Content Follow this tag to personalize your feed and get ...
The New York Times

Here’s the Triple Axel That Gave Ami Nakai the Lead After the Short Program

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 ...
Newsweek

Team USA’s Amber Glenn Hits Triple Axel in Bid for Gold at Winter Olympics

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. It's been an all-out brawl on the ice rink between the United States of ...
beIN SPORTS

Alysa Liu: the skating star who captivated the world at Milano-Cortina 2026

After stepping away from competition at just 16 following Beijing 2022, Alysa Liu delivered one of figure skating’s most ...
Yahoo! Sports

What is a quadruple axel? Explaining figure skating's most complicated jump and how rare it is

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 ...