Ilia Malinin
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Ilia Malinin is an American figure skater. He is a 2026 Olympic Games team event gold medalist, three-time World champion, three-time Grand Prix Final champion, seven-time Grand Prix gold medalist, fo
Malinin during a practice session at the 2026 Winter Olympics
Malinin at 2019 JGP in the United States
Malinin at the 2021 Cup of Austria
Malinin performing his short program at the 2024 World Championships
Axel jump
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The Axel jump or Axel Paulsen jump, named after its inventor, Norwegian figure skater Axel Paulsen, is an edge jump performed in figure skating. It is the sport's oldest and most difficult jump, and t
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…free skate and combined score, as well as the senior record for the men's free skate. Malinin is the only skater to successfully land a fully rotated quadruple Axel in international competition, accomplishing this feat at the 2022 CS U.S. International Classic and performing it multiple times since. In September…
Norwegian figure skater Axel Paulsen, creator of the Axel jump, pictured in 1895
Japanese figure skater Midori Ito, first female skater to land a triple Axel
Yuzuru Hanyu sets up for an Axel jump
Mone Chiba landing