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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 and 2025), two-time Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final champion (2023 and 2024), five-time Grand Prix gold medalist, four-time Challenger Series gold medalist, and three-time U.S. national champion (2023, 2024, and 2025). 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 different languages on Wikipedia. Ilia Malinin is the 324th most popular skater, the 17,569th 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 324 out of 483. Before him are Jochem Uytdehaage, Mo Tae-bum, Fumie Suguri, Koen Verweij, Charles Hamelin, and Nikita Katsalapov. After him are Christine Nesbitt, Ivan Skobrev, Kurt Browning, Wang Meng, Carlijn Achtereekte, and Nathan Chen.

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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 17,577 out of 20,380. Before him are Ryan Bailey (1989), Prince Achileas-Andreas of Greece and Denmark (2000), Sara Blakely (1971), Urijah Faber (1979), Faith Prince (1957), and Kenyon Martin (1977). After him are Amy Seimetz (1981), Keke Palmer (1993), Richard Steven Horvitz (1966), Ilene Graff (1949), Beezie Madden (1963), and Tamara Gee (1972).

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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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