Ilia Malinin leads in Olympic men’s figure skating after a near-perfect short program

American wunderkind Ilia Malinin didn’t exactly deliver a knockout blow to the rest of the Olympic men’s figure skating field ...

Ilia Malinin wins short program with whopping score at Winter Olympics

Ilia Malinin wins men's short program at 2026 Winter Olympics. Next up, Friday's free skate to win an individual gold medal.

Ilia Malinin’s dominance puts him one skate away from men’s Olympic gold

The Quad God, the star of these Milan Cortina Games, is in prime position to win individual men's figure skating gold.
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Ilia Malinin proves his dominance in Olympic figure skating short program

U.S. two-time world champion Ilia Malinin stormed to 1st place in the men's figure skating event at the 2026 Milan Cortina ...