For decades, it was considered the holy grail of figure skating, a jump so difficult, so daring, so completely defiant of the laws of physics that nobody would ever land it—until the quadruple axel was conquered by a young American who calls himself the Quad God. His real name is Ilia Malinin. And that name is everywhere this Olympics. The 21-year old from Northern Virginia comes into the Milan Cortina Olympics as one of Team USA’s biggest stars. Since mastering the quad axel, he has continued t

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Axel drills on the ice are so important to do both on and off the ice on a daily regular basis. Often I hear skaters say “oh ya I’ve done that drill before.” This is great, but these drills should be done daily, just like you practice your backspin every day, you need to practice drills every day. The point is that the drills create muscle memory and proprioceptive awareness. If you only do a backspin once a week, how would it feel the next time you try it? If you need help with off ice drills t