Skating champ Ilia Malinin 'heartbroken'

Ilia Malinin, World Champion Figure Skater Who Won Competition Before Deadly Crash, Says He's 'Heartbroken'
Reigning World Champion figure skater Illia Malinin, who won the competition in Wichita that his teammates had left from before dying in the plane crash in DC, posted on Instagram on Thursday, Jan. 30 that he was 'heartbroken' by their deaths.
Skating champ Ilia Malinin 'heartbroken' after crash that killed skaters, coaches
Ilia Malinin, the reigning world and national champion in men's figure skating, shared a message on social media after the crash on the Potomac.
Ilia Malinin lands six quadruple jumps, wins third U.S. figure skating title by historic margin
World champion Ilia Malinin landed a record-tying six quadruple jumps to win his third consecutive U.S. figure skating title. Malinin, a 20-year-old from the D.C. area, landed a quad flip, quad Axel (a jump no other skater has ever landed), two quad Lutzes, quad toe loop and quad Salchow in Sunday’s free skate in Wichita, Kansas.
World champ Ilia Malinin lands 6 quad jumps, cruises to his third straight US Figure Skating title
World champion Ilia Malinin cruised to his third consecutive U.S. Figure Skating Championship on Sunday, landing six of his seven planned quad jumps in the free skate.
Ilia Malinin, who won U.S. men's skating title in Wichita, says crash 'doesn't seem real'
Ilia Malinin flew to D.C. on Monday after the national championships in Wichita and knew that young skaters were on the plane that crashed Wednesday.
Ilia Malinin draws closer to his definition of perfection with third U.S. figure skating title
In his fourth appearance at the senior championships, Malinin’s scores for the short program (114.08), free skate (219.23) and total (333.31) were all his national personal bests. Torgashev had 286.49 and bronze medalist Camden Pulkinen 252.92. “It was a pretty good performance,” Malinin said.
With audacious seven-quad routine, Ilia Malinin wins U.S. championship
With world championships in March and the Milan-Cortina Olympics a year away, figure skater continues to push limits.
US Figure Skating Championships 2025: Final Results, Highlights and Reaction
Ilia Malinin won his third consecutive title at the 2025 U.S. Figure Skating Championships on Sunday at Intrust Bank Arena in Wichita, Kansas. He earned
World champ Ilia Malinin lands six quad jumps, cruises to third straight US Figure Skating title
He might've planned to land seven quads, but the reigning World champion romped to another national crown by hitting on six of them.
Ilia Malinin reacts after crash involving members of figure skating community near DC
Ilia Malinin, the reigning world and national champion in men's figure skating, shared a message on social media after the crash on the Potomac.
Interesting but imperfect, U.S. figure skaters turn eyes toward worlds
Led by Ilia Malinin, Americans are finding their form with world championships coming to Boston in March and Milan-Cortina ...