There are six types of jumps in figure skating: Toe loop, flip, lutz, salchow, loop, and axel. The differences between the jumps lie in the method of takeoff and landing. For instance, the first ...

Ilia Malinin, 20, became the first skater to land all six quadruple jumps in a single performance at the World Figure Skating Championships in Boston on March 29. He is the sixth American to win ...

American Alysa Liu produced the best performance of her career to lead the women's field after the short programme at the World Figure Skating Championships on Wednesday, as the sport's biggest event ...

At this time last year, Alysa Liu was a student at UCLA and a retired figure skater ... Sakamoto popped the opening jump of her triple flip-triple toe loop combination into a double, but the ...

Japanese duo Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara recovered from early setbacks to take pairs gold at the World Figure Skating Championships after Thursday's free skate program in Boston.The duo opened their ...

Ilia Malinin dazzled with six quadruple jumps, including a quadruple Axel, in his closing free skate Saturday to win his second straight men's figure skating world title ... quad Salchow, a quad toe ...

There are six types of jumps in figure skating: Toe loop, flip, lutz, salchow, loop, and axel. The differences between the jumps lie in the method of takeoff and landing. For instance, the first three ...

Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. There are six types of jumps in figure skating: Toe loop, flip, lutz, salchow, loop, and axel. The differences between the jumps lie in the ...