The United States' Ilia Malinin delivered a near-perfect short program Tuesday night in Milano, putting the two-time world champion firmly atop the men's singles standings heading into Friday's free skate.

The Americans enter Day 3 of the figure skating team event at the Winter Olympics atop the leaderboard, but need clutch performances to secure gold.

Ilia Malinin delivers in the men’s free skate as US hold off late Japanese push to retain Olympic team title. Host nation Italy finish third after three days

21-year-old Ilia Malinin hit five quadruple jumps and scored 200.03 to push Japan's Shun Sato into second place with 194.86.

The team event gold medal came down to Ilia Malinin, and he put on a thrilling performance to secure the gold medal for Team USA.

A battle between the US and Japan was heating up in the Olympic figure skating team event. Ilia Malinin needed to change his plans to save the day.

Here's what to know about Ilia Malinin, the Team USA figure skater who has taken the 2026 Winter Olympics by storm, ahead of his men's short program.

Ilia Malinin is not like most figure skaters. Even when he makes mistakes, he is still so far ahead of the rest that he wins Olympic gold.

Ilia Malinin begins his quest for men's singles gold with the short program at the 2026 Winter Olympics. Follow the action.

The U.S. figure skater has silenced any doubters of the self-styled “Quad God" in Milan.

From the astonishing to the emotional to the downright bizarre, the 2026 Olympic figure skating men’s short program on Tuesday night had it all.

The United States' Ilia Malinin delivered a near-perfect short program Tuesday night in Milano, putting the two-time world champion firmly atop the men's singles standings heading…

Ilia Malinin keeps teasing fans.

On Friday, the US Olympic skater known as the “Quad God” will compete in his last event of the 2026 Winter Games. Everyone will be watching to see if he does his famous quad…

At the Winter Olympics today, Ilia Malinin skates for gold, the USA women's hockey team plays, and men's halfpipe is settled. Follow along live.

The ‘Quad God’ leads the contenders in the men’s free skate. Join Beau Dure for the latest news from Milan

The men’s free skate features Ilia Malinin in his bid to win his first singles Winter Olympics gold medal. Follow along.

In one of the most shockingly devastating performances in Olympic figure skating history, Ilia Malinin finished 8th in men's singles figure skating.

Ilia Malinin, the red-hot favourite for men's figure skating gold, suffers a nightmare on the ice.

The heavy US favorite fell twice in the free skate as Kazakhstan’s Mikhail Shaidorov capitalized to claim a shock Olympic title in Milan

American figure skater Ilia Malinin said overconfidence led to a poor performance and missed podium for the men's singles favorite Friday in Milan.