Men The following table lists the first recorded quadruple jumps by male skaters in men's
singles competition. Only successfully ratified jumps landed in an ISU sanctioned event, or officially recognized by the ISU count toward these records. Soviet skater
Alexandre Fadeev was the first skater to attempt a quadruple jump (a quadruple
toe loop) in competition, at the
1984 Winter Olympics in
Sarajevo, but it was not officially recognized by the ISU because of a flawed landing. although it is regularly mentioned as the inventor of a quadruple jump in Czech or Slovak language media. (right), the first skater to land a quadruple jump in competition, pictured in 1989. On March 25, 1988, at the
1988 World Championships in Budapest, Hungary, Canadian skater
Kurt Browning landed the first ratified quadruple jump (a quadruple toe loop) in competition (with three turns on the landing). At the 2022 Winter Olympics, Hanyu’s quadruple Axel attempt received deductions for an under-rotation and a fall but was the first attempt in competition that was not downgraded to a triple Axel. On September 14, 2022, in the free skate at the
2022 CS U.S. International Figure Skating Classic, American skater
Ilia Malinin landed the first successful quadruple Axel in competition. As of April 2026, he is the only skater to successfully land the jump in competition. Malinin is also the first skater to have successfully landed all six types of quadruple jumps in international competition, as well as the first skater to land six quadruple jumps with positive grades of execution in a single free skate at an international competition. This feat was accomplished at the
2024 World Figure Skating Championships in Montreal. Although not all received positive grades of execution, during his free skate program at the 2025 World Figure Skating Championships in Boston, Ilia Malinin landed all six types of quadruple jumps. No quadruple-quadruple combination (quadruple jumps followed by quadruple loop or toe loop) or sequences (quadruple jumps followed by any quadruple jumps except for quadruple loop or toe loop) have yet been ratified. However, other quadruple combinations have been performed. Canada's
Elvis Stojko landed the first quadruple jump in combination (a quadruple toe loop-double toe loop) at the
1991 World Championships.
Women The following table lists the first recorded quadruple jumps by female skaters in women's singles competition. Only successfully ratified jumps landed in an ISU sanctioned event or officially recognized by the ISU count towards these records. French skater
Surya Bonaly was the first female skater to attempt a quadruple jump in competition. She attempted a quad toe loop and a quad Salchow at the
1990 European Championships, however the jumps were not ratified. She attempted quad jumps at four more competitions (including the
1992 Winter Olympics , no female skater has attempted a quadruple Axel in competition.
Pairs In
pair skating competition, Russian skaters
Marina Cherkasova and
Sergei Shakrai performed the first ever quadruple
twist lift in competition during their free skate at the
1977 European Championships. At the
2002 Winter Olympics in
Salt Lake City,
Utah, United States, Chinese pairs skaters
Shen Xue and
Zhao Hongbo became the first skaters to attempt a
throw quadruple jump (a throw quad Salchow). She landed, then fell, and the jump was not ratified. On November 17, 2007, in the free skate at the
Trophée Eric Bompard competition in Paris, France, American pairs skaters
Tiffany Vise and
Derek Trent landed the first ratified throw quadruple jump (a quad Salchow). At the
2018 Winter Olympics in
Pyeongchang, South Korea, Canadian pairs skaters
Meagan Duhamel and
Eric Radford completed the first throw quadruple Salchow in Olympic competition. In 2004, Chinese pairs skaters
Ding Yang and
Ren Zhongfei attempted a throw quadruple toe loop at the Four Continents Championships; the landing was two-footed. In 2015, Russian pairs skaters
Yuko Kavaguti and
Alexander Smirnov, at a domestic competition (
1st stage of 2015 SPB Cup) became the first skaters to attempt a throw quadruple loop. The landing was two-footed, then she fell. Later in 2015, Kavaguti and Smirnov performed a throw quadruple loop at the
2015 Cup of China, although the landing was two-footed. Also in 2015, Canadian pairs skaters
Meagan Duhamel and
Eric Radford, at a domestic competition (2015 Souvenir Georges-Ethier), attempted the first throw quadruple Lutz, but she fell on the landing. ==Scoring==