Now, his emotional performance is going viral, as are his poignant words about the close friends lost to the tragedy.

The world's top figure skaters are in Boston this week, with spots to next year's Milan Cortina Olympics ... contender in all four disciplines this year, with defending world champions Ilia ...

From Alysa Liu's winning comeback to the "invincible" Ilia Malinin, Olympics.com picked out five takeaways from the world championships in Boston ahead of the Olympic season.

BOSTON — The final day of the 2025 World Figure Skating Championships has arrived, presenting a stage for athletes to shine, particularly Ilia Malinin. With the preliminary rounds concluded, ...

Malinin won last year's world championships by a whopping 24-point margin over Japan's Yuma Kagiyama. BOSTON — It was a little after 10 p.m. on Tuesday night when Ilia Malinin finally took the ...

BOSTON — On the final day of the 2025 world figure skating championships in Boston, Ilia Malinin defended his title and cemented his place as the man to beat at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Olympics.

Malinin won last year's world championships by a whopping 24-point margin over Japan's Yuma Kagiyama. BOSTON — It was a little after 10 p.m. on Tuesday night when Ilia Malinin finally ... With the ...

It looks like Malinin will be the man to beat at next year’s Olympics. / Erick W. Rasco/ Sports Illustrated Ilia Malinin had just won his second consecutive figure skating world championships ...