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Ilia Malinin
Malinin during the medal ceremony at the 2026 U.S. Championships
Personal information
Born Ilia Malinin
(2004-12-02) December 2, 2004 (age 21)
Fairfax, Virginia, U.S.
Home town Vienna, Virginia, U.S.
Height 69 in (174 cm)
Parent(s) Roman Skorniakov
Tatiana Malinina
Figure skating career
Country  United States
Discipline Men's singles
Coach Tatiana Malinina
Roman Skorniakov
Rafael Arutyunyan
Skating club Washington Figure Skating Club
Began skating 2011
Highest WS 1st
Medal record
Event Gold medal – first place Silver medal – second place Bronze medal – third place
Olympic Games 1 0 0
World Championships 3 0 1
Grand Prix Final 3 0 1
U.S. Championships 4 1 0
World Team Trophy 2 0 0
World Junior Championships 1 0 0
Medal list
"" Olympic Games ""
Gold medal – first place 2026 Milano Cortina Team
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2024 Montreal Singles
Gold medal – first place 2025 Boston Singles
Gold medal – first place 2026 Prague Singles
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Saitama Singles
Grand Prix Final
Gold medal – first place 2023–24 Beijing Singles
Gold medal – first place 2024–25 Grenoble Singles
Gold medal – first place 2025–26 Nagoya Singles
Bronze medal – third place 2022–23 Turin Singles
U.S. Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 San Jose Singles
Gold medal – first place 2024 Columbus Singles
Gold medal – first place 2025 Wichita Singles
Gold medal – first place 2026 St. Louis Singles
Silver medal – second place 2022 Nashville Singles
World Team Trophy
Gold medal – first place 2023 Tokyo Team
Gold medal – first place 2025 Tokyo Team
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Tallinn Singles

Ilia Malinin (born December 2, 2004) is an American figure skater. He is a 2026 Olympic Games team event gold medalist, three-time World champion (2024, 2025, 2026), three-time Grand Prix Final champion (2023, 2024, 2025), seven-time Grand Prix gold medalist, four-time Challenger Series gold medalist, and four-time U.S. national champion (2023–26). At the junior level, Malinin is the 2022 World Junior champion and a two-time Junior Grand Prix gold medalist. He holds the current world junior record for the men's free skate and combined score, as well as the senior record for the men's free skate.

Malinin is the only skater to successfully land a fully rotated quadruple Axel in international competition, accomplishing this feat at the 2022 CS U.S. International Classic and performing it multiple times since.[1] In September 2022, he was named to Time magazine's Time 100 Next List. He is nicknamed "Quad God", a reference to his signature quadruple jumps.

Personal life and education

Ilia Malinin was born on December 2, 2004, in Fairfax, Virginia.[2] He began skating in 2011 and comes from a family of skaters. He is the son of Tatiana Malinina, an Olympic skater who competed for Uzbekistan and was the 1999 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final champion, 1999 Four Continents champion, and ten-time Uzbek national champion;[3] and Roman Skorniakov, also an Olympic skater who competed for Russia before switching to Uzbekistan and was a seven-time Uzbek national champion.[4] His younger sister Elli Beatrice “Liza” Malinina also competes in figure skating.[5] He was given his mother's surname (in the masculine inflection) because his parents were concerned that his father's surname would be too difficult to pronounce.[6][7] His maternal grandfather, Valery Malinin, is a former competitor for the Soviet Union and works as a skating coach in Novosibirsk, Russia.[8]

Malinin attended George C. Marshall High School in Fairfax County, Virginia, where he graduated in 2023.[8] He currently attends George Mason University.[9] He is fluent in English and Russian.[10]

Career

Early career

Malinin began skating at the age of six in 2010[contradictory] under the tutelage of his parents in Reston, Virginia. When he was a child, he often preferred playing soccer to training in a cold arena, but his grandfather advised his parents to be patient, saying "he'll [gain] his triple jumps, [and then] you won't be able to drag him away.”[8] He went on to become the 2016 U.S. national juvenile champion, the 2017 U.S. national intermediate champion, and the 2019 U.S. national novice bronze medalist. Internationally, Malinin is the 2018 Asian Open Trophy champion at the advanced novice level and the 2018 Golden Bear of Zagreb silver medalist.[11]

