Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Five rotations in midair, landing on a knife’s edge. Is a quintuple jump in figure skating actually possible? The physics might surprise you.

Jump demonstrations by Will Annis, The Skating Club of Boston.

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