ST. LOUIS — The "Quad God" has entered the chat at the 2026 U.S. figure skating championships. And punctuated his entry with a fist pump.
Ilia Malinin put on his usual breathtaking and mind-boggling performance in his short program Thursday night, blowing out the competition.
Malinin completed two quadruple jumps, including a quad Lutz, and a back flip en route to posting a first-place 115.10. Second-place Tomoki Hiwatashi earned a 89.26 and third-place Jason Brown posted an 88.49.
“I just came into this competition just to see what happens out there and I impressed myself, I didn’t know I could skate that good," Malinin said after.
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