Ilia Malinin is the only person in figure skating history to successfully land the quad axel in international competition.

Malinin landed six quadruple jumps, including the quad Axel, on his way to claiming gold in BostonIlia Malinin, the ...

The Fairfax, Va., native changed his jump layout on the fly, landing six quadruple jumps, including the Axel, in the free ...

The defending world champion said he was more unsettled than usual, but it didn't stop him from nailing his elements in the ...

Ilia Malinin, Madison Chock and Evan Bates all defended their titles on the last day of the 2025 world figure skating ...

U.S. skater Ilia Malinin clinched his second world title with an impressive six quadruple jumps in Boston, setting the stage ...

BOSTON — Ilia Malinin could attempt as many as seven ... One of them could be the famous jump that only he can pull off: The quad axel. Malinin, 20, is the only person in figure skating history ...

This means the quad axel actually consists of 4.5 rotations, rather than four. No skater has ever landed a quintuple jump. Tara Lipinski takes a closer look at Ilia Malinin’s quad axel by the ...