Vienna's Ilia Malinin Poised to Take Milan by Storm

All the Jumps Ilia Malinin Is Expected to Perform at the Olympics

It’s bold as a figure skater to call yourself the “Quad God,” even more so to use the moniker as your social media handle. But for Ilia Malinin, the nickname is not just youthful bravado. It’s a statement of fact. The 21-year-old from Virginia, who has mastered the quadruple versions of all six skating jumps–from the (relatively) easiest, the quadruple toe loop, to the most challenging, the quadruple axel–has been setting a new standard for the …

Vienna's Ilia Malinin poised to take Milan by storm

Four years on from an Olympic snub, US figure skater Ilia Malinin has revolutionized his sport in a meteoric rise that has him poised for gold -- and stardom -- at the Milan-Cortina Winter Games.

Inside the Olympic village as athletes arrive for Winter Games

Athletes have moved into the Olympic village for the Winter Games which get underway later this week

Virginia native Ilia Malinin, the men’s Olympic figure skating favorite, will wear yellow skate laces gifted to him by Alex Ovechkin in Milan

Alex Ovechkin may not be headed to the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan, Italy, but he will have a presence, of sorts, through American figure skater Ilia Malinin. Malinin, the favorite to win gold in the men’s figure skating event, shared that he’ll wear yellow skate laces gifted to him by Ovechkin throughout the Games. The 21-year-old Virginia native revealed the news after his practice skate on Monday, per CBC’s Devin Heroux. Figure skating sta…