'Quad God' Ilia Malinin stuns in men's figure skating short program, eyes Olympic gold

Ilia Malinin positioned himself to beryllium successful the moving for a golden medal pursuing a ascendant men’s fig skating abbreviated programme tally connected Tuesday astatine the Winter Olympics.

Malinin, nicknamed the "Quad God," showed his warrior tone done his full show connected the ice. Once helium nailed the quad flip connected his archetypal jump, each bets were disconnected from there.

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Ilia Malinin of the United States competes during the men's fig skating abbreviated programme astatine the 2026 Winter Olympics, successful Milan, Italy, Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

The 21-year-old Virginia autochthonal gracefully moved up and down the ice, nailing a triple axel earlier coming into his alteration camel spin. He went up for quad Lutz triple toed loop and erstwhile helium came down, helium appeared to springiness himself a fist pump and grin knowing helium deed it arsenic perfectly arsenic possible.

As the vigor picked up successful the routine, Malinin nailed a backflip – which garnered cheers successful the arena. He finished the programme with aggregate spins.

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Ilia Malinin successful the halfway of the rink during the men's fig skating abbreviated programme astatine the 2026 Winter Olympics, successful Milan, Italy, Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026.  (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

"He is the benchmark," NBC broadcaster Johnny Weir said arsenic Malinin awaited his scores.

Malinin scored a 108.16. It was capable to enactment up of Japan’s Yuma Kagiyama, who scored a 103.07, and France’s Adam Siao Him Fa, who scored a 102.55.

Malinin already has a golden medal successful the Olympics truthful acold arsenic Team USA won a mixed squad lawsuit past week. In that event, helium took portion successful the escaped skate information and scored a 200.03. It gave the Americans 10 points and allowed Team USA to people the golden medal.

Ilia Malinin lands a instrumentality during the men's fig skating abbreviated programme astatine the 2026 Winter Olympics, successful Milan, Italy, Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026.  (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

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