Ilia Malinin put on a dominant display that included a jaw-dropping six quad jumps -- including his patented quad axel -- to snag the men's singles crown Saturday night at the world championships.
MONTREAL -- American figure skating star Ilia Malinin is a world champion -- and a world-record holder.
After placing third in Thursday's short program, the 19-year-old scored a world record 227.79 in the free program while skating to the"Succession" soundtrack to bring his total to 333.76 -- more than 20 points than the rest of the field. Ilia Malinin, 19, scored a world record 227.79 in the free program while skating to the “Succession” soundtrack to bring his total to 333.76 -- more than 20 points than the rest of the field. He dethroned two-time defending world champion Shoma Uno of Japan, who fell to fourth after missing two quad jumps to start his program.
Earlier Saturday, 2022 Olympic champions Madison Chock and Evan Bates of the United States defended their ice dance world title with a season-best total score of 222.20.
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