Ilia Malinin is the only person in figure skating history to successfully land the quad axel in international competition. Here's why it's so hard.

Liu's routine was nearly flawless and included a triple flip, triple Lutz-triple toe, triple Salchow and a double axel ... Skating Championships will continue on Saturday with the ice dance ...

Editor's note: Ilia Malinin will take the ice in the men's long ... that only he can pull off: The quad axel. Malinin, 20, is the only person in figure skating history to successfully land the ...

One of them could be the famous jump that only he can pull off: The quad axel. Malinin, 20, is the only person in figure skating history ... skate to elevate off the ice. The other three (salchow ...