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

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

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

Malinin landed six quadruple jumps, including the quad Axel, on his way to claiming gold in Boston Jurij Kodrun - International Skating Union/International Skating Union via Getty Ilia Malinin ...

US star Ilia Malinin defended his world figure skating title on Saturday ... The performance included the mythical quad-axel, ...

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 ...

Ilia Malinin, the self-proclaimed "Quad God," lived up to his nickname ... landed a quadruple Axel and five other quadruple jumps to claim the men's title by a commanding margin.

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 ...