The 2026 Winter Olympics is fully underway in Italy, and it's once again time for figure skating to take center stage. One of the biggest stars on this year's U.S. team is Ilia Malinin, nicknamed the ...

BOSTON — Ilia Malinin could attempt as many as seven quadruple jumps in his long program Saturday, as he seeks to defend his world championship title. One of them could be the famous jump that only he ...

Ilia Malinin didn’t list the quadruple Axel on his list of planned jump content going into Saturday night’s men’s free skate at the 2025 World Figure Skating Championships. He submitted to the judges ...

Every sport has a feat most consider nearly impossible. Whether it's a point total, a record that has lasted for years or a rare stat, seemingly impossible sports feats can take many forms. In figure ...

In 2021, famed Russian figure skating coach Alexei Mishin said that no figure skater would ever be able to successfully perform a quad axel in his lifetime. The following year, two-time Olympic gold ...

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Ilia Malinin established such a big lead after his peerless short program at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships that the phenom’s free skate Sunday was less a competition and more a coronation.

Ilia Malinin fell twice and placed eighth in Olympic men’s figure skating final. Fans were shocked by his mistakes and emotional reaction during the performance. Malinin is renowned for landing the ...

Editor's note: Ilia Malinin will take the ice in the men's long program Saturday. Follow along here to catch today's action. BOSTON — Ilia Malinin could attempt as many as seven quadruple jumps in his ...