Quadruple Jumps Are Transforming Women’s Figure Skating. Surya Bonaly Tried to Do It 30 Years Ago

A fully validated quad at a women’s skating event didn’t happen until 2002 when Miki Ando of Japan successfully executed a quadruple salchow at the Junior Grand Prix Final. Ando tried to land the ...
NBC Olympics

How does Olympic ski jumping work?

Learn how Olympic ski jumping works — explore the men’s, women’s and mixed events, how distance and style points are scored, ...
The New York Times

Long jump in Times Square, pole vault in train stations: Field events need ‘street meets’

Tara Davis-Woodhall competes in the long jump in Times Square Athlos It was on Broadway, the home of theatre in New York City, where a one-off long jump competition became more of a show than an ...