Ilia Malinin is the only person in figure skating history to successfully land the quad axel in international competition. Here's why it's so hard.

Ilia Malinin won his second consecutive World Figure Skating Championship men's title in front of a home crowd in Boston Saturday night. With his victory, he becomes the favorite to win gold at the ...

The self-proclaimed Quad God, Malinin could attempt as many as seven quads in his long program at the 2025 world figure ...

American Alysa Liu is the surprise leader in the women's short program at the 2025 World Figure Skating Championships in Boston. The 19-year-old retired from skating in 2022 at age 16 and only came ...

BOSTON — Alysa Liu is the first U.S. women’s singles figure skater to win a world title in 19 years, capping a comeback season after a two-year retirement. Liu, 19, had the top short program and free ...

Editor's note: Ilia Malinin will take the ice in the men's long program Saturday. Follow along here to catch today's action. BOSTON — Ilia Malinin could attempt as many as seven quadruple jumps ...

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 to successfully land the quad axel in international ...

BOSTON — Ilia Malinin could attempt as many as seven quadruple jumps in his long program Saturday, as he seeks to defend his world championship title. One of them could be the famous jump that ...