Yuzuru Hanyu's historic jump, Trusova's five quads and more to watch for during 2022 Olympic figure skating

Creative routines. Music reminiscent of a pre-pandemic dancefloor. The suspense of not knowing if someone who's just hurled themselves in the air will land safely again. If you're watching one thing these Olympics, make it figure skating. 

With Russia comfortably securing the gold in the team event, individual competitions get underway today — starting with the men's short program, followed later in the week by ice dance, women's singles events and finally, pairs. 

And if past Olympic Games are any indication, when it comes to the podium, anything could happen. The best part? You don't need to know a lot about the sport to be thoroughly entertained. 

To kick things off, here are some of the big names — and big moments — to look out for.  

It's pretty incredible just how far women's figure skating has come since Pyeongchang. 

Four short years ago, the maximum jumps attempted were 'triples': that's three rotations in the air. Now, we're expecting to see a number of athletes across several different countries, attempting 'quads'.

Even programs that won't feature the big jumps are set to deliver big performances.

Josefin Taljegard, for example, earned her spot in Sweden's Olympic team with a dubstep-inspired short program — a phrase that is rarely, if ever, uttered in a sport dominated by classical soundtracks. 

Keep an eye out also for Wakaba Higuchi and Kaori Sakamoto from Japan — both delivered strong performances in the team event and could be a decent chance to challenge for a podium spot. 

With so much talent in-house, qualifying for the Russian Olympic team might just be tougher competition than the Games itself. 

Filling the three ROC spots are current World Champion Anna Shcherbakova, 'Quad Queen'' Alexandra Trusova, and