Ilia Malinin Makes Figure Skating History at Grand Prix Final
Despite an early fall, the American teen went on to win the competition, becoming the first skater to land all six types of quad jump in competition.
- American teen Ilia Malinin became the first skater to land all six types of quad jump in competition at the Grand Prix Final in Beijing.
- Despite an early fall on his quad Axel, Malinin went on to win his first Grand Prix Final with a score of 314.66.
- Malinin's technical score was so far ahead of the rest of the competition that he could have afforded several mistakes.
- Malinin had previously made history by becoming the first person to ever land a quadruple axel in a short program.
- Other winners at the Grand Prix Final included Kaori Sakamoto of Japan in the women's singles and Americans Madison Chock and Evan Bates in ice dance.