The reigning world champion landed six of his seven planned quad jumps — including a jump that only he has ever landed in competition.

Ilia Malinin doesn’t back down. When all of his jumping passes at last month’s Grand Prix Final were judged to contain under-rotation, he still had a sweatshirt made that reproduced the scoresheet, a ...

With world championships in March and the Milan-Cortina Olympics a year away, figure skater continues to push limits.

He opened with the quad flip, easily landed his quad axel ... and finished it all off with a crowd-pleasing backflip. ''It wasn't the perfect program that I exactly wanted, but I think I gave ...

He opened with the quad flip, easily landed his quad axel ... and finished it all off with a crowd-pleasing backflip. "It wasn't the perfect program that I exactly wanted, but I think I gave ...

He opened with the quad flip, easily landed his quad axel ... and finished it all off with a crowd-pleasing backflip. Advertisement Article continues below this ad “It wasn't the perfect program ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. CORRECTS DAY AND DATE: Ilia Malinin goes through a warm-up before performing in the men’s free skate ...

Malinin, a 20-year-old from the D.C. area, landed a quad flip, quad Axel (a jump no other skater has ever landed), two quad Lutzes, quad toe loop and quad Salchow in Sunday’s free skate in Wichita, ...

Ilia Malinin lands the quad axel on his way to securing his third ... and finished it all off with a crowd-pleasing backflip. “It wasn’t the perfect program that I exactly wanted, but I ...