Ilia Malinin is the only person in figure skating history to successfully land the quad axel in international competition.

Malinin landed six quadruple jumps, including the quad Axel, on his way to claiming gold in Boston Jurij Kodrun - International Skating Union/International Skating Union via Getty Ilia Malinin ...

BOSTON — “Nervous.” That was one of the first words to roll off the lips of Ilia Malinin late Thursday afternoon, this after the Quadg0d submitted a scrapbook-worthy short program at the ...

BOSTON — Ilia Malinin's top rival said this week that he's starting ... Over the span of 4 minutes, 13 seconds, Malinin landed a quad flip, quad axel, quad lutz, quad loop, quad toe loop and quad ...

BOSTON — Ilia Malinin could attempt as many as seven ... One of them could be the famous jump that only he can pull off: The quad axel. Malinin, 20, is the only person in figure skating history ...

Ilia Malinin, the self-proclaimed "Quad God," lived up to his nickname ... landed a quadruple Axel and five other quadruple jumps to claim the men's title by a commanding margin.

This means the quad axel actually consists of 4.5 rotations, rather than four. No skater has ever landed a quintuple jump. Tara Lipinski takes a closer look at Ilia Malinin’s quad axel by the ...