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often Axel
: a jump in figure skating from the outer forward edge of one skate with 1½ turns taken in the air and a return to the outer backward edge of the other skate
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The only skater to have successfully landed a quad axel in competition performed only a triple version of his trademark jump.
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ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026
The pressure to fill programs with demanding quadruple jumps and triple axels, while innovating the sport, prompted Liu to retire, burnt-out, at 16.
—Sara Germano, Sportico.com, 24 Mar. 2026
Seeing Alysa Liu land a triple axel at Barclays Center.
—Robert Carroll, New York Daily News, 15 Mar. 2026
Also performing in Sunrise is Malinin, 21, a powerhouse figure skating competitor known for daring quadruple axel and backflips on ice.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2026
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ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026
The pressure to fill programs with demanding quadruple jumps and triple axels, while innovating the sport, prompted Liu to retire, burnt-out, at 16.
—Sara Germano, Sportico.com, 24 Mar. 2026
Seeing Alysa Liu land a triple axel at Barclays Center.
—Robert Carroll, New York Daily News, 15 Mar. 2026
Also performing in Sunrise is Malinin, 21, a powerhouse figure skating competitor known for daring quadruple axel and backflips on ice.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2026
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“Axel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/axel. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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