"Olympic figure skater Ilia Malinin earned the nickname "Quad God" for all his completed quadruple jumps in competition. The New York Times recorded his most difficult quadruple axel with a high-speed camera, breaking down the challenge of spinning four times in the air. In the past, when a jump had been conquered, it often did not take long for other skaters to master it too."
"Not so for the quad axel. Aside from Malinin's successes, it has only been tried in competition by two other skaters. Artur Dmitriev Jr. was the first to attempt the jump in competition, in 2018, but he fell. Japan's Yuzuru Hanyu attempted the jump at the 2022 Beijing Olympics before retiring, but he did not land it either. It has been more than three years since Malinin's first quad axel, and no one appears poised to match him."
Ilia Malinin landed the quad axel and earned the nickname "Quad God" for his completed quadruple jumps in competition. High-speed footage captured the quad axel's difficulty, revealing the challenge of completing four full rotations in the air. Historically, new jumps were quickly adopted by other skaters, but the quad axel remains an exception. Only two other competitors have attempted it in competition: Artur Dmitriev Jr. in 2018, who fell, and Yuzuru Hanyu at the 2022 Beijing Olympics, who did not land it. More than three years after Malinin's first quad axel, no one else appears poised to match him.
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