"Quad God" Ilia Malinin Shocks Figure Skating Legends
January 27, 2026
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as posted by the channelKristi Yamaguchi discusses the unprecedented dominance of Ilia Malinin, admitting that she and fellow legends like Brian Boitano and Dorothy Hamill never fathomed seeing a quad axel in their lifetimes.
She describes Malinin as "heads and tails" above the rest of the field, stating that while he has great competitors, the Olympic gold is "really his to lose" because of how he has fundamentally changed the game.
This segment is from an in-depth interview with Kristi Yamaguchi. Watch the full conversation to hear her untold stories from the 1992 Albertville Games and her thoughts on the future of Team USA.
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