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Ilia Malinin on Winter Olympics experience and feeling pressure during his free skate competition

Name: Ilia Malinin on Winter Olympics experience and feeling pressure during his free skate competition
Uploaded: 2026-02-18T14:32:00-0500
Duration: 6 min 7 s
Description: Team USA's figure skater Ilia Malinin, who is best known as the "Quad God" for his signature quadruple axel, is reacting to his performance during the 2026 Winter Olympics free skate competition. CBS News' Kelly O'Grady caught up with Malinin in Italy.

Team USA's figure skater Ilia Malinin, who is best known as the "Quad God" for his signature quadruple axel, is reacting to his performance during the 2026 Winter Olympics free skate competition. CBS News' Kelly O'Grady caught up with Malinin in Italy.