Meet Ilia Malinin, the highest-paid 2026 Olympic figure skater nicknamed the 'Quad God' for his gravity-defying routines

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MILAN, ITALY - FEBRUARY 08: Ilia Malinin of Team United States competes in Men's Single Skating - Free Skating Team Event on day two of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games at Milano Ice Skating Arena on February 08, 2026 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Andreas Rentz/Getty Images)Andreas Rentz/Getty ImagesIlia Malinin is one of Team USA's breakout figure skating stars of the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics. Malinin, the only skater to ever land a quadruple axel in competition, is known as the "Quad God.