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Ilia MALININ
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Ilia MALININ

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  • Date of birth2004-12-02
  • Height174 CM
  • Professionuniversity student
  • HometownVienna, VA
  • Place of birthFairfax, VA
  • Start skating2011
  • ClubWashington FSC
  • Hobbiesskateboarding, fashion, drawing, painting, writing stories, creating music
  • CoachTatiana Malinina, Roman Skorniakov, Rafael Arutiunian
  • Former CoachN/A
  • Choreographer Shae-Lynn Bourne
  • Practice low season25 Reston, VA
  • Practice high season25 Reston, Va
  • Bio

Malinin is an Olympic Champion in the Team Event at the 2026 Olympic Winter Games. Malinin is the first (and so far only) skater to have successfully performed a quadruple Axel in competition (2022 U.S. Figure Skating Classic) and seven quads in one program (GP Final 2025). He is coached by his parents, who were competitive figure skaters, representing Uzbekistan. His mother Tatiana is the 1999 ISU Four Continents and Grand Prix Final Champion. His younger sister Elli Beatrice is a figure skater as well. Malinin received the ISU Skating Award "Special Achievement" in 2023 for landing the quad Axel and the ISU Skating Award 2024 in the category "Most Valuable Skater". He won the ISU Figure Skating Awards 2025 in the categories "Most Entertaining Program" (SP) and "Skater of the Year".

Music Short Program as of season 2025/2026

Dies Irae by Náttúra featuring Vila
The Lost Crown by 2WEI, Josnez and Kataem

Music Free Skating / Free Dance as of season 2025/2026

The Ball by Asaf Avidan
The Smell of the Sea by Alan Mayer
Code Duello by Power-Haus, Sergiu-Dan Muresan

Personal Bests

Personal Best Total ScoreISU GP Skate Canada International 202502.11.2025333.81
Personal Best Score Free SkatingISU Grand Prix Final 202506.12.2025238.24
Personal Best Score Short ProgramISU World Championships 202626.03.2026111.29

Competition Results

EventCountryYearRankCategory

Major Achievements

Season2025/20262024/20252023/20242022/20232021/20222020/20212019/2020
Olympic Games8------
World Championships11139--
World Junior Championships----1-16
National Championships1 (S)1 (S)1 (S)1 (S)2 (S)--

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