Junior career

2019–20 season: Junior international debut

Malinin at 2019 JGP in the United States

Malinin made his junior international debut at the Philadelphia Summer International, where he won the gold medal. On the 2019 ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) circuit, he placed fourth at the JGP in the United States and seventh at the JGP in Italy.[11] He was unable to compete at the 2020 U.S. Championships due to injury, but was awarded a berth to the 2020 World Junior Championships based on his early season results.[10] At the World Junior Championships, he placed thirteenth in the short program and eighteenth in the free skate, finishing sixteenth overall.[11]

2020–21 season

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 ISU Junior Grand Prix circuit, where Malinin would have competed, was cancelled. He was instead invited to compete at the 2020 Skate America, where he finished fifth after unveiling two new quadruple jumps – the toe loop and Salchow – that he had learned during lock-down.[12] As a result of his placement, he was invited to participate in the Las Vegas Invitational, where he helped Team Tara defeat Team Johnny.[13] He gained the nickname "Quad God" after adopting the Instagram handle "quadg0d" in late 2020, as inspiration for the quadruple jumps that he was striving to learn.[8] Malinin was unable to compete at the 2021 U.S. Championships after missing the qualifying competition due to an ankle injury.[14]

2021–22 season: World Junior champion and two Junior Grand Prix gold

With the resumption of the Junior Grand Prix circuit, Malinin returned to international competition at the first edition of the 2021 JGP in France in Courchevel, winning the gold medal despite errors on both of his attempted quadruple jumps in his free skate. He called it "a struggle since I haven't competed in a year, but I think now that I'm back, things are starting going back to normal."[15] At his second event, the 2021 JGP in Austria in Linz, Malinin entered as one of the favorites for the gold medal and won with new personal bests in all segments.[11] He landed a quadruple Salchow successfully in the free skate, although he made an error attempting a quadruple toe loop. With two gold medals, he qualified for the 2021 Junior Grand Prix Final.[16] However, the event was later cancelled due to travel restrictions to Japan prompted by the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant.[17]

Malinin finished the season at the 2022 World Junior Championships, which was delayed from early March to mid-April and relocated from Bulgaria to Estonia.[18] He entered the event as the favorite for the gold medal based on his strong season.[19] In the short program, he set a new junior world record of 88.99.[20] He won the free skate as well, setting junior world records for that segment and for total score, winning the gold medal by a margin of almost 42 points.[21]

Senior career

2021–22 season: Senior international debut

Malinin at the 2021 Cup of Austria

Early in his senior career, he became known for his technical prowess, particularly for landing multiple quadruple jumps, including quad-quad combinations. Returning to the senior level at the 2021 Cup of Austria in November, he placed thirteenth in the short program, but rallied back with a second-place free skate to win the bronze medal.[11] Competing at the 2022 U.S. Championships with hopes of making the American team to the 2022 Winter Olympics, he placed third in the short program. He finished second in the free skate with four quadruple jumps, winning the silver medal, which he said came as a surprise: "I definitely wasn't expecting to skate this good and especially place second."[22] Malinin's placement meant that, per qualification criteria, the third berth on the Olympic team was to be decided between him and fourth-place Jason Brown. Ultimately, the committee chose Brown, a result that attracted some controversy.[23] Malinin was instead assigned to make his World Championship debut later in the year. Brown praised him, saying: "U.S. figure skating is so lucky to have such a bright future with Ilia."[24]

In advance of the 2022 World Championships, Malinin was sent to the International Challenge Cup to secure the required technical minimum scores. He was successful, winning the gold medal in the process.[11] Competing at the World Championships in Montpellier, France, Malinin finished fourth in the short program with a personal best of 100.16, exceeding his previous best international score by almost 20 points. In the free skate, he made major errors on two quadruple jump attempts and dropped to ninth overall.[11] He spoke afterwards of having put "more pressure on myself, just wanting to skate good so badly, and it kind of didn't work out."[25]

2022–23 season: World bronze and first Grand Prix Final medal

Malinin opened his season at the 2022 U.S. International Classic. He placed sixth in his short program. His free skate, which was set to the Euphoria soundtrack and choreographed by Shae-Lynn Bourne,[26] consisted of five quadruple jumps, including a quadruple Axel, making him the first skater to ever successfully land the jump in international competition.[27][28] American figure skater Adam Rippon called Malinin's accomplishment "the craziest thing I've ever seen anyone do on the ice.”[29] His free skate also included a difficult triple Lutz-triple Axel jump combination. He fell while attempting a quadruple Lutz, but successfully completed all of his other jumps. He finished first in the free skate, earning a total of 257.28 points and finishing overall in first place.[11]

