Malinin landed six quadruple jumps, including the quad Axel, on his way to claiming gold in BostonIlia Malinin, the self-proclaimed "Quad God," lived up to his nickname by landing six quadruple jumps on his way to winning his second consecutive World Figure Skating Championship title.

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.

The new star of figure skating, Ilia Malinin, put on his typically dazzling routine Thursday at the world championships in Boston.