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30-03-2025
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Ilia Malinin won a second straight world title, but he wanted more
BOSTON — Ilia Malinin won a second straight world title Saturday night, this one by a larger margin than the first. But, despite his utter dominance of men's singles skating, Malinin felt upset that he had left something undone. That's why he whacked the ice in frustration after finishing a free skate that left him happy because it brought another gold medal but disappointed because he fell short of his goal. This season, Malinin wanted to further enhance his reputation as the Quadg0d by doing an unprecedented free skate in which all seven jumping passes began with a successful quad, and they were to include all six different types of the jump. The skating gods apparently still think that is hubris. He now has tried it unsuccessfully three times. 'It's a pretty decent challenge that I've given myself,' he said. FIGURE SKATING WORLDS: Results Malinin managed to land six quads, but two of them were a quarter turn short of a full rotation, and he doubled the seventh. He did cleanly land the quad loop, a jump on which he fell hard at the U.S. Championships. But that's the conundrum Malinin has created for himself at age 20 with his otherworldly jumping ability. Anything less than the unbelievable in every performance can make it seem humdrum to a skating world aware of what he has already done – and it leaves him annoyed. 'I really want to nail this down, and I think I'll spend this offseason trying to master it, because I think it is my perfect layout for the Olympics,' he said. 'I really want it to be something I'm able to complete effortlessly and efficiently.' Before another sellout crowd at TD Garden, Malinin's triumph finished a week in which Team USA made history by winning three gold medals at worlds for the first time. Alysa Liu and ice dancers Madison Chock and Evan Bates got the others. 'I'm very happy to be one of the three,' Malinin said. The most electric free skate performance Saturday night came from another 20-year-old, Mikhail Shaidorov of Kazakhstan, who made some jump history while finishing second to Malinin by 31.09 points. And Shaidorov also upped his ante to do it. Earlier in the season, Shaidorov became the first person to land a combination that began with a triple and ended with a quad. This time, he did it with a more difficult quad (salchow instead of toe loop), preceded by a triple Axel and half loop. It's the Malinin effect. 'Ilia is really motivating me,' Shaidorov said, through a translator. 'I want to be competitive.' When Malinin took the ice as last of the 24 skaters, he had a huge margin for error because Japan's Yuma Kagiyama, just three points back after the short program, had a badly flawed free skate and barely hung onto third. Shaidorov had been 16 points behind after the short. Malinin resisted any thoughts of doing an easier program. 'Until I land them all, I wouldn't want to cut back,' Malinin said. He totaled 318.56 points, well under his 333.76 at the 2024 worlds, when Malinin landed an unprecedented six clean quads and had a world record free skate score. Teammate Jason Brown, in his seventh worlds, rallied from his worst placement ever after a worlds short program, 12th, moving up to eighth with a classic Brown performance in the free skate. Brown had the effortless flow needed to interpret the intimations of infinity in the Arvo Part composition, 'Spiegel im Spiegel.' Skating at a single tempo, much like the music, Brown's execution was as clean and clear as the music. As has been the case before, Brown's performance was critical in helping the U.S. men have a chance at three men's entries in the Olympic field. Teammate Andrew Torgashev, eighth after the short, staggered through his free skate and wound up 22nd. For a shot at the third entry, which has to be earned at a qualifying event next fall, the top two U.S. finishes had to add up to 13 or less. Malinin now will go to next year's Winter Olympics as a heavy favorite. 'I'll just go back to the drawing board,' Malinin said. He will find seven quads on it.
