Ilia Malinin Fan Thread!

[Sylvia]

Ilia's performance to “Tout l’univers” by Gjon’s tears, filmed by Jordan Cowan on Feb. 24, 2024 in Torino, Italy: https://www.instagram.com/reel/C56LSXlr00q/

ETA - also uploaded on On Ice Perspectives' YT channel:

ETA: This program was choreographed by Drew Meekins.

 

[Sylvia]

Ilia’s club will celebrate his World Championship title today -- Thursday, April 18 at 5:30pm at SkateQuest in Reston, VA! https://www.instagram.com/p/C56Pc95LSRg/

ETA - screenshot of his cake : https://twitter.com/TheIliaSociety/status/1781086883956629591

 

[Karen-W]

Here's a copy of Ilia's Worlds FS ripped from the NBC broadcast - https://rumble.com/v4levk3-march-25-2024.html - Rumble isn't nearly as aggressive with copyright crap as YT.

 

[Sylvia]

Ilia’s club will celebrate his World Championship title today -- Thursday, April 18 at 5:30pm at SkateQuest in Reston, VA!
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ETA - screenshot of his cake : https://twitter.com/TheIliaSociety/status/1781086883956629591

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[Debbie S]

As world champ, Ilia will also receive an honorary lifetime membership in USFS, pending approval at Gov Council.

 

[Sylvia]

Gold on Ice's YT channel has uploaded the full 4/19/24 show: https://www.fsuniverse.net/forum/th...-a-silver-medalist.111703/page-5#post-6590402 (fan reports/comments, etc. are posted in this GSD thread)

The Canadian Stars on Ice tour begins in Halifax tomorrow tonight, April 25, and runs through May 16 in Victoria, BC - reports, fan cam video links, etc. will be posted in the GSD thread: https://www.fsuniverse.net/forum/threads/2024-canadian-stars-on-ice.111317/

Monday, May 6 - Ice Theatre of New York's Benefit Gala at Sky Rink in Chelsea Piers, NYC

Another show in Japan this summer - Dreams on Ice - 4 shows from June 28-30 (Ilia was a guest skater in Yokohama last year too):

Ilia Malinin has been added as the guest skater.

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July 3 - Sun Valley On Ice's first summer show

THE ICE tour in Japan:
July 20-21 (3 shows) - Aichi
July 27-28 (4 shows) - Funabashi, Chiba

 

[skatfan]

Gold on Ice's YT channel has uploaded the full 4/19/24 show: https://www.fsuniverse.net/forum/th...-a-silver-medalist.111703/page-5#post-6590402 (fan reports/comments, etc. are posted in this GSD thread)

The Canadian Stars on Ice tour begins in Halifax tomorrow night, April 25, and runs through May 16 in Victoria, BC - reports, fan cam video links, etc. will be posted in the GSD thread: https://www.fsuniverse.net/forum/threads/2024-canadian-stars-on-ice.111317/

Monday, May 6 - Ice Theatre of New York's Benefit Gala at Sky Rink in Chelsea Piers, NYC

Another show in Japan this summer - 4 shows from June 28-30 (Ilia was a guest skater in Yokohama last year too):

July 3 - Sun Valley On Ice's first summer show

THE ICE tour in Japan:
July 20-21 (3 shows) - Aichi
July 27-28 (4 shows) - Funabashi, Chiba

So smart of his agent to post the whole show online! That's a way to get new fans.

 

[Debbie S]

As world champ, Ilia will also receive an honorary lifetime membership in USFS, pending approval at Gov Council.

And it was just approved!

 

[Sylvia]

Bryan Armen Graham’s 2nd article on Ilia for The Guardian (May 2):

‘I want to push the limits’: ‘quad god’ Ilia Malinin on his mission to save figure skating – and do a quintuple | Figure skating | The Guardian

At 19, Malinin is the only person in history to land a quadruple axel – a four-and-a-half-revolution jump – in competition, and he thinks he can go further. Will his incredible athleticism revive a tarnished sport?

amp.theguardian.com

 

[Karen-W]

Because Meta's algorithm knows me, this commentary-free version of Ilia's Worlds FS popped up on my FB feed today, courtesy Eurosport.

8M views · 10K comments | 😱 Malinin clinches GOLD thanks to historic quad Axel | 𝑺𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒍𝒚. 𝑺𝒕𝒖𝒏𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈. 🤩 🇺🇸 19-year-old Ilia Malinin landed a historic quad Axel en route to gold at the World Figure Skating Championships 🥇⛸ | By TNT | Facebook

𝑺𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒍𝒚. 𝑺𝒕𝒖𝒏𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈. 🤩 🇺🇸 19-year-old Ilia Malinin landed a historic quad Axel en route to gold at the World Figure Skating Championships 🥇⛸

www.facebook.com

 

[Sylvia]

Congrats to Ilia's parents, Roman Skornyakov, Tatyana Malinina, along with Rafael Arutyunyan, on winning the the 2023-24 USFS/Professional Skaters Association joint EDI Award for Coaching Team of the Year - announced on PSA's Facebook page earlier today: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=959305169532613&set=pb.100063594161394.-2207520000&type=3
The presentation of these awards will take place on Wednesday, May 15, at the 2024 U.S. Figure Skating "Access to Excellence Reception" in Colorado Springs, CO.

 

[Wyliefan]

Some nice pictures of Ilia working with Shae-Lynn Bourne:

Great Park Ice on Instagram: "A peak at the process w/ @ilia_quadg0d_malinin & @shae_lynnbourne. ⛸️🕺 #GreatParkIce"

233 likes, 0 comments - greatparkice on June 7, 2024: "A peak at the process w/ @ilia_quadg0d_malinin & @shae_lynnbourne. ⛸️🕺 #GreatParkIce".

www.instagram.com

 

[Wyliefan]

Ilia threw out the ceremonial first pitch for the Boston Red Sox.

