Ilia Malinin Fan Thread!

Wyliefan said:
They nearly always plan it -- let's see if it actually works out. I don't blame any skater who drops out -- Olympics plus Worlds is a LOT.
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Especially if you win the Gold Medal. And already have won Worlds more than once. What's the point? I imagine Olympics is exhausting, too.
 
Ilia's SP music announcement (cross-posted in Programs thread):

www.instagram.com

Ilia Malinin on Instagram: "It’s only right I show you who I’m meant to be. – A warrior’s journey to greatness begins here. 25/26 Short Program: “The Lost Crown” Music: Dies Irae - náttúra @natturabeats, Vila @thisisvila / The Lost Crown (Prince o

2,933 likes, 87 comments - ilia_quadg0d_malinin on September 1, 2025: "It’s only right I show you who I’m meant to be. – A warrior’s journey to greatness begins here. 25/26 Short Program: “The Lost Crown” Music: Dies Irae - náttúra @natturabeats, Vila @thisisvila / The Lost Crown (Prince of...
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Can someone explain the FS costume? On another thread it was said the puff sleeves were Urmnov - I agree, but not on Ilia. Also those cut-outs on the upper chest - more teenage girl blouse. Ilia approved these?
 
SkateFanBerlin said:
Can someone explain the FS costume?
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Russian and Japanese influence? We know that Russians like ornate costumes and Ilia's seems to both like Japanese street fashion and Japanese skaters, who are themselves given to highly ornate costumes. The pleats in the sleeves are very Issey Miyake. Or maybe he had a fever dream with Black Out by David Bowie playing in the background.
 
Ilia landed a sponsorship from Comcast!

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Comcast on Instagram: "As a proud partner of #TeamUSA, we’re thrilled to sponsor 11 world-class athletes on the road to the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026. We’re honored to support these incredible competitors in their pursui

69 likes, 3 comments - comcast on October 27, 2025: "As a proud partner of #TeamUSA, we’re thrilled to sponsor 11 world-class athletes on the road to the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026. We’re honored to support these incredible competitors in their pursuit to represent...
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Wow. Another major sponsorship deal for Ilia! Coca-Cola!

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Ilia Malinin on Instagram: "Bringing the quad to the #TeamCocaCola squad! 😆 to join an incredible group of athletes ahead of the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026. Cheers to the amazing times ahead! 🥤 #iliamalinin #figureskating #quadgod #ha

1,327 likes, 44 comments - ilia_quadg0d_malinin on October 29, 2025: "Bringing the quad to the #TeamCocaCola squad! 😆 to join an incredible group of athletes ahead of the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026. Cheers to the amazing times ahead! 🥤 #iliamalinin #figureskating #quadgod...
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On the one hand, it's nice to see some money directed towards our sport. On the other, Coca-Cola is a truly horrible company. They're the world's single largest contributor to single use plastics that are clogging our oceans, killing marine life and introducing microplastics into our environment. And they're promotion of Dasani is significantly responsible for the shift from tap water to bottled water, which has in part fueled plastic waste and also diverts scarce water to a for-profit use. And in the U.S. at least, their use of corn syrup in their sodas is a factor in the decline of public health. They may be an iconic American brand but they're also an example of the worst of capitalism.

Anyway, love Ilia but I don't like seeing Coca-Cola celebrated.
 
BittyBug said:
On the one hand, it's nice to see some money directed towards our sport. On the other, Coca-Cola is a truly horrible company. They're the world's single largest contributor to single use plastics that are clogging our oceans, killing marine life and introducing microplastics into our environment. And they're promotion of Dasani is significantly responsible for the shift from tap water to bottled water, which has in part fueled plastic waste and also diverts scarce water to a for-profit use. And in the U.S. at least, their use of corn syrup in their sodas is a factor in the decline of public health. They may be an iconic American brand but they're also an example of the worst of capitalism.

Anyway, love Ilia but I don't like seeing Coca-Cola celebrated.
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Yeah, no, Dasani is NOT the reason why people have shifted from tap to bottled water. Ask anyone who has lived in a state like California where the tap water is so disgusting it cannot be drank without first being heavily filtered. Forty years ago, everyone I knew, including my own family, had bottled water in our homes - and not the single use plastic bottles - which are recyclable, btw. Also, Dasani is one of the poorer tasting bottled waters - give me Aquafina or Arrowhead any day over Dasani.*

* - I only buy bottled water nowadays when I'm on a road trip or when I was heading to an annual convention where I would get super-dehydrated so I wanted plenty of cold water available in my hotel room. As a native Oregonian, where our tap water is wonderful, I have no need for bottled water on a regular basis, but if I lived in California still, you bet I'd have bottled or filtered water.
 
Karen-W said:
Yeah, no, Dasani is NOT the reason why people have shifted from tap to bottled water. Ask anyone who has lived in a state like California where the tap water is so disgusting it cannot be drank without first being heavily filtered. Forty years ago, everyone I knew, including my own family, had bottled water in our homes - and not the single use plastic bottles - which are recyclable, btw. Also, Dasani is one of the poorer tasting bottled waters - give me Aquafina or Arrowhead any day over Dasani.*

* - I only buy bottled water nowadays when I'm on a road trip or when I was heading to an annual convention where I would get super-dehydrated so I wanted plenty of cold water available in my hotel room. As a native Oregonian, where our tap water is wonderful, I have no need for bottled water on a regular basis, but if I lived in California still, you bet I'd have bottled or filtered water.
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I don't live in a city but the one I live near -would be buying water. I live outside city limits and we have a well. I still use a filter.
 
I thought this was very interesting and relevant to put in here. Of course I know Tatiana, especially after 98 during her Grand Prix events, but never knew a lot about Roman.

Videos of his parents skating in 98.

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10-minute pre-season taped media interview with Ilia (filmed at Champs Camp?) that was uploaded on various local news channels last month: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qp0HZ1lF2vg

Karen-W said:
New Ilia promo ad from NBC!

https://x.com/NBCOlympics/status/1975356743254482992?t=JtmUdL7BYQALcPPhzm6-qw&s=19
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The 30-second Olympics promo also is on NBC Sports' YouTube channel (Oct. 7): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-mZRXAAW9c

More from NBC Sports (the 2 competition videos, geoblocked outside the USA, will likely be taken down at some point):

Ilia on his backflip (Oct. 17): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnNVP6EAjj4

2025 Skate Canada SP from the Peacock/world feed with Chris Howarth (Nov. 1): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_AJx8K7lhO4

2025 Skate Canada FS from the NBC broadcast (Nov. 2): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWsqxcQnWfM
 
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