Gymnastics legend Simone Biles attended the Winter Games with her husband, Jonathan Owens, and she was in the arena on Feb. 13, when the self-proclaimed "Quad God" finished in an unexpected eighth place in the men's singles event. Biles reached out to Malinin afterward, and she even crashed his Access Hollywood interview to share some wisdom on Feb. 17. The GOAT & The Quad God
I have to start today by confessing two biases First, Ilia Malinin isn't just from my home country (USA). Not just my home region (metro area: Washington, DC). He's from my hometown (Vienna, Va.). You could run a 5k road race from my home to his high school. I know people who've taught him. I know people who've skated with him. I could easily bump into him on a fast-food run this summer
OlympicsAustrian snowboarder Benjamin Karl etched his name into Winter Olympic history Sunday, becoming the oldest individual gold medalist ever after defending his title in the 2026 Winter Olympics parallel giant slalom. At 40 years and 115 days, Karl topped a record that had stood since 2014, when Norwegian biathlete Ole Einar Bjørndalen won gold at age 40 years and 12 days, according to CBS Sports.
