Figure skating: Malinin, Liu win Grand Prix Final as Japan fills podiums

Figure skating: Malinin, Liu win Grand Prix Final as Japan fills podiums

Ilia Malinin rewrote his own free skate record with a formidable performance to claim his third straight figure skating Grand Prix Final victory on Saturday as fellow American Alysa Liu narrowly prevailed in the women's event.

Malinin sets free skating world record to win Grand Prix Final

The 2025-26 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final concluded here on Saturday, with Ilia Malinin and Alysa Liu of the United States taking the men's and women's singles titles respectively, reported Xinhua. In the men's free skating, two-time world champion Malinin, who was third after the short program, staged a remarkable comeback. He scored 238.24 points in the free skating, breaking his own world record of 228.97 set earlier this season at t…