Ilia Malinin

Biography

Ilia Malinin (born December 2, 2004), colloquially known as the Quad God, is an American figure skater. He is a 2026 Olympic Games team event gold medalist, three-time World champion (2024, 2025, 2026), three-time Grand Prix Final champion (2023, 2024, 2025), seven-time Grand Prix gold medalist, four-time Challenger Series gold medalist, and four-time U.S. national champion (2023–26). At the junior level, Malinin is the 2022 World Junior champion and a two-time Junior Grand Prix gold medalist. He holds the current world junior record for the men's free skate and combined score, as well as the senior record for the men's free skate. Malinin is the only skater to successfully land a fully rotated quadruple Axel in international competition, accomplishing this feat at the 2022 CS U.S. International Classic and performing it multiple times since.In September 2022, he was named to Time magazine's Time 100 Next List. He is nicknamed "Quad God", a reference to his signature quadruple jumps. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ilia Malinin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Good Morning America

ISU Figure Skating Awards

Legacy on Ice

Figure Skating Exhibition Gala | Milano Cortina 2026

Exhibition Gala | ISU World Championships | Prague 2026

All Movies (7)

Toast to Milan2026 · as Self
Exhibition Gala | ISU World Championships | Prague 20262026 · as Self
Figure Skating Exhibition Gala | Milano Cortina 20262026 · as Self
Exhibition Gala | ISU World Championships | Boston 20252025 · as Self
Legacy on Ice2025 · as Self
Exhibition Gala | ISU World Championships | Montréal 20242024 · as Self
Exhibition Gala | ISU World Championships | Saitama 20232023 · as Self

All TV Shows (5)

ISU Figure Skating Awards2020 · as Self - Winner: Best Costume
ISU Figure Skating Awards2020 · as Self - Winner: Most Entertaining Programme / Skater of the Year
ISU Figure Skating Awards2020 · as Self - Winner: Most Valuable Skater / Performer
ISU Figure Skating Awards2020 · as Self - Winner: Special Achievement Award / Performer
Good Morning America1975 · as Self