American teenager Ilia Malinin landed the second ever quadruple axel in competition on Saturday without so much as a wobble.
Competing at Skate America, the 17-year-old’s historic free skate secured him the gold medal in his senior Grand Prix debut as he became the youngest men’s champion in the event’s history.
Malinin had become the first person ever to complete a quadruple axel in competition last month during the US International Figure Skating Classic, a lower-level event.
“This morning I wasn’t really sure if I would attempt it or not,” Malinin told NBC afterwards.
“But I think that it came over my mind that everyone’s watching, I have to go for this and I went for it and I landed it. I’m still in shock.”
“The whole building was screaming for at least a couple of seconds after that, I didn’t even know if the music was still playing.”
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