Ilia Malinin Olympic Contender

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Olympic favorite Ilia Malinin of the US aims to defend his figure skating world title

Ilia Malinin is heavily favored to defend his figure skating world championship this week in what should be a preview of the competition at the 2026 Winter Olympics.

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World figure skating championships results: Ilia Malinin near flawless to take lead

Correction/clarification: A previous version of this story incorrectly reported that Ilia Malinin is the only person ... is that skaters here will earn Olympic spots for their countries.

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Ilia Malinin is the man to beat and 5 other takeaways from figure skating worlds

Malinin's goal is to land seven quads in a free skate. Many skaters say they're already prepping for the 2026 Olympics.

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Ilia Malinin embracing pressure of figure skating stardom as Olympics loom

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 ...

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Ilia Malinin cruises to 2nd straight title to cap an American gold rush at figure skating worlds

Ilia Malinin defended his world title with free skate that earned a standing ovation inside TD Garden on Saturday night, ...

Olympic favorite Ilia Malinin aims to defend his figure skating world title

Ilia Malinin was standing in the baggage claim area of Boston Logan International Airport when a young man politely came up ...

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Ilia Malinin, Alysa Liu, Chock/Bates, Mikaela Shiffrin reflect on landmark wins on TODAY

Ilia Malinin, Alysa Liu, ice dancers Madison Chock and Evan Bates, plus Mikaela Shiffrin spoke live on TODAY on Monday ...

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