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Ilia MALININ (USA) | Men’s Free Skate | World Champion | World Championships 2026



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American Ilia Malinin reclaimed his place at the top of the sport as he ​skated to a third world title on ‌Saturday and shrugged off the shock of his eighth-place finish at the Olympics.
Malinin, who arrived in Prague carrying the ​weight of a collapse that cost him ​Olympic gold and intent on redemption, scored 218.11 ⁠points for a free programme that included five ​quadruple jumps, and 329.40 points overall.

Olympic silver medallist ​Yuma Kagiyama of Japan climbed from sixth after the short programme to finish second with 306.67 after his elegant and ​flawless free skate to Puccini’s Turandot.
His compatriot Shun ​Sato, the bronze medallist last month in Milan, was third ‌with ⁠288.54.
Malinin’s free programme fell short of his massive world-record score of 238.24 set at the Grand Prix Final in December where he unleashed seven quad ​jumps, including ​the quad ⁠Axel, a jump only he has landed in competition.
On Saturday, he tripled the ​quad Axel, the jump that started the ​unravelling ⁠of his free programme at the Olympics, but his five quads were enough to remind the sport ⁠why ​he remains its most formidable ​force. (via Reuters)

Ilia Malinin a férfi kűröket az első helyről várhatta a 2026-os műkorcsolya-világbajnokságon, Prágában. Az amerikai klasszis a rövidprogramban ismét megmutatta, hogy mennyire erős versenyző.

Malinin a milánói téli olimpián meglepetésre csak a 8. helyen végzett, így a világbajnokság számára különösen fontos volt a bizonyítás és a visszatérés a csúcsra.

A rövidprogramban 111,29 pontot szerzett, amellyel az első helyen zárt, így a szabadkorcsolyázásban is a világbajnoki cím legnagyobb esélyesének számított.

A kűrben 218,11 pontot kapott, így összesítésben 329,40 ponttal zárta a versenyt, amellyel sorozatban harmadszor lett világbajnok.

🥇 MALININ Ilia 🇺🇸
✨ 329.40

🥈 KAGIYAMA Yuma 🇯🇵
✨ 306.67

🥉 SATO Shun 🇯🇵
✨ 288.54

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21 Comments

  1. The Axel was a triple… just sayin…. the judges just gave him the quad points…why?

  2. Потрясающей красоты костюм. Все подстать Принцу льда. Музыка завораживающая.

  3. I'm curious how the first girl feels right now, she was recorded while screaming her heart out like that haha thanks for your support for the king, bestie

  4. I have followed you before Olympics. So happy for you
    . Proved your doubters wrong.
    Stay strong.? God be with you and the rest of your team. And family
    . 👍 🥇. 👍 🌈 from durban south Africa 🇿🇦 ❤️ 🙏 🌈
    👍

  5. Илья искренний, прекрасен в своих эмоциях, как его не любить😊❤
    Слава богу плакать ему не пришлось, зато я прослезилась 😅
    👏👏👏🥰🫶

  6. wait I dont understand, was that now a quad axel or not haha. It looked like a triple, but the marks didnt go down, or did they? And one question: how come the one quad flip had only 7 points, and one quad lutz had about 5 points? was that marked incorrect or what?

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