Teen skating star achieves world first with incredible move (VIDEO)

Ilia Malinin executed the rare move on Thursday

The International Figure Skating Classic in Lake Placid saw an American teenage sensation with Russian heritage pull off the first ever quadruple Axel in competition on Thursday.

Ilia Malinin, who is aged 17 and already a junior world champion, won the men's singles competition at his season-opening appearance in New York State with a total score of 257.28 points. 

The quadruple Axel is regarded as the most difficult jump to pull off in figure skating, with Olympic champion Nathan Chen never attempting to land it and Malinin only ever previously executing it in training. 

At the same Beijing 2022 Olympic Games that Chen was crowned champion, Hanyu Yuzuru tried and failed, with Malinin missing the cut for the competition despite claiming silver at the US Figure Skating Championships in January. 

In April, however, Malinin's fortunes improved when he won the World Junior Championships with a record 276.11 score – and his star continues to rise with a feat he achieved in his free program routine that he later said made him feel "really good."

HISTORY HAS BEEN MADE❗️

Ilia Malinin lands the first quad Axel in history