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

Ilia Malinin is the only person in figure skating history to successfully land the quad axel in international competition.

The American sensation landed six quad jumps to repeat as world champion and cement his status as the Olympic favorite.

He won comfortably by 31.09 over Mikhail Shaidorov, a 20-year-old from Kazakhstan who had four quads in a personal best free ...

Ilia Malinin walked toward the ice for his free skate at the world championships with the swagger of a conquering hero. Then ...

Ilia Malinin is him. “I was not expecting them ... The 20-year-old from Virginia, son of immigrants from Uzbekistan, is the face of figure skating and the biggest American men’s product ...

The Fairfax, Va., native changed his jump layout on the fly, landing six quadruple jumps, including the Axel, in the free ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Ilia Malinin, of the United States, celebrates during a medal ...

US star Ilia Malinin defended his world figure skating title on Saturday with a dominant display on the ice inside Boston’s packed TD Garden. In truth, Malinin simply made official what many ...