TV basketball pundits often talk about the importance of Quad 1 wins in earning an NCAA tournament berth. But they don’t mention that Quad 1 wins are a moving target, creating three unlikely ...

When you get a nickname with the word “god” in it, you know you’ve hit the jackpot. And that’s exactly what’s happening for Team USA Olympic figure skater Ilia Malinin, who has been dubbed the “Quad ...

This story was updated to add new information. Ilia Malinin successfully landed a risky one-foot backflip – a back-somersault landing on a single skate blade – in the men’s free skate of the team ...

The self-anointed "Quad God" takes the ice on Saturday. Ilia Malinin, 21, is heavily-favored to win gold at the Milan Cortina Olympics thanks to his ability to land the quad axel, a jump once thought ...

Only one skater in history has landed the quad axel in competition. Ilia Malinin, a 21-year-old American, first executed this difficult and seemingly impossible jump two and half years ago and has ...

To all you casual winter sports fans just tuning in to the BBC or NBC for your quadrennial dose of people doing impossible things on snow and ice, welcome to the Ilia Malinin Show. Malinin, the ...

Team United States acknowledges the crowd during the Medal Ceremony for the Team Event following the Men's Single Skating - Free Skating Team Event on day two of the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic ...

At this point of his career, Ilia Malinin is competing against history more than his fellow Olympians. The overwhelming favorite in men's figure skating at the 2026 Olympics, his first appearance, ...

For half a century, runners and walkers have been embarking up the Brady Street Hill on the last Saturday in July as part of the annual ritual known as the Quad-City Times Bix 7. The race embarks on ...

The most stunning result of Milan Cortina took place on the ice Friday. Ilia Malinin, the "Quad God," finished eighth after an uneasy performance after entering the free skate in position to cruise to ...

MILAN — Ilia Malinin had just landed a backflip, a trick that fires up a crowd like few other elements in skating. He landed, and looked into the crowd, and there was Novak Djokovic, the tennis GOAT, ...