US figure skater Ilia Malinin lands quad axel to take the lead at the Grand Prix Finals

Ilia Malinin landed a quadruple axel jump on his way to taking the short-program lead at the figure skating Grand Prix Finals on Thursday. The United States skater, who was the first to land the four-and-a-half revolution jump in competition last year, also completed a quad lutz-triple toeloop combination and a triple axel to set a score of 106.90 points. Two-time world champion Shoma Uno of Japan was close behind on 106.02 after landing two quads of his own, and his teammate Yuma Kagiyama was third with 103.72.