“I was there when, immediately after the Olympics, he said: ‘I’m going to Prague and I’ll show everyone what I can really do.’” — In a recent interview, Ilia Malinin's coach Rafael Arutyunyan talked about the 2026 Olympic Winter Games, the 2026 World Championships, Ilia's

33 years ago, Uzbekistani figure skater Tatyana Malinina made her World Championships debut in Prague, Czech Republic. Today, her son Ilia Malinin will take the ice for the short program of the 2026 World Championships in Prague, Czech Republic. 📸 Jacques Demarthon, Kyodo News

HOLY LUTZ EDGE

don’t worry because we iliab0ts already survived the worst in milan

oh ilia is HYPING UP THE CROWD

HIS FUCKING SMILE

this is one of the hardest goodbyes. goodbye the lost crown you will be missed along with your cunty costume.😔

The fact that my cat came to me right before ilia’s program 😭😭😭 HE KNOWS

His cheeky laugh after the not-so-great landing on the raspberry twist 😭

“We have all of these amazing abilities and things that we like to do and share with the world, but honestly, we have to keep ourselves grounded a bit.” — Ilia Malinin on his mindset today and going into the free skate of the 2026 World Championships.

BALANCE RESTORED ILIA MALININ WORLD CHAMP

IM SO PROUD 😭😭😭

“It's funny everyone said that ‘He's back! He's back here.’, but I never left.” — Ilia Malinin in an interview with NBC after the free skate of the 2026 World Championships.