At the Japan Open as part of Team North America, Malinin placed second in the men's free skate competition, earning a total of 193.42 points, just behind world champion Shoma Uno.[11] He was unable to successfully land his quadruple Axel, although he had accomplished it during practice, but "effortlessly" completed all four of his other quadruple jumps.[30] Returning to the senior Grand Prix at the 2022 Skate America, Malinin fell on his quadruple toe loop, but earned 86.08 points in his short program, which put him in fourth place.[11] During his free skate, he fell on a quadruple Lutz-triple Salchow jump combination, but successfully landed four "solid" quadruple jumps,[31] including a "beautiful" and "nearly perfectly" executed quadruple Axel.[31][32] He also completed a quadruple toe loop, a quadruple Lutz, and a quadruple Salchow in the first half of the program. After an error on the Lutz combination in the second half, the Associated Press reported that "with an almost sheepish smile",[32] he got back up from the ice and completed a triple flip-triple toe loop jump combination and a triple Lutz-triple Axel jump combination, which earned him a standing ovation from the audience.[32] He earned 194.29 points in his free skate, with a total score of 280.37, putting him in first place overall.[11] He was the youngest men's champion in the history of Skate America.[33] At his second event, the 2022 Grand Prix of Espoo, Malinin placed second in the short program, revealing afterward that he was "a little bit injured".[34] He won the free skate decisively, moving into first place and winning his second gold medal.[11] These results qualified him to the 2022 Grand Prix Final in Turin, Italy.[35] There, Malinin placed fifth in the short program with a score of 80.10.[11] He indicated that he remained bothered by his injury and would not attempt a quadruple Lutz.[36] He rebounded in the free skate, finishing in second place.[11] He ultimately won the bronze medal. Malinin said his "goal [was] to definitely make sure that I'm able to be comfortable with my short program because, as of right now, it's been a bit messy."[37][38]

Malinin entered the 2023 U.S. Championships as the gold medal favorite, and after a season of difficulties in the short program, delivered a clean performance to finish first in the segment. He acknowledged afterward that "this season, all the short programs have been really tough, and I think that we took every single one of them and thought about where we need to work and what to improve" to get to that performance.[39] Malinin had planned to attempt six quadruple jumps in his free skate, but fell on one and doubled two others. He placed second in that segment, but won the gold medal on the strength of his short program score.[40] At the 2023 World Championships, Malinin placed second in the short program, with a score of 100.38 points. He went on to attempt the most technically difficult free skate ever seen at the World Championships with six quadruple jumps, landing three cleanly – including the quadruple Axel, the first ever performed at an ISU championship event[8] – earning 188.06 to place third in the free skate and third overall with a combined score of 288.44.[11] During the 2023 championships, Japanese broadcaster Fuji TV presented him with a hat bearing the nickname "Quad God," which he later wore during media interviews and photo sessions.[41]

2023–24 season: World champion and Grand Prix Final gold

Malinin performing his short program at the 2024 World Championships

Malinin won the gold medal at the 2023 Autumn Classic International, his first international appearance of the season.[11] He was invited to compete as part of Team North America at the Japan Open, and won the men's segment, while the team finished second overall.[42]

Malinin during his free skate at the 2024 World Championships

Beginning the Grand Prix at the 2023 Skate America, Malinin won the short program by almost seven points. He called the performance "one of the best all my career so far. I was so into the music and the performance that I was not aware of what was going around me."[43] He landed all of his jumps in the free skate as well, setting new personal bests in that segment (206.41) and overall (310.47), his first instances of breaking the 200- and 300-point barriers internationally.[44][45] Malinin went on to win the silver medal at his second Grand Prix event at the 2023 Grand Prix de France and qualified for the Grand Prix Final in Beijing.[46] There, Malinin became the first person to successfully perform a quadruple Axel during a short program.[47] During the free skate, Malinin successfully performed a quadruple loop, thus becoming the first skater to ever perform all six jumps as quadruples in competition. He won the event by a margin of over 17 points.[48][49]

