Who is Ilia Malinin? 'Quad God' might already be one of the greatest figure skaters of all time

Ilia Malinin was given his "Quad God" nickname when he was just a child, and he has lived up to the billing.

The 21-year-old earned his first Olympic gold medal on Sunday as part of the mixed team event, and now he is the heavy favorite to get some individual hardware.

Malinin dominated his run in the short program on Tuesday at the Milan Cortina Games, positioning himself quite favorably for the medal event.

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