Ilia Malinin had no intention of trying to land the quadruple axel, the most difficult jump in figure skating, while the 19-year-old American sensation was trying to qualify for the Grand Prix Finals. Once he took the ice Thursday for the marquee conclusion to the Grand Prix season, all bets…
Ilia Malinin had no intention of trying to land the quadruple axel, the most difficult jump in figure skating, while the 19-year-old American sensation was trying to qualify for the Grand Prix Finals. Once he took the ice Thursday for the marquee conclusion to the Grand Prix season, all bets were off. Not only did […]
Ilia Malinin had no intention of trying to land the quadruple axel, the most difficult jump in figure skating, while the 19-year-old American sensation was trying to qualify for the Grand Prix Finals. Once he took the ice Thursday for the marquee conclusion to the Grand Prix season, all bets were off.
Ilia Malinin has landed a quadruple axel jump on his way to taking the short-program lead at the figure skating Grand Prix Finals in Beijing. The United States skater also completed a quad lutz-triple toe loop combination and a triple axel. Two-time world champion Shoma Uno of Japan was close behind after landing two quads of his own. His teammate Yuma Kagiyama was third. Minerva Fabienne Hase and Nikita Volodin of Germany lead the pairs event after the short program in their first season.
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