NBC Sports
30-03-2025
- Sport
- NBC Sports
Ilia Malinin won a second straight world title, but he wanted more
Ilia Malinin totaled 318.56 points between his short program and free skate, in which he landed a record-tying six quadruple jumps, to repeat as the figure skating world champion and cap an undefeated season. BOSTON — Ilia Malinin won a second straight world title Saturday night, this one by a larger margin than the first. But, despite his utter dominance of men's singles skating, Malinin felt upset that he had left something undone. That's why he whacked the ice in frustration after finishing a free skate that left him happy because it brought another gold medal but disappointed because he fell short of his goal. This season, Malinin wanted to further enhance his reputation as the Quadg0d by doing an unprecedented free skate in which all seven jumping passes began with a successful quad, and they were to include all six different types of the jump. The skating gods apparently still think that is hubris. He now has tried it unsuccessfully three times. 'It's a pretty decent challenge that I've given myself,' he said. FIGURE SKATING WORLDS: Results Malinin managed to land six quads, but two of them were a quarter turn short of a full rotation, and he doubled the seventh. He did cleanly land the quad loop, a jump on which he fell hard at the U.S. Championships. But that's the conundrum Malinin has created for himself at age 20 with his otherworldly jumping ability. Anything less than the unbelievable in every performance can make it seem humdrum to a skating world aware of what he has already done – and it leaves him annoyed. 'I really want to nail this down, and I think I'll spend this offseason trying to master it, because I think it is my perfect layout for the Olympics,' he said. 'I really want it to be something I'm able to complete effortlessly and efficiently.' Before another sellout crowd at TD Garden, Malinin's triumph finished a week in which Team USA made history by winning three gold medals at worlds for the first time. Alysa Liu and ice dancers Madison Chock and Evan Bates got the others. 'I'm very happy to be one of the three,' Malinin said. The most electric free skate performance Saturday night came from another 20-year-old, Mikhail Shaidorov of Kazakhstan, who made some jump history while finishing second to Malinin by 31.09 points. And Shaidorov also upped his ante to do it. Earlier in the season, Shaidorov became the first person to land a combination that began with a triple and ended with a quad. This time, he did it with a more difficult quad (salchow instead of toe loop), preceded by a triple Axel and half loop. It's the Malinin effect. 'Ilia is really motivating me,' Shaidorov said, through a translator. 'I want to be competitive.' When Malinin took the ice as last of the 24 skaters, he had a huge margin for error because Japan's Yuma Kagiyama, just three points back after the short program, had a badly flawed free skate and barely hung onto third. Shaidorov had been 16 points behind after the short. Malinin resisted any thoughts of doing an easier program. 'Until I land them all, I wouldn't want to cut back,' Malinin said. He totaled 318.56 points, well under his 333.76 at the 2024 worlds, when Malinin landed an unprecedented six clean quads and had a world record free skate score. Teammate Jason Brown, in his seventh worlds, rallied from his worst placement ever after a worlds short program, 12th, moving up to eighth with a classic Brown performance in the free skate. Brown had the effortless flow needed to interpret the intimations of infinity in the Arvo Part composition, 'Spiegel im Spiegel.' Skating at a single tempo, much like the music, Brown's execution was as clean and clear as the music. As has been the case before, Brown's performance was critical in helping the U.S. men have a chance at three men's entries in the Olympic field. Teammate Andrew Torgashev, eighth after the short, staggered through his free skate and wound up 22nd. For a shot at the third entry, which has to be earned at a qualifying event next fall, the top two U.S. finishes had to add up to 13 or less. Malinin now will go to next year's Winter Olympics as a heavy favorite. 'I'll just go back to the drawing board,' Malinin said. He will find seven quads on it.