Ilia Malinin on Instagram: "Did someone call a pitcher? i was so grateful to do the ceremonial first pitch for the Boston Red Soxs. It was so much fun. Thank you to @mlb and @redsox for this awesome opportunity."

16K likes, 92 comments - ilia_quadg0d_malinin on August 12, 2024: "Did someone call a pitcher? i was so grateful to do the ceremonial first pitch for the Boston Red Soxs. It was so much fun. Thank you to @mlb and @redsox for this awesome opportunity.".

www.instagram.com

 

[Karen-W]

Ilia has been assigned to Lombardia Trophy - and will be competing against Yuma there! Hopefully we have a decent stream!

 

[skatfan]

Ilia has been assigned to Lombardia Trophy - and will be competing against Yuma there! Hopefully we have a decent stream!

I wonder if the streams will go the way of the Dodo because of music licensing issues. Hopefully not...

 

[DreamSkates]

I wonder if the streams will go the way of the Dodo because of music licensing issues. Hopefully not...

Peacock streams National and international events but only keeps the videos up for a couple of days.

 

[NinjaTurtles]

Unsurprisingly, on Twitch Ilia noted that a backflip is “involved” when asked about his LP this year.

 

[orbitz]

Impressed with Ilia's SP at Lombardia. Not just the jumps but the overall performance was very good also. The 4flip looks good. Improvement on the raspberry twist too !

 

[cailuj365]

In the SP, it was more like a raspberry arabian!

Also, in 10 years, I hope we're not still using "raspberry" to describe this move, lol. Either call it Malinin variation or twist variation.

 

[Debbie S]

In the SP, it was more like a raspberry arabian!

Also, in 10 years, I hope we're not still using "raspberry" to describe this move, lol. Either call it Malinin variation or twist variation.

IIRC, Ilia explained in an interview last season that he named it the raspberry twist b/c Malinin means raspberry in Russian. (At least, I think that's what he said.) So it is named after him.

 

[cailuj365]

IIRC, Ilia explained in an interview last season that he named it the raspberry twist b/c Malinin means raspberry in Russian. (At least, I think that's what he said.) So it is named after him.

I know why he named it as he did, but it's just a little silly, lol. That said, it does grab attention. My brother was sitting next to me while the skating was on, thumbing through his phone and not paying attention, and when the commentators said "raspberry twist," he stopped and said, "Did they just say raspberry?"

 

[Karen-W]

I know why he named it as he did, but it's just a little silly, lol. That said, it does grab attention. My brother was sitting next to me while the skating was on, thumbing through his phone and not paying attention, and when the commentators said "raspberry twist," he stopped and said, "Did they just say raspberry?"

Well, it caught your brother's attention, which it probably wouldn't have if the commentators called it the "Malinin twist" - it made him stop and got him engaged in some way.

 

[Frau Muller]

CONGRATULATIONS, ILIA!!! Winner of the 2024 Lombardia Trophy by over 20 points! Fabulous for an early outing.

On the road to 2026 Olympic gold.

 

[Karen-W]

Well, Ilia has the seal of approval from the artist himself who wrote & recorded his FS music!

Falling In Reverse LATAM on Instagram: "I know I don't usually post this kind of content, but seeing this skater perform I'm Not a Vampire REVAMPED really impressed me! ❤️‍🔥 Ilia Malinin Lombardia Trophy 1er place 🏆 . . . #fallinginreverse #falling

fallinginreverselatam on September 15, 2024: "I know I don't usually post this kind of content, but seeing this skater perform I'm Not a Vampire REVAMPED really impressed me! ❤️‍🔥 Ilia Malinin Lombardia Trophy 1er place 🏆 . . . #fallinginreverse #fallinginreverseband #fallinginreversesupport...

www.instagram.com

 

[cailuj365]

I'm pretty sure that post is from a fanpage, but I think the artist has at least seen part of the skate by now.

 

[Karen-W]

I'm pretty sure that post is from a fanpage, but I think the artist has at least seen part of the skate by now.

ahhhh - good catch!

 

[sk9tingfan]

Where did the Bolero free program rumor come from?

 

[Karen-W]

Where did the Bolro free program rumot come from?

Ilia himself. he made a joke about it on one of his Twitch livestreams.

 

[kwanfan1818]

I love this clip:
https://www.instagram.com/p/C_2wi1HScMe/

(goes back to watch clip again)

 

[cailuj365]

His jumping ability is just incredible, and it looks so natural too. I'm a little astounded that he might be doing the back-counter 4A as the SECOND jumping pass this year.

I really love the free skate for him this year. I had my reservations about the music at first, but I think it's cut very well and I think it highlights Ilia's showmanship and flair. Also, no one has ever heard this music in skating before, which I think works to his benefit. When I think of Ilia, I think, this is a new generation of skating, a new type of skater, someone with new moves and new jumps, and so of course, he brings new music and genres. The last minute could be incredible at Boston. He could do more with the transitions between jumps in the first half and the step sequence needs more, but these are things to work on for the rest of the year. Overall, I like the composition more than Succession.

I like his short program too, but to me, it has a little bit less impact in the way that Malaguena did or his free skate this year does. However, he skated it very well. Impressed that he was able to hit the jump layout, and he still has room for improvement with the details too.

Also the FS costume is gorgeous and theatrical, I love it, lol.