Tag: Ilia Malinin

Making the Impossible Possible

Exterior view of the Olympic Center and the 1980 Herb Brooks Arena early evening with LED lights from the James C. Sheffield Speed Skating Oval

by Paul Wylie, ORDA Director of Sport and 1992 Olympic silver medalist in men’s singles skating Last week I witnessed on the 1980 Rink something I spent my entire life thinking was impossible. Ilia Malinin, a 17-year-old from Fairfax, VA landed a Quad Axel at the US International Figure Skating Classic. Four and one-half rotations… Read more »