Yahoo
22-02-2025
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Shaidorov shines to become the first Four Continents champion from Kazakhstan in 10 years
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Mikhail Shaidorov produced a season-best score in the free skate on Saturday to become the first skater from Kazakhstan to win the Four Continents title since Denis Ten in 2015. Skating at the same venue where Ten won, Shaidorov held a 12-point lead after the short program and was equally impressive in the free skate, landing four quadruple jumps and three triples for 190.37 points for an overall total of 285.10. Cha Jun-hwan of South Korea was second with 265.02 points followed by Jimmy Ma of the United States with 245.01. The 20-year-old Shaidorov, who took part in lessons Ten held in Kazakhstan, earned his first International Skating Union title and first medal at the Four Continents. 'This gold medal means a lot to me,' Shaidorov said. 'Ten years ago it was Denis Ten who won the first Four Continents gold medal for Kazakhstan here in Seoul and now I was able to return this medal to our country.' Performing to 'Moonlight Sonata' and 'Take On Me,' Shaidorov opened with a superb triple axel, single Euler and quad salchow combination that set the tone for his routine. He followed with a quad lutz and a quad toeloop before adding another quad toe-triple toe combination later in his routine. When he routine was over, Shaidorov collapsed to the ice in happiness. 'The emotions are overwhelming,' Shaidorov said. 'It is very meaningful also for Kazakhstan and it is in memory of Denis.' Ten was stabbed to death during a carjacking in Almaty in July 2018. Cha was fourth after the short program and turned in a spectacular free skate with a season's best score of 185.78 to grab the silver medal before the home fans. The South Korean skater started his routine with a quadruple salchow. His next element was supposed to be a quad toeloop but he could only manage a double, but that was the only major mistake for the 2022 Four Continents champion. 'Five years ago, when we had the Four Continents here in Korea, I really wanted to get a medal but I came fifth,' Cha said. 'And this time I achieved that goal, so I'm really happy.' Ma, who was second after the short program, hit two quad toes but fell on a triple loop early in his routine and touched down on triple axel. 'Obviously it's an incredible honor to be able to get this medal this year, at this time,' Ma said. 'But my goal for this Championship was just to put out two performances that I'd be incredibly proud of.' In the ice dance final, defending champions Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier of Canada held on their slim one-point lead from the rhythm dance to claim their second consecutive title in the event. Gilles and Poirier finished second to Americans Madison Chock and Evan Bates in Saturday's free dance but their lead from the rhythm dance was good enough to allow them to finish first overall with 218.46 points. Two-time and reigning world champions Chock and Bates were second with 217.93 points while Marjorie Lajoie and Zachary Lagha, also of Canada, took the bronze with 201.04 points. ___ AP Sports: The Associated Press
Asharq Al-Awsat
22-02-2025
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- Asharq Al-Awsat
Shaidorov Shines to Become the First Four Continents Champion from Kazakhstanin 10 Years
Mikhail Shaidorov won the free skate with a season-best score on Saturday to become the first skater from Kazakhstan to win the Four Continents title since Denis Ten in 2015. Shaidorov held a 12-point lead after the short program and was equally impressive in the free skate, landing four quadruple jumps for 190.37 points for an overall total of 285.10. Cha Jun-hwan of South Korea was second with 265.02 points followed by Jimmy Ma of the United States with 245.01. Shaidorov opened with a superb triple axel, single Euler and quad salchow combination that set the tone for his routine. He followed with a quad lutz and a quad toe loop before adding another quad toe-triple toe combination later in his routine. Cha was fourth after the short program and turned in a spectacular free skate to grab the silver medal before the home fans. The South Korean skater started his routine with a quadruple salchow. His next element was supposed to be a quad toeloop but he could only manage a double, but that was the only major mistake for the 2022 Four Continents champion. Ma, who was second after the short program, fell on a triple loop early in his routine and touched down on triple axel but was otherwise solid and finished with the bronze medal. The ice dance free dance was later Saturday. The competition finishes Sunday with the women's free skate.
Yahoo
22-02-2025
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Shaidorov shines to become the first Four Continents champion from Kazakhstan in 10 years
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Mikhail Shaidorov won the free skate with a season-best score on Saturday to become the first skater from Kazakhstan to win the Four Continents title since Denis Ten in 2015. Shaidorov held a 12-point lead after the short program and was equally impressive in the free skate, landing four quadruple jumps for 190.37 points for an overall total of 285.10. Cha Jun-hwan of South Korea was second with 265.02 points followed by Jimmy Ma of the United States with 245.01. Shaidorov opened with a superb triple axel, single Euler and quad salchow combination that set the tone for his routine. He followed with a quad lutz and a quad toe loop before adding another quad toe-triple toe combination later in his routine. Cha was fourth after the short program and turned in a spectacular free skate to grab the silver medal before the home fans. The South Korean skater started his routine with a quadruple salchow. His next element was supposed to be a quad toeloop but he could only manage a double, but that was the only major mistake for the 2022 Four Continents champion. Ma, who was second after the short program, fell on a triple loop early in his routine and touched down on triple axel but was otherwise solid and finished with the bronze medal. The ice dance free dance was later Saturday. The competition finishes Sunday with the women's free skate. ___ AP Sports:
