America’s Quad God lapped the field to win another world title with a record-tying six quadruple jumps, but his attention remains fixed on a standard just out of reach
Ilia Malinin had just finished defending his world title with another sensational performance including six quadruple jumps beneath the lights of a nearly sold-out TD Garden. But as he pounded the ice after his final pose, the gesture wasn’t pure triumph like last year in Montreal. It was the frustration of a perfectionist falling short of a standard no one else is asking him to meet.
“That was definitely because I didn’t land all seven,” the 20-year-old American said afterward. “It’s still the one thing I want to accomplish – whether before the Olympics or sometime in my career – just to land them all and really maximize my technical ability, while also incorporating the rest of the program.”
Written by Bryan Armen Graham in Boston
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/mar/30/ilia-malinin-quadruple-jumps-figure-skating-quad-go under the title “Simone Biles on ice: Ilia Malinin shows his only rival is perfection itself | Bryan Armen Graham”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
