No man has ever landed the quad Axel in competition. Hanyu Yuzuru is trying to hit it out of the park. A night after a shocking short program that crippled his chances of an Olympic three-peat, Hanyu was back at it on Wednesday (9 February), putting in the final work on his still incomplete quadruple Axel.

Has anyone ever landed a quadruple Axel in practice?

As of 2022, no male skater has successfully landed a quadruple Axel in competition, however it has been attempted. The first attempt was by Russian skater Artur Dmitriev Jr. at the 2018 Rostelecom Cup, however he landed forward and fell, receiving both a downgrade and fall deduction.

Has any female figure skater landed a quad?

U.S. figure skater Alysa Liu became the first American woman to land a quad in competition in 2019, at a Junior Grand Prix event.