QUAD GOD: Malinin lands quad axel in historic comeback Skate America victory NBC Sports

[LiberalArkie]

[mahatmakanejeeves]

1. He's like thirteen or something, right, or am I thinking of someone else?

Sheesh. I can hardly get out of bed.

[TexasBushwhacker]

2. 17, very young

[LiberalArkie]

3. I am totally amazed at what the kids these days are doing.

[femmocrat]

4. He's 17.

I just hope they don’t put so much pressure on him that he burns out. Amazing talent though.

[spooky3]

5. His legs are so long! I would have guessed that

A more compact skater would have been the first to do this. And his wiki page says he attends a NoVA high school—not homeschooled to accommodate his travel apparently. Amazing kid!

[LiberalArkie]

6. I think it is his long legs that allows him to launch himself high enough to have the

time to do 4 maybe 5 rotations in the future.

He maybe be the QuadGod.

[Jade Fox]

7. OMG!

I've been getting psyched for the start of skating season, and now this!

Thanks for posting.

☺☺

[LiberalArkie]

8. I have not seen of his artistic performances. I hope he can get close to Yuzuru Hanyu

[MLAA]

9. Wow, that is artistry on fire!

[LiberalArkie]

11. The ability and stamina of these guys are amazing

[3catwoman3]

10. I confess I have trouble telling the difference between a quad...

...and a triple - they rotate so fast in both is it s blur to me.

[Jade Fox]

12. Yeah, if I understand the physics involved....

They stay up in the air roughly the same amount of time. They just spin faster.

[Jilly_in_VA]

13. Glad he is skating for us

and not THEM. Can you imagine how he would be treated if he were skating for Russia?