Ilia Malinin

American figure skater (born 2004). The first skater to land a quad Axel in competition — and the first to land one at the Olympic Games (Milan-Cortina 2026) — Malinin is the most technically audacious skater in the sport's history. A two-time World champion and three-time Grand Prix Final champion, he has landed seven different quad jump types in official competition. A career still young: his ceiling may be higher than any figure skater who came before.