Ilia Malinin Quad Axel

Ilia Malinin, World Figure Skating Championships

Ilia Malinin, the 'Quad God,' Wins 2nd Consecutive World Figure Skating Title, Becomes Favorite for 2026 Olympics

The 20-year-old skater, who was born in Fairfax, Va., landed a quadruple Axel and five other quadruple jumps to claim the men's title by a commanding margin. His score of 318.56 points was 31.09 points ahead of silver medalist Mikhail Shaidorov of Kazakhstan. Yuma Kagiyama from Japan struggled in the free skate but hung onto the bronze.

The New York Times · 7d

Quadg0d was here: The Ilia Malinin experience hits a new stage at figure skating worlds

The new star of figure skating, Ilia Malinin, put on his typically dazzling routine Thursday at the world championships in Boston.

The Boston Globe · 4d

Watch Ilia Malinin land six quadruple jumps at World Figure Skating Championships

The Fairfax, Va., native changed his jump layout on the fly, landing six quadruple jumps, including the Axel, in the free skate at TD Garden to win his second-consecutive world men’s title

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Ilia Malinin is atop the world again, and the Olympics are on the way

Malinin looked all but invincible in Boston as he defended his world championship with ease, but he knows there’s room for ...

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Ilia Malinin defends world title in mesmerizing fashion. 'He's out of this world'

BOSTON — Ilia Malinin's top rival said this week that ... Over the span of 4 minutes, 13 seconds, Malinin landed a quad flip, quad axel, quad lutz, quad loop, quad toe loop and ...

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