Worlds 2025 Exhibition

[tangerine dream]

It's the same bedsheet ex they've been doing since they got married that everyone hates, but I kind of love.

 

[Sally1214]

Unfortunately, or perhaps fortunately, it's not the same. They've had this program since last spring.

And .... I still don't understand it.

 

[Karen-W]

Oh, good, Evan didn't drop her today!

 

[Lanie]

I think it’s beautiful but I’m so tired of it

 

[Karen-W]

I think it’s beautiful but I’m so tired of it

Yes, it's a nice program & I don't mind it, but I'm over it, lol.

 

[Karen-W]

Oh, FFS, Ilia! You are better than joining the ranks of the umpteen-bazillion skaters who've done a program to "To Build A Home"!

 

[Wyliefan]

Oh no, Ilia caught Warhorse Fever! He's the last person I would have expected to skate to To Build a Home.

 

[tangerine dream]

Oh no, Ilia caught Warhorse Fever! He's the last person I would have expected to skate to To Build a Home.

For some reason I'm expecting (hoping for?) a random rap break at some point.

 

[skateycat]

Oh no, Ilia caught Warhorse Fever! He's the last person I would have expected to skate to To Build a Home.

If I recall, this is a relatively new exhibition for him at least? I don't remember seeing it before, and I've watched a lot of exhibitions this season.

 

[Karen-W]

For some reason I'm expecting (hoping for?) a random rap break at some point.

LOL. Nope! We get Adam-inspired mid-program dying on ice!

 

[Cachoo]

I like this Ilia. But was he standing still when he did that double axel?

 

[skateycat]

A few too many exhibitions, but once I get into watching a skating event, I never want it to end...

 

[tangerine dream]

Why is he crying?

 

[Karen-W]

Oh, Ilia. He was skating that for his club mates and all the Flight 5342 victims. As much as I hate that song, that was just exquisite.

 

[Lanie]

I really enjoyed that.

The tears at the end

 

[Wyliefan]

Wow, I never saw Ilia cry before. The song must mean something to him, even if most of us want to nuke it from orbit.

 

[tony]

If you’re not watching this gala, you need to find Ilia’s performance later. Good God, if he even put 10% of that quality into his free skates….

He’s absolutely brilliant outside the constraints of the free skate rules.

 

[Matryeshka]

I've never seen it before--I don't generally watch the exhibitions. I thought the last 30 seconds were beautiful.

Weird question--what does the necklace that Ilia wears symbolize? Egadze also has it, as do several other skaters, all Eastern European. I'm assuming it's something to do with Orthodoxy?

There are some lovely moments in this exh and I think it shows what Ilia could be capable artistically, some actual held out moves and real emotion expressed through movement.

 

[Karen-W]

Why is he crying?

This article from the NYT about his win probably gives some context -

Ilia Malinin Seized the Moment. But First He Had to Get Back on His Feet.

On Saturday the U.S. figure skating star became the men’s world champion for the second straight year. To get there, he had to channel his grief over losing fellow skaters in January’s D.C. plane crash.

www.nytimes.com

 

[tangerine dream]

Oh dear I thought Riku Miura was one of the little SCoB kids for a moment

 

[tangerine dream]

This article from the NYT about his win probably gives some context -

Ilia Malinin Seized the Moment. But First He Had to Get Back on His Feet.

On Saturday the U.S. figure skating star became the men’s world champion for the second straight year. To get there, he had to channel his grief over losing fellow skaters in January’s D.C. plane crash.

www.nytimes.com

Thank you!

 

[victorskid]

Adding the skaters from the National Development Camp is a lovely touch.

 

[Wyliefan]

That moment with the jackets.

 

[Sally1214]

Well, if y'all wanted angst, Ilia brought the angst with To Build a Home. So much angst in fact that, for some reason, I started thinking of that silly SNL skit with the guy banging on the cowbell ..... but, here, it would be: "If you want more angst, I'll give you more angst."

No disrespect intended towards Ilia. He's wonderful and obviously was very emotional at the end.

 

[kwanette]

If you’re not watching this gala, you need to find Ilia’s performance later. Good God, if he even put 10% of that quality into his free skates….

He’s absolutely brilliant outside the constraints of the free skate rules.

It was lovely..

 

[kwanette]

This article from the NYT about his win probably gives some context -

Ilia Malinin Seized the Moment. But First He Had to Get Back on His Feet.

On Saturday the U.S. figure skating star became the men’s world champion for the second straight year. To get there, he had to channel his grief over losing fellow skaters in January’s D.C. plane crash.

www.nytimes.com

TY so much for the article..Would you mind if I share it on X?

 

[Cachoo]

And now Ilia's skate into the finale and those children are a wonderful tribute.

 

[cailuj365]

I'm a huge Ilia fan, but even I did not know he could skate like that. Oh my god, I cannot wait to watch that again.

 

[tony]

The Skating Session 2 - by Tony Wheeler on Instagram

104 likes, 5 comments - theskatingsession2 on March 30, 2025

www.instagram.com

 

[skatingcheckers]

Hase/Volodin are gorgeous. I wish they had won, but the razor-thin margin should keep them ultra motivated next season.

Love them as well!