Ilia Malinin reeled off one huge jump after another, and a backflip for good measure, to retain his world championship title for the third year running. Malinin landed five high-scoring quadruple jumps but not his pioneering quad axel, a jump he didn’t attempt at the Olympics. Malinin scored 218.11 in the free skate for a total 329.
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Ilia Malinin from the United States competes during the men free skating at the Figure Skating World Championships in Prague, Czech Republic, Saturday, March 28, 2026. Ilia Malinin from the United States reacts while awaiting his scores during the men free skating at the Figure Skating World Championships in Prague, Czech Republic, Saturday, March 28, 2026. Yuma Kagiyama from Japan reacts at the end of his routine during the men free skating at the Figure Skating World Championships in Prague, Czech Republic, Saturday, March 28, 2026. Yuma Kagiyama from Japan reacts after seeing his score during the men free skating at the Figure Skating World Championships in Prague, Czech Republic, Saturday, March 28, 2026. Ilia Malinin from the United States reacts at the end of his routine during the men free skating at the Figure Skating World Championships in Prague, Czech Republic, Saturday, March 28, 2026. Ilia Malinin from the United States reacts at the end of his routine during the men free skating at the Figure Skating World Championships in Prague, Czech Republic, Saturday, March 28, 2026. Ilia Malinin from the United States competes during the men free skating at the Figure Skating World Championships in Prague, Czech Republic, Saturday, March 28, 2026. Ilia Malinin from the United States competes during the men free skating at the Figure Skating World Championships in Prague, Czech Republic, Saturday, March 28, 2026. Ilia Malinin from the United States reacts while awaiting his scores during the men free skating at the Figure Skating World Championships in Prague, Czech Republic, Saturday, March 28, 2026. Ilia Malinin from the United States reacts while awaiting his scores during the men free skating at the Figure Skating World Championships in Prague, Czech Republic, Saturday, March 28, 2026. Yuma Kagiyama from Japan reacts at the end of his routine during the men free skating at the Figure Skating World Championships in Prague, Czech Republic, Saturday, March 28, 2026. Yuma Kagiyama from Japan reacts at the end of his routine during the men free skating at the Figure Skating World Championships in Prague, Czech Republic, Saturday, March 28, 2026. Yuma Kagiyama from Japan reacts after seeing his score during the men free skating at the Figure Skating World Championships in Prague, Czech Republic, Saturday, March 28, 2026. Yuma Kagiyama from Japan reacts after seeing his score during the men free skating at the Figure Skating World Championships in Prague, Czech Republic, Saturday, March 28, 2026. knocked the Olympic gold-medal favorite off the podium, the “quad god” reeled off one huge jump after another, and a backflip for good measure, to retain his world championship title for the third year running. He praised the crowd’s support, saying: “It was really challenging, really hard but with you guys I was able to make it through.” His aim, he added, had simply been to get through the free skate “in one piece.” Skating last after leading the short program, just as he did in Milan, Malinin landed five high-scoring quadruple jumps but not hisMalinin scored 218.11 in the free skate for a total 329.40, far ahead of silver medalist Yuma Kagiyama of Japan on 306.67. Another Japanese skater, Shun Sato, was third on 288.54. Kagiyama beat his personal-best free skate score but still had to make do with a fourth career world championship silver in a career which includes four Olympic silvers and five total worlds medals, but no gold from either event. He still embraced Malinin after his skate and they jumped together in celebration. In a showcase of top-level skating, there was no podium spot for France’s Adam Siao Him Fa, who had been in second after the short program but dropped to fifth overall after a fall. Estonia’s Aleksandr Selevko also fell dropped from third to sixth. Malinin had no rematch with Mikhail Shaidorov, the skater from Kazakhstan who won the Olympic gold, because he opted against competing again this season. That’s relatively common in figure skating for gold medal winners who face a rush of media and commercial opportunities after a grueling four-year Olympic buildup. Malinin becomes the first skater to win three consecutive men’s world titles since fellow American Nathan Chen, who achieved the feat in 2018, 2019 and 2021 after the 2020 event was canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The last competition of the championships is the free dance portion of the ice dance event later Saturday. France’s Laurence Fournier Beaudry and Guillaume Cizeron are in the lead after Friday’s rhythm dance.
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