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American figure skater Ilia Malinin crumbled during the men's free skate at the 2026 Winter Olympics. The gold medal favorite fell multiple times and bailed out of several planned quadruple jumps.

This essay was reprinted from David Epstein’s newsletter Range Widely. Subscribe here. Read more of Slate’s 2026 Olympics coverage here. American figure skater Ilia Malinin, known as the “Quad God” ...

American Ilia Malinin struggled through his free skate, falling twice and failing to medal. He was the heavy favorite for gold but told reporters after there is nothing like Olympic pressure. NBC News ...

Ilia Malinin had a clear path to the gold medal on Friday night, but that’s why nothing is played on paper. The 21-year-old American skating phenom, nicknamed the "Quad God" for his amazing leaping ...

Editor's note: Follow Olympics figure skating live results and updates from the 2026 Winter Games. MILAN — An Olympic gold was in sight for the "Quad God." After his short program, something ...

It's a jump that has never been completed on Olympic ice -- and one many skaters long thought to be impossible -- until now. It's called a quadruple axel, or a "quad axel." Stream NBC 5 for free, 24/7 ...

If you’ve been on the internet or watched television in the past few days, you’ve almost certainly seen video of Olympic figure skater Ilia Malinin performing a back flip. The audience, and even other ...

MILAN — Ilia 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 ...

MILAN — Ilia 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 4½-revolution jump so difficult ...