Ilia Malinin

(Newser) - Ilia Malinin arrived in Milan as the man to beat. He left with a team gold medal, but also with an eighth-place finish in the event that was supposed to define his career. The 21-year-old American, dubbed the "Quad God" for his unmatched jumping ability, needed only a solid...

(Newser) - American figure skating sensation Ilia Malinin fell twice in a disastrous free skate that sent him tumbling out of the medals at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Friday night, clearing the way for Mikhail Shaidorov of Kazakhstan to claim a stunning gold medal. Malinin, who led by a comfortable margin...

(Newser) - " Quad God " Ilia Malinin doesn't need the most jaw-dropping move in his program to win—he does it anyway. The Wall Street Journal reports that the 21-year-old American, already rewriting figure skating with his record-shattering quadruple jumps and the sport's first quad axel in competition, has...