World Championship Men's Figure Skating Champion

[beaglelover]

If you all have not seen this performace yet, please click below.

Nineteen-year-old American superstar Ilia Malinin scored a record 227.79 in the free skate, winning his first world title by landing the best collection of jumps in one program in figure skating history. Malinin landed a quadruple Axel, quad Lutz, quad loop, quad Salchow, another quad Lutz and a quad toe loop, then finished his four-minute skate with a a triple Lutz-triple Axel finale.

The commentators said after the performance, that this performace was the best in figure skating history.

It's really is quite amazing. Can't wait to see where he goes in the future.

[GoreWon2000]

1. A skate for the ages!

I did watch Ilia Malinin's skate at World's and it was a skate for the ages. I used to skate and I know how incredibly difficult Ilia's skate was. I agree with Tara Lipinski's description, "outer worldly". It was truly a skate for the ages and a skate that will be talked about for years to come. Bravo Ilia.

[Lovie777]

2. Thank you...................

that ...................

was top of the line!

[MiniMe]

3. Wow

[FarPoint]

4. That is indeed an amazing skill....

I for one really am not "into" all the quads.....I love figure skating for its artistry, passion with the music overall....I miss that component....


I was just thinking the other day....maybe figure skating needs to create an gymnastic/quad division and revitalize the true artistry.

Jason Brown fills that lost element of artistry in my opinion....but he can never will gold now due to the scores with quads.....I just don't find that fair...

[beaglelover]

5. I remember years ago a man won either the Olympics or the Worlds and he did not do a quad and there

was a lot of talk at the time about whether that was right. The guy who came in second did to a quad or maybe more than one and he was very upset that the other guy won without doing a quad. So maybe they changed some rules after that incident?

[Raven123]

6. It was stunning in its athleticism

[yorkster]

7. Thx. Have been looking for this.

Glad the commentators let us hear at least some of the Succession theme..

[bahboo]

8. talk about performing under pressure....holy shit...

he's young, so I'm hoping the level of artistry eventually develops to match his athleticism...