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Ilia Malinin

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Ilia Malinin (born December 2, 2004) is an American competitive figure skater. He is a two-time World champion (2024, 2025), two-time Grand Prix Final champion (2023, 2024), seven-time Grand Prix gold medalist, four-time Challenger Series gold medalist, and three-time U.S. national champion (2023–25). At the junior level, Malinin is the 2022 World Junior champion and a two-time Junior Grand Prix gold medalist. He holds the current world junior record for the men's short program, free skate, and combined score, as well as the senior record for the men's free skate. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Ilia Malinin is the 341st most popular skater, the 18,023rd most popular biography from United States and the 41st most popular American Skater.

Ilia Malinin is most famous for being a talented American figure skater known for his exceptional jumping ability, including being the first skater to land a quadruple axel in competition. He gained significant recognition in the figure skating community for his performances and achievements at a young age.

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Among SKATERS

Among skaters, Ilia Malinin ranks 341 out of 483. Before him are Mo Tae-bum, Fumie Suguri, Koen Verweij, Charles Hamelin, Nikita Katsalapov, and Svetlana Fedotkina. After him are Christine Nesbitt, Hwang Ok-sil, Igor Pashkevich, Ivan Skobrev, Jan Ykema, and Kurt Browning.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 2004, Ilia Malinin ranks 43. Before him are Linda Nosková, Abdul Fatawu, Luka Romero, Mackenzie Ziegler, Erika Andreeva, and Valentín Barco. After him are Nico Parker, Ilias Akhomach, Pan Zhanle, Oscar Gloukh, Kit Connor, and Mana Ashida.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ilia Malinin ranks 18,031 out of 20,380. Before him are Sara Blakely (1971), Duane Martin (1965), Huda Kattan (1983), Urijah Faber (1979), Faith Prince (1957), and Kenyon Martin (1977). After him are Amy Seimetz (1981), Shannon Larkin (1967), Keke Palmer (1993), Richard Steven Horvitz (1966), Ilene Graff (1949), and Elizabeth Kolbert (1961).

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Among SKATERS In United States

Among skaters born in United States, Ilia Malinin ranks 41. Before him are Eric Flaim (1967), Derek Parra (1970), Evan Lysacek (1985), Debi Thomas (1967), Linda Fratianne (1960), and Rosalynn Sumners (1964). After him are Nathan Chen (1999), Cathy Turner (1962), Chris Witty (1975), Casey FitzRandolph (1975), Bryce Davison (1986), and Johnny Weir (1984).

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