# Milestone Jumps · Figure Skating Level 10: Professional

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Milestone Jumps in Figure Skating (Level 10: Professional) on Insporta: 20 sourced facts behind 2 tests. Covers: firsts in the air; records of an era.

The jumping firsts and the records of the era.

## Test 1: Firsts in the air

- Two days before the free skating he completed a double Axel for the first time, then landed it to win. (Source: Olympics.com, Richard Button)
- No skater had performed a triple jump in competition before he did at Oslo 1952. (Source: Olympics.com, Richard Button)
- Kurt Browning of Canada landed a quadruple toe loop at the 1988 World Championships. (Source: Olympic.ca, Kurt Browning)
- His historic quad was a toe loop, in the free skate at the 1988 Worlds. (Source: Olympic.ca, Kurt Browning)
- Japan's Midori Ito, known for powerful jumps, landed the first triple Axel by a woman in 1988. (Source: Olympics.com, Midori Ito)
- Hanyu was the first skater to land a quadruple loop in ISU competition, in 2016. (Source: Olympics.com, Yuzuru Hanyu)
- 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))
- 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))
- 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))
- 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)

## Test 2: Records of an era

- Irina Rodnina and Alexander Zaitsev were the first pair to land a side-by-side double Axel. (Source: Olympics.com, Irina Rodnina)
- 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)
- He won three in a row from 1989 to 1991 and a fourth in 1993. (Source: Olympic.ca, Kurt Browning)
- In 1989 Ito became the first World champion from outside Europe and North America. (Source: Olympics.com, Midori Ito)
- Hanyu won two World titles and four Grand Prix Finals besides his two Olympic golds. (Source: Olympics.com, Yuzuru Hanyu)
- His Casablanca free skate, created for that season, became iconic as he won his fourth title. (Source: Olympic.ca, Kurt Browning)
- Her skating was characterised by powerful jumps, which led to her triple Axel. (Source: Olympics.com, Midori Ito)
- He was eighth at Calgary 1988, sixth at Albertville 1992 and fifth at Lillehammer 1994. (Source: Olympic.ca, Kurt Browning)
- The quad in 1988, the first title in 1989, the fourth in 1993, then years on tour. (Source: Olympic.ca, Kurt Browning)
- 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)

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.

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