Figure Skating · Level 10: Professional · Sub-level 10.1
Milestone Jumps
2 tests · 20 facts · updated 20 October 2026 · markdown
The jumping firsts and the records of the era.
Each test below is ten questions on Insporta. The list under a test is what the questions check: one fact per question, with the source it was written from. Read it before the test, or come back from a wrong answer.
Test 1Firsts in the airTake a test
Kurt Browning of Canada landed a quadruple toe loop at the 1988 World Championships.
Source: Olympic.ca, Kurt Browning · recall
His historic quad was a toe loop, in the free skate at the 1988 Worlds.
Source: Olympic.ca, Kurt Browning · recall
Japan's Midori Ito, known for powerful jumps, landed the first triple Axel by a woman in 1988.
Source: Olympics.com, Midori Ito · recall
Hanyu was the first skater to land a quadruple loop in ISU competition, in 2016.
Source: Olympics.com, Yuzuru Hanyu · recall
The ISU names Ilia Malinin as the first to land a quadruple Axel in competition, in 2022.
Source: ISU, Figure skating jumps explained (isu-skating.com, 2026) · recall
Double Axel 1948, triple 1952, quadruple toe loop 1988, quadruple Axel 2022.
Source: Olympics.com, Richard Button; Olympic.ca, Kurt Browning; ISU, Figure skating jumps explained (isu-skating.com, 2026) · applied
Button 1948 and 1952, Browning 1988, Hanyu's quad loop 2016, Malinin's quad Axel 2022.
Source: Olympics.com, Richard Button; Olympic.ca, Kurt Browning; Olympics.com, Yuzuru Hanyu; ISU, Figure skating jumps explained (isu-skating.com, 2026) · applied
Browning's 1988 landing is the third of the four marks; the others are Button's two firsts and Malinin's quad Axel.
Source: Olympic.ca, Kurt Browning · applied
Test 2Records of an eraTake a test
Irina Rodnina and Alexander Zaitsev were the first pair to land a side-by-side double Axel.
Source: Olympics.com, Irina Rodnina · recall
Figures went after his 1990 title, so he is the only skater to win World titles both with and without them.
Source: Olympic.ca, Kurt Browning · recall
He won three in a row from 1989 to 1991 and a fourth in 1993.
Source: Olympic.ca, Kurt Browning · recall
In 1989 Ito became the first World champion from outside Europe and North America.
Source: Olympics.com, Midori Ito · recall
Hanyu won two World titles and four Grand Prix Finals besides his two Olympic golds.
Source: Olympics.com, Yuzuru Hanyu · recall
His Casablanca free skate, created for that season, became iconic as he won his fourth title.
Source: Olympic.ca, Kurt Browning · recall
Her skating was characterised by powerful jumps, which led to her triple Axel.
Source: Olympics.com, Midori Ito · recall
He was eighth at Calgary 1988, sixth at Albertville 1992 and fifth at Lillehammer 1994.
Source: Olympic.ca, Kurt Browning · applied
The quad in 1988, the first title in 1989, the fourth in 1993, then years on tour.
Source: Olympic.ca, Kurt Browning · applied
B has 1989, 1990, 1991 and 1993. A is a single 1989 title, C three in a row only, D a different run.
Source: Olympic.ca, Kurt Browning · applied
Sources
Olympics.com athlete pages (Button, Ito, Hanyu, Witt, Rodnina); Olympic.ca athlete pages (Browning, Virtue); ISU, Figure skating jumps explained (2026); Olympedia, Figure Skating overview. Every fact is recorded with its source in docs/FIGURE_SKATING_VERIFIED_FACTS.md. Records that can still move are not keyed. Original questions authored, nothing reproduced.
- Olympic.ca, Kurt Browning9
- Olympics.com, Midori Ito3
- Olympics.com, Richard Button2
- Olympics.com, Yuzuru Hanyu2
- ISU, Figure skating jumps explained (isu-skating.com, 2026)1
- Olympics.com, Richard Button; Olympic.ca, Kurt Browning; ISU, Figure skating jumps explained (isu-skating.com, 2026)1
- Olympics.com, Richard Button; Olympic.ca, Kurt Browning; Olympics.com, Yuzuru Hanyu; ISU, Figure skating jumps explained (isu-skating.com, 2026)1
- Olympics.com, Irina Rodnina1