US EditionIlia Malinin dominates short program, building 26-point lead at U.S. Championships
Ilia Malinin integrates his own voice into a narrative-driven free skate program to add emotional depth and redefine his artistic identity at the Olympics.
- Ilia Malinin, an 18-year-old figure skater, debuted his personal free skate program 'A Voice' at the Milan Olympics, which features his own voice narrating over the music.
- Malinin became the first person to successfully land a quadruple Axel in competition and to land all six types of quadruple jumps in one free skate program.
- Malinin's parents, Tatiana Malinina and Roman Skorniakov, were both Olympic figure skaters for Uzbekistan, with his mother winning major competitions.
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The Sun (Lowell)
Winter Olympics: Ilia Malinin is ready to tell his story
IRVINE, California — The allure of figure skating, what captivates millions who wouldn’t know Axel Paulsen from Ulrich Salchow, why it transcends the Olympic Games every four years, is its ability to tell a story. More than any other sport, there is a cinematic quality to skating. It even comes with a soundtrack. “That’s what makes skating unique to, let’s say, hockey, or something that’s based on a clock,” said Shae-Lynn Bourne, a former world …
At the Milano and Cortina d’Ampezzo Summer Olympic Games, many young talented people will also start, and one of those who have already named them in sport is Ilia Malinin. The American is a real phenomenon of the artist's painting, being the first to win an Axel square in a short program.
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