While no human has yet to conquer the laws of physics, Northern Virginia’s Ilia Malinin is getting pretty darn close. ⛸
While no human has yet to conquer the laws of physics, Northern Virginia’s Ilia Malinin is getting pretty darn close. Winning gold at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships this past weekend, the Vienna teenager has been stunning audiences with his seemingly effortless four-revolution jumps on the ice.
The two have been coaching Malinin—who took the masculine version of his mother’s surname due to its easier pronunciation—since he was around six years old. He is also coached by Rafael Arutyunyan, who counts Olympic champion Nathan Chen among his other students.Before it became his training grounds, Reston’s SkateQuest facility was just an after-school hangout for Malinin.
“My parents didn’t really want me to do skating, because they went through everything, like training, so I don’t think they wanted to really go through [it with] me. But once I stepped on the ice, I enjoyed it and started skating more and more.”A tad unusual for a world-class athlete, Malinin still attends a public high school rather than take classes online or be home schooled.
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