Malinin defended his title at 2024 U.S. Nationals, placing first in both the short and long program. The skater revealed he had been "struggling" with his new boots over the past few weeks in training. "The main problem was just the boots,” he explained after the free skate. “I mean, not even just today, this whole week. It was just my main concern and just going into this competition, I wasn’t really sure how I was going to perform."[50]

At the 2024 World Championships in Montreal, Canada, Malinin's score of 105.97 put him in third place following the short program. In the free program, Malinin successfully performed six quadruple jumps, including two in combination, plus a triple Lutz-triple Axel sequence. He won the free program with a world record score of 227.79, earning the World title with a total score of 333.76. “I’m in shock right now,” said Malinin. “It means so much to me. I am so glad to be here and be here on top right now."[51]

2024–25 season: Second consecutive World champion and Grand Prix Final gold

Malinin after his short program at 2024 Skate Canada International

Malinin opened his season at the 2024 Lombardia Trophy. He performed a clean short program, breaking the 100-point barrier in his very first competition of the season. In the free skate, he broke the 200-point barrier and the 300-point barrier overall, winning the gold medal.[2]

Going on to compete on the 2024–25 Grand Prix series, Malinin won the 2024 Skate America.[2][52] “I always try to remind myself that these things happen, and you have to push through," he said after the free skate. "Being the World Champion puts a lot of extra pressure on me, and I need to learn how to handle that.”[52] One week later, he competed at the 2024 Skate Canada International, winning that event as well and securing a spot at the ISU Grand Prix Final.[53][54] “It was very tough doing these two back-to-back Grand Prix,” he said. “Overall, I am pretty satisfied with my performance and how I was able to manage this today. You know, I’m a little bit bummed out with the loop, because I took the few days after Skate America to really make sure that this wouldn’t happen. But it is what it is. I just had to push it aside and continue the rest of the program.”[54]

Malinin performing his short program at the 2025 World Championships

In December 2024, Malinin won the Grand Prix Final for a second consecutive time.[55] He scored 105.43 and secured first place in the short program. In his free skate, he attempted seven quadruple jumps. He fell on one of his two quadruple Lutzes. He landed all of his other quadruple jumps, including a quadruple Axel. His free skate earned 186.69 points, bringing his total score to 292.12 to secure the gold medal.[56] With his free skate, Malinin became the first figure skater to land all six types of quadruple jumps in one program.[57][58][56] Malinin said after the free skate that his main goal was to "clean everything" up and that he would decide if he should lower the quad count. “I will get home and play around with the elements and will figure out what the content for Worlds is going to be,” said Malinin. “I feel pretty good. It was not what I wanted but I am still proud of myself.[56]

In January 2025, Malinin competed in the 2025 U.S. Championships. He scored 114.08 in the short program.[59] In his free skate, he attempted all six types of quadruple jumps,[60] but fell on his attempted quadruple loop. He expressed frustration in not landing this jump, saying, "one of my main goals coming here was to finally land that quad loop this season. I think it’s given me kind of a feedback of what I want to do in terms of leading up to the next competition or future seasons."[61] His free skate earned him 219.23 points, bringing his total score to 333.31 and securing his third consecutive national title.[61][62][63]

Malinin before his free skate at the 2025 World Championships

On March 2, 2025, Malinin took part in Legacy on Ice, an ice show organized by U.S. Figure Skating that paid tribute to lives lost aboard American Airlines Flight 5342.[64][65]

Later in March, Malinin won the gold medal at the 2025 World Championships in Boston, marking his second consecutive World title.[66] He ranked first in the short program with a personal best score of 110.41 and first in the free skate with a score of 208.14. He skated cleanly in the short program. In the free skate, he became the first skater to successfully land all six types of jumps – toe loop, Salchow, loop, flip, Lutz, and Axel – as quadruples in a single program in competition.[67][68] During the gala, Malinin dedicated his performance, To Build a Home by The Cinematic Orchestra, to the victims and first responders of the American Airlines Flight 5342 crash.[69]

Selected to compete for Team United States at the 2025 World Team Trophy, Malinin won all competition segments of the men's singles event, aiding Team United States in securing the gold medal overall.[11][70][71]“I was just lucky to be at this event and having this atmosphere with all my teammates, all my friends cheering me on," he said. "It was still very fun even though it was a bit tricky to get through the whole program."[71]

