The 'Quad Maker': Meet the 'genius' architect behind Ilia Malinin's quad axel
- Posted on February 9, 2026
- By Los Angeles Times
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The 'Quad Maker': Meet the 'genius' architect behind Ilia Malinin's quad axel
Rafael Arutyunyan, the coach who mentored "Quad King" Nathan Chen is also the coach to "Quad God" Ilia Malinin. Meet the Irvine-based "Quad Maker."
