"I felt relieved that the season's finally done after a long up and down for this whole season. All I wanted to do was skate for myself, enjoy every moment on the ice and just have fun out there, and that's exactly what I did."
"Malinin wowed the crowd with his signature backflip and 'raspberry twist' sideways spin, and landed five quadruple jumps. It's an eye-popping number, but not his upper limit."
"He made history at a competition in December by landing all seven jumps as quads. He fell short of that all-time high score but still won handily, by 22.73 points."
Ilia Malinin secured his third consecutive world title in Prague, rebounding from an eighth-place finish at the Winter Olympics. He delivered two clean programs, winning gold by over 20 points. Malinin expressed relief at the season's end and emphasized enjoying skating for himself. He skated routines similar to those at the Olympics but without visible nerves. His performance included five quadruple jumps, earning a personal best score in the short program. Malinin became the first U.S. skater to achieve a three-peat at worlds since Nathan Chen.
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