Ilia Malinin

Skaters can take part in two of the six Grand Prix events to qualify for the finals in Chongqing, China, in December

While every competitive figure skating season ends with a laundry list of retirements across the board, not all figure skating retirements are created equal

Six weeks after a disastrous free skate knocked the Olympic gold-medal favorite off the podium, the “quad god” reeled off one huge jump after another, and a backflip for good measure, to retain his world championship title for the third year running

Ilia Malinin bounced back from misfiring at the Milan Cortina Olympics by leading after the short program at the figure skating world championships on Thursday

The 21-year-old figure skating phenom was one of the main characters of the Winter Olympic Games, and though it started out perfectly for him by winning a gold medal the first weekend, it ultimately ended in disaster

Now weeks removed from the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan, American figure skater Ilia Malinin has shifted his focus to the 2026 World Figure Skating Championships, which are set to take place later this month in Prague, Czechia

The 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Milan were a major success, and one of the biggest names throughout — at least from the American perspective — was men's figure skater Ilia Malinin

The "Quad God" won Olympic gold the first weekend of the event in the team figure skating competition, but then failed to medal in the men's individual discipline following a collapse in the free skate portion

Ilia Malinin has become the subject of multiple cheating rumours after the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics

With 116 medal events over 16 days spread across northern Italy, the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics delivered many unforgettable moments

From moments of sheer triumph to gut-wrenching heartbreak, the Games provided a rich tapestry of stories

He flinched under imaginary flashbulbs, crouched down and pulled his hood over his head and batted away jarring noises meant to represent social media criticism

American figure skater Amber Glenn fell short of the podium in the women's individual event at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics, but she has one more chance to put her talent on display in Saturday's exhibition gala

Figure skating at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics will come to a close with Saturday's exhibition gala

Backed by Chinese AI firms eager to showcase their capabilities to a global audience, it also reflects a broader push for overseas expansion amid increasingly fierce competition in China

In a moment of heartbreak for one Japanese figure skating star, American rival Amber Glenn went out of her way to protect her opponent

NBC, which is broadcasting the Olympics, along with other media outlets, aims to spotlight the athletes most likely to capture viewers’ attention — and Malinin certainly fit that bill

United States figure skater Ilia Malinin may have been favorited to take home medals entering the 2026 Milan Cortina Games, but he admitted not being well prepared to do so

CNN Sports' Coy Wire speaks with American Ilia Malinin about the pressures that top athletes deal with after the young figure skating phenom missed out on the singles podium at the Winter Olympics

Nakai rode her opening triple axel to a career-best 78.71 points in her short program at the Milan Cortina Olympics, while three-time world champion Sakamoto — the reigning Winter Games bronze medalist — was right behind with 77.23 as she chases down about the only gold medal she has yet to win

When 21-year-old figure skating superstar Ilia Malinin stunned everyone with his subpar performance in the men’s single skating event — falling from first to eighth because of a mistake-filled free skate program — he cited the pressure of the moment as one of the reasons for his struggles

As they hiked the Himalayas in 2023, Alysa Liu and her best friend — Shay Newton — found themselves in a deep, existential argument

United States darling Ilia Malinin was the overwhelming favorite to win gold in the men's singles event after opening a commanding five-point lead in the short program, but saw his Olympic dream unravel after falling twice and completing an uneven free skate en route to a disappointing eighth place

The 24-year-old Naumov finished his Winter Games debut with an emotional free skate Friday night, just over a year after Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov were among 67 people killed when American Airlines Flight 5342 crashed into a military helicopter on approach to Ronald Reagan National Airport and fell into the dark depths of the Potomac River

The athletes in Milan and Cortina dreamed about these two weeks long before the flames were lit in northern Italy

The athletes in Milan and Cortina dreamed about these two weeks long before the flames were lit in northern Italy

Ilia Malinin fell in the men's free skate program, ending his medal hopes

Cha finished fifth at the 2022 Beijing Winter Games, the highest placement by a South Korean male figure skater

After the recent French judging controversy, confusion has gone even more rampant

Ilia Malinin, 21, delivered a crucial performance in Milan on Sunday night, packing his routine with trademark quadruple jumps before punctuating it with a dramatic backflip, and landing on just one skate

Naumov is into Friday’s free skating final at Winter Olympics after emotional performance

Before taking his starting position, Malinin filled his cheeks with air and exhaled deeply several times

Ilia Malinin, the U.S. figure skater nicknamed the “Quad God,” became the first person to legally land a backflip on one skate in the Olympics — but he’s not the first to pull it off at the Winter Games

Every Winter Olympics, the United States fixates on a beloved savior: the all-American “ice princess.” Think of champions like Tara Lipinski, Michelle Kwan, and Kristi Yamaguchi, or a young Michelle Tratchenberg starring in the 2005 movie Ice Princess

Ilia Malinin, the U.S. figure skater nicknamed the “Quad God,” became the first person to legally land a backflip on one skate in the Olympics — but he’s not the first to pull it off at the Winter Games

And as Malinin, just 21 years old, performed his routine, one of the standout moments was a stunning backflip with which he landed on a single skate

U.S. figure skating star Ilia Malinin was upstaged on his Olympic debut on Saturday as Japan's Yuma Kagiyama led the men's short program in the team event to keep the pressure on defending champions the United States

U.S. figure skating star Ilia Malinin was upstaged on his Olympic debut on Saturday as Japan's Yuma Kagiyama led the men's short program in the team event to keep the pressure on defending champions the United States

Kim Min-sun and Lee Na-hyun will both compete in the women's 1,000 meters at Milano Speed Skating Stadium here in northern Italy, starting at 5:30 p.m. Monday