Ilia Malinin became the first and only athlete to land a quadruple axel in figure skating competition in 2022. He also became the first and only figure skater to cleanly land seven quadruple jumps in competition when he did so in 2025. He has won four U.S. Figure Skating Championships and threeWorld Figure Skating Championships. At the 2026 Milano Cortina Olympics, he helped the United States win a gold medal in the team event, but in one of the most shocking results of the games, he failed to medal in the men’s event, finishing eighth. He did however win the 2026 World Championships for the third straight year.
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