CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
- Guiness Book of World Record Holder for landing the first quadruple axel
- 2025 Grand Prix De France: Gold
- 2025 Lombardia Trophy: Gold
- 2025 World Champion
- 2025 U.S National Champion
- 3-time Skate America Champion (only the 4th skater to do so)
- 2024 World Championships: Gold
- 2024 CS Lombardia Trophy: Gold
- 2024 Grand Prix Final: Gold
- 2024 U.S. National Champion
- 2023 World Championships: Bronze
- 2023 Grand Prix Final: Bronze
- 2023 U.S. National Champion
- 2023 World Team Trophy: Gold
- 2022 U.S. National Championships: Silver
- 2022 World Junior Championships: Gold
BACKGROUND
Malinin is the first and only skater to land a fully rotated quadruple Axel, widely regarded as the hardest jump in figure skating, in international competition. This also gave him the title Guiness World record-holder in 2022. Most recently, he posted his personal best short program score for a victory at the ISU Challenger Series Lombardia Trophy 2024.
Born in the U.S. with both parents being Olympic and Uzbekistan National Champion figure skaters, Ilia has skating in his blood. He is fluent in both Russian and English.
He was named to Time magazine’s Time100 Next List of emerging leaders from around the world who are shaping the future and defining the next generation of leadership. He is an emerging star while competing towards the 2026 Winter Olympics.
When not on the ice, Ilia is passionate about fashion, skin and haircare, skateboarding, and shows off his Fortnite skills on his Twitch account.
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