Ilia Malinin and Team USA skaters, including Evan Bates and Madison Chock, won gold after besting Japan in the team event.

Team USA needed ace Ilia Malinin to do the unthinkable on Sunday, and he did just that, landing the first-ever Olympic quad axel.

No, the Americans got their medals Sunday at Milano Ice Skating Arena. This matter was settled on the ice and sealed by the depth and clutchness of U.S. Figure Skating. And, fittingly, punctuated by the best America has to offer the sport: Ilia Malinin.

American superstar and 2026 Olympic men's gold medal favorite Ilia Malinin peforms a backflip in his short program.

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.

How and where to watch U.S. Olympic figure skating star Ilia Malinin. Can he be the first person to land a quad Axel in the Olympics? We explain the mechanics of skating's most difficult move.

U.S. figure skater Ilia Malinin made his Olympic debut at the Milan Cortina games Saturday. The 21-year-old Virginia native finished second in the short program with a score of 98.00 during the team event.

Team USA figure skater Ilia Malinin flipped the script during his 2026 Winter Olympics debut. Malinin, 21, represented the United States in the men’s singles portion of the figure skating team event on Saturday,