<P> A quad , or quadruple , is a figure skating jump with at least four but less than five revolutions . Most quadruple jumps have exactly four revolutions ; the quadruple Axel has 41⁄2 revolutions , although no figure skater to date has completed this jump in competition . The quadruple toe loop and quadruple Salchow are the two most commonly skated in the discipline . Quadruple jumps have become increasingly common among World and Olympic level men 's single skaters , to the point that not having one in a program has come to be seen as a severe handicap . The first person to land a ratified quadruple jump in competition was Canadian Kurt Browning in 1988 . In 2002 , Miki Ando became the first woman to do so , and she remains one of only two women to have landed a ratified quadruple jump in competition . </P>
<P> A quad , or quadruple , is a figure skating jump with at least four but less than five revolutions . Most quadruple jumps have exactly four revolutions ; the quadruple Axel has 41⁄2 revolutions , although no figure skater to date has completed this jump in competition . The quadruple toe loop and quadruple Salchow are the two most commonly skated in the discipline . Quadruple jumps have become increasingly common among World and Olympic level men 's single skaters , to the point that not having one in a program has come to be seen as a severe handicap . The first person to land a ratified quadruple jump in competition was Canadian Kurt Browning in 1988 . In 2002 , Miki Ando became the first woman to do so , and she remains one of only two women to have landed a ratified quadruple jump in competition . </P>
who did the first quad at the olympics
who did the first quad at the olympics
Kurt Browning
Kurt Browning