Summary
American figure skater Ilia Malinin had a mixed experience at the 2026 Winter Olympics. He won a gold medal with Team USA in the team skating event but did not win any medals in the individual events. After the Olympics, Malinin asked the video game company Epic Games to include a "quad axel emote" in their game Fortnite.
Key Facts
- Ilia Malinin is a 21-year-old American figure skater.
- Malinin won a gold medal in the team skating event for Team USA at the 2026 Winter Olympics.
- He did not win a medal in the individual event after making mistakes on the ice.
- The Winter Olympics took place in Milano Cortina, Italy.
- Malinin is a fan of the video game Fortnite and plays it often when not skating.
- He requested Epic Games, the makers of Fortnite, to add a quad axel emote for him in the game.
- Malinin is known for successfully landing the quad axel in past competitions, though he did not succeed at the Olympics.
- He finished 11th in the individual event at the Olympics.
