Ilia Malinin, widely considered the best figure skater of this generation, could take a big step toward going down as one of the greatest ever Friday night down when the American goes for the gold medal in the men's free skate at the Milan Cortina Olympics.
The 21-year-old known as the “Quad God” has a five-point lead over Japan's Yuma Kagiyama and France's Adam Siao Him Fa after the short program. That would be a big margin for anyone, but it could be insurmountable given who is in first place.
