21-Year-Old “Quad God” Ilia Malinin Leads by 5 Points Before Olympic Free Skate Final
Ilia Malinin hasn’t lost a competition in over three years. The 21-year-old American enters Friday’s men’s free skate with a five-point lead and one historic goal: landing the first quadruple Axel in Olympic history. The jump—requiring 4.5 rotations in the air—was considered “utterly impossible” until Malinin landed it in 2022. The Physics-Defying Resume “Ilia Malinin runs men’s figure skating,” says 1998 Olympic … Read more