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How Ilia Malinin Named Himself ‘Quad God’ at 15 With Only Two Quads — Then ...

Kansas City Star 14 Feb 2026
He named himself “Quad God” as a teenager. Now Ilia Malinin is attempting the hardest jump in figure skating on the Olympic stage ... .
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Meet the ‘Quad God’: How 21-Year-Old Ilia Malinin Became Figure Skating’s Most Electrifying Star

The Miami Herald 14 Feb 2026
After redefining what’s possible on ice, Ilia Malinin could attempt the quad Axel on skating’s biggest stage yet ... .
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Malinin teases quad axel ahead of free skate

The Indiana Times 13 Feb 2026
MILANIlia Malinin keeps teasing fans at the Milan Cortina Olympics by submitting program plans that have the American figure skating star attempting the quad axel, a 4 1/2-revolution jump so difficult nobody but him has ever landed it ... .
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Malinin teases quad axel ahead of Olympic free skate

News & Record 13 Feb 2026
MILANIlia Malinin keeps teasing fans at the Milan Cortina Olympics by submitting program plans that have the American figure skating star attempting the quad axel, a 4 1/2-revolution jump so difficult nobody but him has ever landed it ... .
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How Ilia Malinin Revolutionized Figure Skating with His Quadruple Axel

Wired 13 Feb 2026
On Friday, the US Olympic skater known as the “Quad God” will compete in his last event of the 2026 Winter Games. Everyone will be watching to see if he does his famous quad axel—and a backflip, too ... .
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2026 Winter Olympics men figure skating: Malinin eyes quadruple axel, after banned backflip

The News International 13 Feb 2026
The last American to legally complete the skill at the Olympics was Terry Kubicka ... He could attempt the first quadruple axel ever landed at the Olympic Games, considered the most difficult jump in figure skating ... .
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First quadruple axel in figure skating: Revisiting Ilia Malinin's historic 2022 jump in competition

Sportingnews 13 Feb 2026
But Malinin is known best known for his quadruple axel, an athletic feat that is as dangerous as it is eye-catching ... With that, here's what you need to know about Malinin's prowess for the quadruple axel, a trick he landed for the first time in 2022.
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Olympia 2026 am Donnerstag im Liveblog: Skeleton: Guter Start f�r Axel Jungk - Grotheer und ...

NDR 12 Feb 2026
Exklusive Einblicke, viel Service, die wichtigsten Entscheidungen, besondere Momente, Kurioses und Witziges von den Olympischen Spielen in Italien servieren wir im Liveblog ....
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Zombie Labour: Starmer staggers on – podcast

The Guardian 12 Feb 2026
After a week when it seemed all but over for Keir Starmer, John, Pippa and Kiran unpack how the prime minister survived – and what it means for Labour in the long run ....
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Ilia Malinin is nearing Olympic gold. Meet who taught him the quadruple axel

The Athletic 11 Feb 2026
Inspired by Rafael Arutyunyan's famed anti-coddling approach, the U.S. superstar is one skate from glory ....
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Ilia Malinin Owes the Olympic Stumble Gods (and All of Us!) a Quadruple Axel

Jezebel 11 Feb 2026
1984 Olympic gold medalist Scott Hamilton said the first time he saw a video of Malinin’s quad axel, he thought it was AI ... Kagiyama doesn’t have a quadruple axel, or a backflip, but he is just So.
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