US EditionFigure skating-The famous backflip is set to return at world championships
- Ilia Malinin delivered a season-best short program, scoring 110.41 points, which is just over three points off the world record set by Nathan Chen at the 2022 Winter Olympics.
- Yuma Kagiyama scored 107.09 points, placing him second behind Malinin.
- The results will influence how many spots the U.S. Can secure for the 2026 Winter Games, depending on placements at the championships.
- The world championships determine Olympic entry spots for countries based on their competitors' performances, with a focus on Saturday's free skate results.
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Reigning champ Ilia Malinin of US leads Japan's Yuma Kagiyama at figure skating world championships
BOSTON (AP) — Reigning world champion Ilia Malinin delivered a season-best short program on Thursday night, giving the young American star a slim lead over Japan's Yuma Kagiyama in what has quickly become a two-man race to this year's title .
Figure skating-The famous backflip is set to return at world championships
American figure skater Ilia Malinin was not even born when France's Surya Bonaly thumbed her nose at the International Skating Union's restrictive rules by famously performing a banned backflip at the 1998 Nagano Olympics.The 20-year-old Malinin and Bonaly's compatriot Adam Siao Him Fa are expected to ba
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