Illia Malinin
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About
American figure skater known for getting the silver medal at the 2022 U.S. National Championship. He also got the bronze medal at the 2021 CS Cup of Austria. His figure skating abilities have helped him garner over 180,000 followers on Instagram. He made history at the 2023 ISU Grand Prix in Beijing as the first skater to successfully execute a quadruple axel in a short program.
Before Fame
He began skating in 2010 when he was six years old. He was the 2016 U.S. national juvenile champion and the 2017 U.S. national intermediate champion.
Trivia
He placed fifth at the 2020 Skate America event after doing two new quadruple jumps. He speaks Russian and English.
Family Life
He is the son of Tatiana Malinina and Roman Skorniakov. Both of his parents were Uzbekistani national champion figure skaters and his early trainers. He has a younger sister named Liza.
Associated With
He looks up to Evgeni Plushenko and Nathan Chen.
