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

The 20-year-old skater, who was born in Fairfax, Va., landed a quadruple Axel and five other quadruple jumps to claim the men ...

Ilia Malinin claimed a second consecutive world figure skating title, landing six quadruple jumps in a jaw-dropping ...

Malinin looked all but invincible in Boston as he defended his world championship with ease, but he knows there’s room for ...

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

On Saturday the U.S. figure skating star became the men’s world champion for the second straight year. To get there, he had ...

The U.S. figure skater won his second straight world championship gold medal on Saturday, and it wasn’t even close.

US star Ilia Malinin defended his world figure skating title on Saturday with a dominant display on the ice inside Boston’s ...

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

Ilia Malinin walked toward the ice for his free skate at the world championships with the swagger of a conquering hero. Then ...

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 ...