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'Quad God' Ilia Malinin skates past records to win world championships

Ilia Malinin, 19, made history over the weekend, after landing six quadruple jumps to take the figure skating world championship title.

Here & Now‘s Scott Tong speaks with figure skating analyst Jackie Wong about the significance of Malinin’s achievement and his impact on the figure skating world.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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