2025–26 season: Milano Cortina Olympics team gold, third consecutive World champion and Grand Prix Final gold, new world record

Malinin opened his season with a win at 2025 CS Lombardia Trophy in September.[72]

The following month, he took his sixth individual Grand Prix gold at 2025 Grand Prix de France.[73][74] "Right now, I feel very confident and happy with how things went", he said. "I did feel very nervous going out there. The goal was simply to make it to the end in one piece."[75]

Malinin during his short program at the 2026 U.S. Championships

At 2025 Skate Canada International, Malinin broke his own record in the free skate with a score of 228.97, finishing with a personal-best total of 333.81.[76][77] After the performance, he stated "it wasn't perfect" and that he hoped to push the record even higher.[78] "It almost felt like I was on autopilot and everything was just happening one element after the other", he said.[77]

A month later, Malinin competed at and won the 2025–26 Grand Prix Final, his third consecutive title at this event. He earned a new personal best and record score of 238.24 points in the free skate, in which he landed a record of seven clean quadruple jumps.[79] "For me, the Grand Prix Final is a place for me to try new things and new elements, new layouts", he explained. "To give myself an understanding what is possible, especially for this year for the Olympics. So, I decided that I wanted to go full out and give myself like a foundation of what it would look like."[79]

In January, Malinin won his fourth straight national title at the 2026 U.S. Figure Skating Championships. He was placed first in both the short and long program and finished with a total score of 324.88 points. The skater said he was breaking in a new pair of boots, and therefore decided to "play it safe" in the long program with fewer quad jumps. "It's not completely out of the ordinary, but seeing as these nationals were closer because of the Olympics, I didn't have a lot of time to get comfortable with them." He was subsequently named to the 2026 Winter Olympic team.[80]

Before heading to the Olympic Games, Russian hockey player Alexander Ovechkin gifted Malinin with a set of his signature yellow laces to wear to the event.[81]

On February 7, Malinin placed second in the short program in the 2026 Winter Olympics Figure Skating Team Event behind Japan's Yuma Kagiyama. The following day, he placed first in the free program despite stepping out of a quad Lutz attempt and failing to perform a quad Lutz jump combination, securing gold for the United States in the team event.[82][83] "I really went out there and just decided, okay, let the nerves down", he said after the free skate. ”You just really need to get in that zone, you really just let things happen. And I’m proud of myself. I’m proud of my team, for all the work they’ve put in. We wouldn’t have gotten this gold medal without any of them.”[84]

Malinin during a practice session at the 2026 Winter Olympics

In the men's singles event, which Malinin was heavily favored to win, he placed first in the short program after successfully performing a quadruple flip, triple Axel, and quadruple lutz-triple toe loop combination.[85][86] However, he struggled in the free skate: he performed a single Axel, double loop, and double Salchow in place of a planned quadruple Axel, quadruple loop, and quadruple Salchow respectively; he also fell on a repeated quadruple Lutz and again on the double Salchow. He finished in 15th place in the segment and 8th place overall.[87][88]

Malinin said after the event that he struggled with the pressure of being the Olympic gold medal favorite and that his mistakes were "definitely mental", stating "Honestly, I still haven't been able to process what just happened, it's a lot of mixed emotions [...] it's not like any other competition. It's the Olympics, and I think people only realize the pressure in the nerves that actually happen from the inside, so it was really just something that overwhelmed me and I just felt like I had no control."[89][88] After Malinin received his scores and it was announced that Mikhail Shaidorov of Kazakhstan had won the gold medal, Malinin hugged and congratulated him. "I watched him skate from the locker room and I'm just so proud of him," Malinin said afterward. "We're all in this sport together, and we're there for each other. That’s what makes this sport special. I think people forget that sometimes. They only see us competing and assume we’re rivals without good relationships. But it's actually the opposite. There’s joy, motivation, encouragement; we're like a big family."[90]

In March, Malinin completed his season by winning the 2026 World Championships, marking his third consecutive world championship title. He finished first in both the short program and free skate and set a new personal best score of 111.29 in the short program.[91]

Skating style and influences

Malinin performing a backflip at the 2026 U.S. Championships
Malinin performing his signature "Raspberry Twist" at 2024 Skate Canada International

