'Quad God' Ilia Malinin stuns in men's figure skating short program, eyes Olympic gold

Ilia Malinin positioned himself to be in the running for a gold medal following a dominant men’s figure skating short program run on Tuesday at the Winter Olympics.

Malinin, nicknamed the "Quad God," showed his warrior spirit through his entire performance on the ice. Once he nailed the quad flip on his first jump, all bets were off from there.

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The 21-year-old Virginia native gracefully moved up and down the ice, nailing a triple...