World champion Ilia Malinin, the Quad God, showed his mortality tonight. The American skating phenom had a complete collapse in his free program, falling twice and popping multiple jumps — including singling a planned quadruple axel. As his music finished, the 21-year-old held his hands to his face, appearing distraught and stunned. Malinin, who finished the short program in first with a comfortable five-point lead over Japan’s Yuma Kagiyama, ended up in a shocking eighth. It was the end of two-
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World champion Ilia Malinin, the Quad God, showed his mortality tonight. The American skating phenom had a complete collapse in his free program, falling twice and popping multiple jumps — including singling a planned quadruple axel. As his music finished, the 21-year-old held his hands to his face, appearing distraught and stunned. Malinin, who finished the short program in first with a comfortable five-point lead over Japan’s Yuma Kagiyama, ended up in a shocking eighth. It was the end of two-
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