Skaters whom Malinin has cited as inspirations include Nathan Chen, Yuzuru Hanyu, Mikhail Kolyada, Evgeni Plushenko, and his mother.[10][92] In addition to being known for his ability to land a wide array of quadruple jumps, Malinin is also able to perform on-ice backflips, which he added to his competitive programs during the 2024–25 season following the decision by the International Skating Union to lift the ban on them.[93][94]

Malinin is also credited for introducing a unique choreographic move where he uses a "butterfly" entrance to propel his body into the air before performing a single sideways twist. He calls this maneuver the "Raspberry Twist," since his last name is derived from malina, meaning "raspberry" in Russian.[95]

Honors and awards

  • Entered Guinness World Records after landing the first quadruple Axel in competition[96]
  • Time, 2022 Time 100 Next list[97]
  • ISU Skating Awards 2023, Special Achievement Award[98]
  • Honored with a resolution by the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors "for his national and international ice skating accomplishments"[99]
  • ISU Skating Awards 2024, Most Valuable Skater[100]
  • Skating Magazine, 2024 Readers' Choice Award[101]
  • USA Today, List of athletes set to breakout in 2025[102]
  • ISU Skating Awards 2025, Skater of the Year, Most Entertaining Program[103]
  • 2026 Winter Olympics, Fair Play Award[104][105]
  • ISU Trailblazer on Ice Award, in recognition of his "record-breaking feat to land seven quadruple jumps in a single program"[106]
  • ISU Figure Skating Awards 2026, Best Costume[107]

World record scores

Combined total records
Disc. Segment Score Event Date Ref.
Men's singles
(Junior)		 Short program 88.99 2022 World Junior Championships April 14, 2022 [108]
Free skate 187.12 April 16, 2022 [109]
Combined total 276.11 [110]
Men's singles
(Senior)		 Free skate 238.24 2025–26 Grand Prix Final December 6, 2025 [11]

Programs

Malinin during his exhibition program at the 2025 World Championships
Malinin during his exhibition program at the 2024 World Championships
  • Program details mentioned at first occurrence
Competition and exhibition programs by season 
Season Short program Free skate program Exhibition program
2019–20
[111]
"Make It Rain"
  • From Sons of Anarchy
  • Performed by Ed Sheeran
  • Choreo. by Tatiana Malinina
"Writing's on the Wall"
  • From Spectre
  • Performed by Sam Smith
  • Choreo. by Tatiana Malinina
 N/a
2020–21
[112]
"Billie Jean"
  • Performed by David Cook
  • Choreo. by Irina Romanova
Medley:
  1. "Nobody Knows"
    • Performed by Autograf
  2. "The Golden Age"
    • Performed by Woodkid
  • Choreo. by Viktor Pfeifer
"When I Grow Up"
  • Performed by NF
2021–22
 [113]		 "Billie Jean"
Medley:
  1. "Nobody Knows"
  2. "The Golden Age"
"Make It Rain"
  • From Sons of Anarchy
  • Performed by Ed Sheeran
  • Choreo. by Tatiana Malinina
2022–23
 [26]
"I Put a Spell On You"
  • Performed by Garou
  • Choreo. by Shae-Lynn Bourne
Euphoria:
  1. "The Lake"
  2. "I'm Tired"
  3. "Mount Everest"
  • Performed by Labrinth
  • Choreo. by Juris Razgulajevs
"Jealous"
  • Performed by Labrinth
"The Search"
  • Performed by NF
"All You Ever Wanted"
  • Performed by Rag'n'Bone Man
2023–24
 [114][115]
"Malagueña"
  • Composed by Ernesto Lecuona
  • Performed by Benise
  • Choreo. by Shae-Lynn Bourne
Succession:
  1. "Andante Agitato - End Credits - "The Raid""
  2. "Andante Con Moto - String Orchestra Version"
    • Composed by Nicholas Britell
  3. Succession Main Title
    • Composed by Nicholas Britell
    • Performed by Katherine Cordova
  4. "Andante Moderato – End Credits – "Amen""
  5. "Strings Con Fuoco"
    • Composed by Nicholas Britell
  • Choreo. by Shae-Lynn Bourne
 "All You Ever Wanted"
"Tout l'univers"
  • Performed by Gjon's Tears
"I Got You"
  • Performed by James Brown
"Hope"
  • Performed by NF
2024–25
 [116]
"Running"
  • Performed by NF
  • Choreo. by Shae-Lynn Bourne
"I'm Not a Vampire (Revamped)"
  • Performed by Falling in Reverse
  • Choreo. by Shae-Lynn Bourne
"Cage of Bones"
  • Performed by Son Lux
  • Choreo. by Ilia Malinin
"Lovely"
  • Performed by Billie Eilish, Khalid
  • Choreo. by Ilia Malinin
"Future Rain"
  • Performed by Don Diablo & Tony Ann
"Hope"
"No Time to Die"
  • Performed by Billie Eilish
  • Choreo. by Ilia Malinin
"To Build a Home"
  • Performed by The Cinematic Orchestra
  • Choreo. by Ilia Malinin
2025–26
Olympic season
 [117][118][119]
"The Lost Crown"
  1. Dies Irae
    • Performed by náttúra, Vila
  2. The Lost Crown (Prince of Persia)
    • Performed by 2WEI, Joznez, Kataem
  • Choreo. by Shae-Lynn Bourne
"A Voice"
  1. The Ball
    • From Le Bal des folles
    • Composed by Asaf Avidan
  2. The Smell of the Sea
    • Composed by Alan Mayer
  3. Code Duello
    • Composed by Power-Haus, Sergiu-Dan Muresan
  • Choreo. by Shae-Lynn Bourne
"I Was Made for Lovin' You"
  • Performed by Yungblud, Dominic Lewis
"Hold On Tight"
  • Performed by Thomas Azier
"NF Medley"
  1. Running
  2. Mansion ft. Fleurie
  3. Hope
  • Performed by NF
"Fear"
  • Performed by NF

