Figure skating coach Inna Goncharenko was amazed by the performance of American figure skater Ilya Malinin at the World Championships. His words lead the way “Match TV”.
“I agree with the general admiration. For myself, I called this the journey of the century. The level of difficulty is prohibitive, it is worth noting that despite the complexity of the program, Ilya has greatly improved his skating quality and expressiveness,” said Goncharenko.
Malinin took first place in men’s single skating at the World Championships held in Montreal (Canada). According to the results of the two programs, he broke the world record by scoring 333.76 points. Yuma Kagiyama of Japan came second at the World Championships. He has 309.65 points. The first three winners were closed by French representative Adam Xiao Him Fa (284.39 points).
Malinin completed six quadruple jumps during her performance at the World Championships. Before him, no figure skater in the world had managed to perform a quadruple axel.
Malinin grew up and studied in the United States all her life. His parents are figure skaters Tatyana Malinina and Roman Skornyakov, who competed for Uzbekistan in the USSR and Russian championships and internationally.
Previously Malinin acceptedHe said he was shocked by his victory at the World Championships.