MONTREAL – Americans had a brilliant performance on March 23 at the World Figure Skating Championships in Montreal, Canada, with Ilia Malinin claiming his first title, while duo Madison Chock and Evan Bates successfully defended their ice dance crown.

The 19-year-old nicknamed the “Quad god,” who is the only skater to land a quadruple Axel in competition, dazzled with an array of breathtakingly executed jumps starting with his quad Axel and including a quadruple Lutz in combination with a triple flip and a quadruple toe loop in combination with a triple toe.