Eighteen-year-old Ilia Malinin romped to his second consecutive Skate America title on Saturday night in Texas, scoring 310.47 points.
Ilia Malinin stood in the center of the ice at Credit Union of Texas Event Center as stuffed animals thrown from the crowd fell around him, and raised his arms to both soak in the spotlight and almost sheepishly acknowledge the adulation.
“I didn't think it was a flawless long program. There's a lot of things I can work on,” said Malinin, who has been drilling on his artistry since last season, “but when I sit here and look at the score, I have no words for it.” As his music from the HBO comedy-drama “Succession” built to a crescendo, Malinin finished with a quad toe-triple toe and a huge triple lutz-triple axel, along with his signature raspberry twice, to serve notice that the bronze medalist at last year's world championships is a gold medal threat at the 2026 Milano Cortina Olympics.
Chock and Bates, who set a rhythm dance world record at the World Team Trophy, scored 84.87 points. Marjorie Lajoie and Zachary Lagha of Canada were second with 77.80 points for their timely program set to “Thriller,” while Evgeniia Lopareva and Geoffrey Brissaud of France right behind in third with 77.20 points.
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