Competitive highlights

  • GP – ISU Grand Prix Series
  • JGP – ISU Junior Grand Prix Series
  • CS – ISU Challenger Series
  • TBD – To be decided
  • WD – Withdrew
  • C – Event cancelled
  • Medals at team events are awarded for team results only. Individual placements at team events are listed in parentheses.
Competition placements at senior level [11]
Season 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26
Winter Olympics 8th
Winter Olympics (Team event) 1st
World Championships 9th 3rd 1st 1st 1st
Grand Prix Final 3rd 1st 1st 1st
U.S. Championships 2nd 1st 1st 1st 1st
World Team Trophy 1st
(2nd)		 1st
(1st)
GP Finland 1st
GP France 2nd 1st
GP Skate America 5th 1st 1st 1st
GP Skate Canada 1st 1st
CS Autumn Classic 1st
CS Cup of Austria 3rd
CS Lombardia Trophy 1st 1st
CS U.S. Classic 1st
Challenge Cup 1st
Japan Open 2nd
(2nd)		 2nd
(1st)
Competition placements at junior level [11]
Season 2019–20 2021–22
World Junior Championships 16th 1st
Junior Grand Prix Final C
JGP Austria 1st
JGP France 1st
JGP Italy 7th
JGP United States 4th
Philadelphia Summer 7th

Detailed results

ISU personal best scores in the +5/-5 GOE System [11]
Segment Type Score Event
Total TSS 333.81 2025–26 Grand Prix Final
Short program TSS 111.29 2026 World Championships
TES 65.05 2026 World Championships
PCS 46.36 2024–25 Grand Prix Final
Free skating TSS 238.24 2025–26 Grand Prix Final
TES 146.07 2025–26 Grand Prix Final
PCS 95.04 2026 World Championships
Ilia Malinin at Art on Ice 2026 in Zurich.
  • Small medals for the short program and free skating are only awarded at ISU Championships.
  • Medals at team events are awarded for the team results only. Individual placements at team events are listed in parentheses.

