Ilia Malinin began his Olympic season in devastating form, winning the Grand Prix de France by an extraordinary 40-point margin to underline his dominance of men’s figure skating.
The 20-year-old American, nicknamed the Quad God, landed five quadruple jumps in his free skate on Sunday in Angers to finish with 321.00 points overall – well clear of France’s three-time defending champion Adam Siao Him Fa on 280.95. Georgia’s Nika Egadze was third with 259.41.
