The Physics Behind the Quadruple Axel, the Most Difficult Jump in Figure Skating

Are you speechless watching US figure skater Ilia Malinin on the ice? Science explains how it’s possible the Quad God can do ...

Olympics-speed skating-Kok says competition with Leerdam pushes Dutch sprinting to new level

By Pearl Josephine Nazare MILAN, Feb 10 (Reuters) - Femke Kok said the unrelenting pressure she and rival Jutta Leerdam put on each other has elevated Dutch sprint speed skating to new heights - a ...

Kok says competition with Leerdam pushes Dutch sprint speed skating to new level

Femke Kok said the unrelenting pressure she and rival Jutta Leerdam put on each other has elevated Dutch sprint speed skating ...
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Reporter's notebook: A Dutch speedskater and a U.S. influencer walk into a bar

NPR's Rachel Treisman took a pause from watching figure skaters break records to see speed skaters break records.

Who is Jutta Leerdam, the Dutch skating superstar who can now call herself Olympic champion?

As tears streamed down her face, Dutch speed skater Jutta Leerdam saw all her sporting dreams come true. The speed skating superstar had not only won the women’s 1000m gold medal, but also set an ...

Kristen Santos-Griswold's journey: Olympic heartbreak to hope for 2026

American short track speedskater Kristen Santos-Griswold has faced multiple setbacks, but she's determined to find success at the 2026 Winter Games.

Dutch speedskater Jutta Leerdam wins women’s 1,000 Olympic gold with fiancé Jake Paul in the stands

Dutch speedskater Jutta Leerdam has claimed her first gold medal in an Olympic-record time in the women’s 1,000 meters at the ...

Jordan Stolz saved the skates from his 1,000-meter world record for these Olympics

MILAN — For a year and a half, speedskater Jordan Stolz has been waiting for this moment. To get out his favorite pair of ...