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Ilia’s gala performance is now on YouTube. Here it is (for folks who don’t use Twitter): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VghQouSPkhA
I know some of us were holding off on watching, concerned that the celebratory atmosphere of the gala might feel inappropriate right now, but after watching, I decided that it actually feels perfect. Ilia’s performance is very somber. Also very beautiful.
 
Ilia skated to "Hope." Which 1. We all need hope right now. And 2. I was excited seeing he was going to skate to it. So much passion on there. I'll never get tired of it. He was spectacular on there.
 
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Nice, good for Ilia. I'm also happy to see that the finalists are actually collegiate/amateur athletes or from sports that don't get a lot of primetime love, like volleyball, fencing, etc. Some of the semi-finalists in the first round were Katie Ledecky (!!), Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, Bobby Finke, etc, all major Olympic athletes with multiple OGMs. I was like this does not seem like a fair comparison!
 
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USA's Ilia Malinin feeling 'comfortable' ahead of Worlds

Ilia Malinin As the 2025 World Figure Skating Championships approach, reigning world champion Ilia Malinin is preparing for the competition with a blend
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In a teleconference today, Malinin talked about training, coping with the loss of lives from the mid-air collision in January, pressure at Worlds and more.

The 20-year-old already has some ideas of what direction he wants to go in terms of music for his new programs. He also shared the possibility of either bringing back a program or keeping one from this season.

“I’ve been liking the short this year, so it might be a bigger possibility that I might keep it for the Olympic year,” he said. “But we will have to see with the long program or, you know, as more time goes on, if I change my mind or something changes.”
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I'm in San Francisco for the Sweet 16 and Elite 8 for the NCAA men's basketball tournament. But I'll be wearing my Quad God socks today and Saturday.
 
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