Senior level

Results in the 2020–21 season [11]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Oct 23–24, 2020 United States 2020 Skate America 7 76.75 5 143.56 5 220.31
Results in the 2021–22 season [11]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Nov 11–14, 2021 Austria 2021 CS Cup of Austria 13 67.58 2 154.97 3 222.55
Jan 3–9, 2022 United States 2022 U.S. Championships 3 103.46 2 199.01 2 302.48
Feb 24–27, 2022 Netherlands 2022 International Challenge Cup 2 84.55 1 176.14 1 260.69
Mar 21–27, 2022 France 2022 World Championships 4 100.16 11 163.63 9 263.79
Results in the 2022–23 season [11]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Sep 13–16, 2022 United States 2022 CS U.S. International Classic 6 71.84 1 185.44 1 257.28
Oct 8, 2022 Japan 2022 Japan Open N/a N/a 2 193.42 2 N/a
Oct 21–23, 2022 United States 2022 Skate America 4 86.08 1 194.29 1 280.37
Nov 25–27, 2022 Finland 2022 Grand Prix of Espoo 2 85.57 1 192.82 1 278.39
Dec 8–11, 2022 Italy 2022–23 Grand Prix Final 5 80.10 2 191.84 3 271.94
Jan 23–29, 2023 United States 2023 U.S. Championships 1 110.36 2 177.37 1 287.74
Mar 22–26, 2023 Japan 2023 World Championships 2 100.38 3 188.06 3 288.44
Apr 13–16, 2023 Japan 2023 World Team Trophy 1 105.90 5 173.64 1 (2) 279.54
Results in the 2023–24 season [11]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Sep 14–16, 2023 Canada 2023 CS Autumn Classic International 1 100.87 1 180.81 1 281.68
Oct 8, 2023 Japan 2023 Japan Open N/a N/a 1 193.91 2 N/a
Oct 20–22, 2023 United States 2023 Skate America 1 104.06 1 206.41 1 310.47
Nov 3–5, 2023 France 2023 Grand Prix de France 1 101.58 2 203.10 2 304.68
Dec 7–10, 2023 China 2023–24 Grand Prix Final 1 106.90 1 207.76 1 314.66
Jan 22–28, 2024 United States 2024 U.S. Championships 1 108.57 1 185.78 1 294.35
Mar 18–24, 2024 Canada 2024 World Championships 3 105.97 1 227.79 1 333.76
Results in the 2024–25 season [11]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Sep 12–15, 2024 Italy 2024 CS Lombardia Trophy 1 107.25 1 205.30 1 312.55
Oct 18–20, 2024 United States 2024 Skate America 1 99.69 2 190.43 1 290.12
Oct 25–27, 2024 Canada 2024 Skate Canada International 1 106.22 1 195.60 1 301.82
Dec 5–8, 2024 France 2024–25 Grand Prix Final 1 105.43 2 186.69 1 292.12
Jan 20–26, 2025 United States 2025 U.S. Championships 1 114.08 1 219.23 1 333.31
Mar 25–30, 2025 United States 2025 World Championships 1 110.41 1 208.15 1 318.56
Apr 17–20, 2025 Japan 2025 World Team Trophy 1 106.08 1 183.88 1 (1) 289.96
Results in the 2025–26 season [11]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Sep 11–14, 2025 Italy 2025 CS Lombardia Trophy 1 108.87 1 197.78 1 306.65
Oct 17–19, 2025 France 2025 Grand Prix de France 1 105.22 1 215.78 1 321.00
Oct 31 – Nov 2, 2025 Canada 2025 Skate Canada International 1 104.84 1 228.97 1 333.81
Dec 4–7, 2025 Japan 2025–26 Grand Prix Final 3 94.05 1 238.24 1 332.29
Jan 4–11, 2026 United States 2026 U.S. Championships 1 115.10 1 209.78 1 324.88
Feb 6–8, 2026 Italy 2026 Winter Olympics – Team event 2 98.00 1 200.03 1 N/a
Feb 10–13, 2026 Italy 2026 Winter Olympics 1 108.16 15 156.33 8 264.49
Mar 24–29, 2026 Czech Republic 2026 World Championships 1 111.29 1 218.11 1 329.40

Junior level

Results in the 2019–20 season [11]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Jul 29 –
Aug 3, 2019		 United States 2019 Philadelphia Summer International 1 71.50 1 130.34 1 201.84
Aug 28–31, 2019 United States 2019 JGP United States 3 71.34 3 130.38 4 201.72
Oct 2–5, 2019 Italy 2019 JGP Italy 4 72.19 7 131.28 7 203.47
Mar 2–8, 2020 Estonia 2020 World Junior Championships 13 74.02 18 121.95 16 195.97
Results in the 2021–22 season [11]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Aug 18–21, 2021 France 2021 JGP France I 1 80.07 1 134.57 1 214.64
Oct 6–9, 2021 Austria 2021 JGP Austria 1 81.31 1 164.04 1 245.35
Apr 13–17, 2022 Estonia 2022 World Junior Championships 1 88.99 1 187.12 1 276.11

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