Timeline Ilia Malinin

American figure skater known as the Quad God, the first to land a quadruple axel in competition. He won three world titles and Olympic team gold, but finished eighth in the 2026 men's event.

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2004 Ilia Malinin born in Fairfax Ilia Malinin is born in Fairfax, Virginia, son of the Uzbek Olympic skaters Tatiana Malinina and Roman Skorniakov.
2022 Ilia Malinin left off the Olympic team Malinin finishes second at nationals at 17 but is not picked for the Beijing Olympics.
2022 Ilia Malinin becomes world junior champion Malinin wins the world junior title in Tallinn.
2022 Ilia Malinin lands the first quad axel At the US International Classic in Lake Placid, Malinin lands the first quadruple axel in competition.
2022 Ilia Malinin takes bronze at the Grand Prix Final Malinin finishes third at his first senior Grand Prix Final in Turin.
2023 Ilia Malinin wins his first US title Malinin wins the US championship in San Jose.
2023 Ilia Malinin wins world bronze Malinin takes bronze at the world championships in Saitama.
2023 Ilia Malinin wins the Grand Prix Final Malinin wins the Grand Prix Final in Beijing.
2024 Ilia Malinin wins a second US title Malinin retains his national title in Columbus.
2024 Ilia Malinin becomes world champion Malinin wins the world title in Montreal.
2024 Ilia Malinin wins a second Grand Prix Final Malinin wins the Grand Prix Final in Grenoble.
2025 Ilia Malinin wins a third US title Malinin wins the national championship in Wichita.
2025 Ilia Malinin retains his world title in Boston Malinin wins a second straight world championship on home ice.
2025 Ilia Malinin scores 333.81 at Skate Canada Malinin sets a personal-best total score of 333.81.
2025 Ilia Malinin lands seven quads in one free skate At the Grand Prix Final in Nagoya, Malinin lands seven clean quadruple jumps for a record free skate score of 238.24 and a third straight title.
2026 Ilia Malinin wins a fourth US title Malinin wins his fourth consecutive national championship before the Olympics.
2026 Ilia Malinin finishes eighth at the Olympics The favourite makes a series of mistakes in his free skate in Milan and finishes eighth.
2026 Ilia Malinin wins Olympic team gold Malinin wins the free skate in the team event as the US take gold in Milan.
2026 Ilia Malinin wins a third world title in Prague A month after the Olympics, Malinin wins his third consecutive world championship.