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MILAN (AP) — Ilia Malinin silenced any doubters of the self-styled “Quad God” on Tuesday night, when the American wunderkind threw down a near-perfect short program filled with high-flying jumps and a ...

MILAN (AP) — Ilia Malinin, the U.S. figure skater nicknamed the “Quad God,” became the first person to legally land a backflip on one skate in the Olympics — although one trailblazing woman pulled it ...

Ilia Malinin, the red-hot favourite for men's figure skating gold at Milan-Cortina 2026, suffered a nightmare as he fell twice and missed out on the medals entirely. In a remarkable men's free skate, ...

Malinin hadn't lost a competition in over two years. On Friday at the Olympics, that all came falling down. Andy Cheung / Getty Images DOBBIACO, Italy — Ilia Malinin had been unbeatable for more than ...

Ilia Malinin, aka the "Quad God," landed the first legal Olympic backflip since 1976 at the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics, helping the Americans win team gold.

World champion Ilia Malinin won Skate America on Sunday for the third consecutive year, altering his free skate on the fly after an early mistake and punctuating the program with a backflip that had ...

Ilia Malinin, a 21-year-old U.S. figure skater, led Team USA to a gold medal in the team figure skating competition at the ...

Here is a breakdown of Ilia Malinin's latest short program highlights.