Ilia Malinin, figure skating

Ilia Malinin, who won U.S. men's skating title in Wichita, says crash 'doesn't seem real'
Ilia Malinin flew to D.C. on Monday after the national championships in Wichita and knew that young skaters were on the plane that crashed Wednesday.
Ilia Malinin, World Champion Figure Skater Who Won Competition Before Deadly Crash, Says He's 'Heartbroken'
Reigning World Champion figure skater Illia Malinin, who won the competition in Wichita that his teammates had left from before dying in the plane crash in DC, posted on Instagram on Thursday, Jan. 30 that he was 'heartbroken' by their deaths.
Ilia Malinin draws closer to his definition of perfection with third U.S. figure skating title
Ilia Malinin doesn’t back down. When all of his jumping passes at last month’s Grand Prix Final were judged to contain under-rotation, he still had a sweatshirt made that reproduced the scoresheet, a memento of his having tried a free skate program with unprecedented difficulty.
Skating champ Ilia Malinin 'heartbroken' after crash that killed skaters, coaches
Ilia Malinin, the reigning world and national champion in men's figure skating, shared a message on social media after the crash on the Potomac.
With audacious seven-quad routine, Ilia Malinin wins U.S. championship
With world championships in March and the Milan-Cortina Olympics a year away, figure skater continues to push limits.
Ilia Malinin lands six quadruple jumps, wins third U.S. figure skating title by historic margin
World champion Ilia Malinin landed a record-tying six quadruple jumps to win his third consecutive U.S. figure skating title. Malinin, a 20-year-old from the D.C. area, landed a quad flip, quad Axel (a jump no other skater has ever landed), two quad Lutzes, quad toe loop and quad Salchow in Sunday’s free skate in Wichita, Kansas.
World champ Ilia Malinin lands 6 quad jumps, cruises to his third straight US Figure Skating title
World champion Ilia Malinin cruised to his third consecutive U.S. Figure Skating Championship on Sunday, landing six of his seven planned quad jumps in the free skate.
U.S. Figure Skating Championships: Amber Glenn, Ilia Malinin shine ahead of worlds, en route to 2026 Olympics
The U.S. worlds team was chosen during the U.S. national championships in Wichita over the weekend, and skaters are starting to put together their resume for the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics next February.
Ilia Malinin leaves figure skating world in awe as it awaits next barrier-breaking feat
Ilia Malinin topped the Prevagen U.S. Figure Skating Championships men's short program by the largest margin in history.
Ilia Malinin snags third straight title at U.S. Figure Skating Championships
Ilia Malinin finished with a total score of 333.31 on Sunday to secure his third straight national title at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Wichita, Kan.
Ilia Malinin takes largest lead in U.S. Figure Skating Championships history
World champion Ilia Malinin leads by the largest margin in U.S. Figure Skating Championships history after the men’s short ...
World champ Ilia Malinin lands six quad jumps, cruises to third straight US Figure Skating title
He might've planned to land seven quads, but the reigning World champion romped to another national crown by hitting on six ...
US Figure Skating Championships 2025: Final Results, Highlights and Reaction
Ilia Malinin won his third consecutive title at the 2025 U.S. Figure Skating Championships on Sunday at Intrust Bank Arena in Wichita, Kansas. He earned ...