US Olympic figure skater Ilia Malinin’s parents, Tatiana Malinina and Roman Skorniakov, are former athletes of the sport, having both competed at the 1998 Nagano Winter Olympics and 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics.

Ilia Malinin could have made Olympic history on Friday, but his free skate was filled with uncharacteristic mistakes.

Ilia Malinin is a breakout star at the 2026 Olympics, who is known as the "Quad Fod" for his almost miraculous feats on the ice, including a backflip that he landed on one skate. With Malinin competing for more gold at the Milan-Cortina Olympics,

Ilia Malinin, known as the "Quad God," is one of Team USA's breakout figure skating stars of the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics.

Both parents figure skated for Uzbekistan.

Competing in the Winter Olympics is more than just a dream for Ilia Malinin - it's a family tradition. His parents, Tatiana Malinina and Roman Skorniakov, are both former Olympic figure skaters as well,