My Take
I'll be honest, watching Ilia Malinin skate kind of breaks my brain in the best way. This kid from Fairfax, Virginia went out and landed the first ratified quadruple Axel in competition history, which is the jump everyone swore was basically impossible, and then he just kept doing it like it was no big deal. The "Quad God" nickname sounds like cocky internet hype until you actually watch him stack four-revolution jumps into a single program and realize it's barely an exaggeration. He grabbed his first World title in 2024 while still barely out of his teens, and the wild thing is the artistry is clearly still climbing to catch up with that ridiculous firepower. I love that he swings for history instead of skating safe. Pure adrenaline, every single time.
Overview
Ilia Malinin (born December 2, 2004), colloquially known as the Quad God, is an American figure skater. He is a 2026 Olympic Games team event gold medalist, three-time World champion (2024, 2025, 2026), three-time Grand Prix Final champion (2023, 2024, 2025), seven-time Grand Prix gold medalist, four-time Challenger Series gold medalist, and four-time U.S. national champion (2023–26).
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Ilia Malinin
- Name (Japanese)
- イリア・マリニン
- Reading
- いりあ・まりにん
- Born
- December 2, 2004 (age 21)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Sagittarius / Monkey
- Origin
- Fairfax, Virginia, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 174 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- figure skater
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- George C. Marshall High School
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.