ILIA MALININ

Guest Artist (May 5th Only)

ILIA MALININ,Two-time World Champion, three-time National Champion and two-time Grand Prix of Figure Skating Champion, Ilia “Quadg0d" Malinin was the youngest person named to the 2022 TIME100 NEXT list, after being the first and only skater to ever land a quad axel, the most difficult and elusive jump in figure skating (4.5 revolutions in the air), making him the early favorite for Olympic Gold in Milano Cortina 2026. The innovative and unconventional Malinin became a true game changer in 2022, establishing a World Junior Record for the men's short program, free skate, and combined score, and becoming the youngest ever men's champion at Skate America - while landing a quad axel. He won his first US National Championships in 2023 and successfully defended that tile in 2024 and 2025. He won the Grand Prix Final in 2023 and 2024 and he capped off his 2024 campaign by setting a World Record and winning World Championship Gold at the 2024 ISU World Championships in Montreal, Canada. In the current 24-25 Season, Ilia has not lost any competitions. In March of 2025, at the ISU Worlds in Boston, Ilia defended his title with a total score of 318.56, securing his second consecutive world title with a landslide victory. After the event, at the 2025 ISU Figure Skating Awards, he won Most Entertaining Program and Skater of the Year. The son of two Olympians, Malinin is a sophomore at George Mason University, and when he's not training and competing, enjoys skateboarding, playing video games, and watching extreme sports. This season marks Ilia’s second appearance with ITNY.