American star romps to second world figure skating titleMalinin lands six quadruple jumps including quad axelKazakhstan’s Shaidorov second, Japan’s Kagiyama third
He’s been called the Quad God, skating’s great innovator, the next Olympic champion. On Saturday night, in front of a roaring crowd at TD Garden, Ilia Malinin made it official: he is once again the best figure skater in the world.
The 20-year-old American delivered another unforgettable free skate to drop the curtain on the world figure skating championships, landing six quadruple jumps to claim his second straight world title. His total score of 318.56 put him more than 31 points clear of Kazakhstan’s Mikhail Shaidorov, who took silver, and Japan’s Yuma Kagiyama, whose took bronze despite a mistake-laden routine that saw him drop from second after the short program.
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