Ilia Malinin silenced any doubters of the self-styled “Quad God” on Tuesday, when the American wunderkind threw down a near-perfect short program.
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Ilia Malinin leads Team USA to 2nd consecutive gold in Olympic figure skating team event
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Ilia Malinin Lifts U.S. To Gold Medal In Figure Skating Team Event
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U.S. skating star Ilia Malinin leads after near-perfect short program at Milan Cortina
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Winter Olympics: Malinin has big lead in figure skating
Team USA defended its Olympic figure skating team event gold medal on Sunday after Ilia "Quad God" ushered the team to victory at the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics.
Ilia Malinin helps the U.S. defend its team figure skating gold medal at the Milan Cortina Olympics. On Sunday night, he beats Japanese rival Shun Sato in a head-to-head showdown when the teams were tied on points. Malinin, known as the “Quad God,” lands five quadruple jumps, scoring 200.
At the Milan Cortina Olympics, Team USA won the first gold medal in figure skating after Malinin bested Shun Sato of Japan to close out the team event.
After finishing second in the men’s short program, 21-year-old Ilia Malinin helped Team USA to a team event gold-medal with his performance in Sunday’s men’s free skate.
Ilia Malinin reclaimed momentum to lead the Olympic men’s short program, steadying the ice as Americans Andrew Torgashev and Maxim Naumov delivered breakout, emotional debuts to advance to the free skate.
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 jaw-dropping backflip to take a big lead at the Milan Cortina Olympics
American Ilia Malinin threw down a near-perfect short program filled with high-flying jumps and a jaw-dropping backflip to take a big lead at the Milan Cortina Olympics.
