Figure skating champion Ilia Malinin is supporting an effort to save Portland’s Lloyd Center ice rink. The Olympic medalist posted to his Instagram story on Wednesday, Feb. 11.Getty Images
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Samantha Swindler | The Oregonian/OregonLive
The “Quad God,” better known as Olympic gold medalist Ilia Malinin, took to Instagram stories to show support for preserving the ice rink at Portland’s Lloyd Center mall.
On Wednesday, he shared a story on his Instagram account from the Save the Lloyd Center Ice Rink Coalition with a link to a petition to save the ice rink.
Olympic Figure Skating Champion Ilia Malinin is Rallying to Save a Portland Mall Ice RinkOlympic Figure Skating Champion Ilia Malinin is Rallying to Save a Portland Mall Ice Rink
Malinin’s story was a share of a post by Samuel Mindra, a coach with Team USA who is from Portland. According to an OPB article, Mindra also coaches at the Lloyd Center ice rink. Mindra made a guest appearance at the rink’s Christmas tree lighting ceremony in November.
Gold medalist Ilia Malinin posted a link on his Instagram Story to a campaign to save Lloyd Center’s ice skating rink on Feb. 11, 2026.Instagram screenshot
Malinin, a two-time world champion, is currently wowing judges and crowds in Milan for the Olympic games. And yes, they call him the “Quad God” because he was the first skater to successfully land a quad Axel in competition at the 2022 U.S. Figure Skating Classic.
It’s unclear if Malinin, who is from Virginia, has ever even visited the Lloyd Center ice rink, but he could have his chance to do so this spring.
He will perform with Stars on Ice 2026, which is coming to Veterans Memorial Coliseum May 24.
