Correction/clarification: A previous version of this story incorrectly reported that Ilia ... from Malinin, the 20-year-old from Vienna, Virginia, who will enter the 2026 Winter Olympics as ...

It looks like Malinin will be the man to beat at next year’s Olympics. / Erick W. Rasco/ Sports Illustrated Ilia Malinin had just won his second consecutive figure skating world championships ...

Malinin won last year's world championships by a whopping 24-point margin over Japan's Yuma Kagiyama. BOSTON — It was a little after 10 p.m. on Tuesday night when Ilia Malinin finally took the ...

Malinin landed six quadruple jumps, including the quad Axel, on his way to claiming gold in BostonIlia Malinin, the ...

Ilia Malinin dazzled with six quadruple jumps, including a quadruple Axel, in his closing free skate Saturday to win his ...

Now, his emotional performance is going viral, as are his poignant words about the close friends lost to the tragedy.

World Figure Skating Championships 2025: Ilia Malinin, Amber Glenn and the stars to know ahead of 2026 Olympics Ilia Malinin ...

Ilia Malinin dazzled with ... on the podium with a total of 278.19. Malinin reinforced his status as the man to beat with the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics less than a year away.