Ilia Malinin Wins First U.S. Men’s Figure Skating Title – NBC Bay Area
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on January 30, 2023
Ilia Malinin won his first national men’s title on Sunday, delivering a 177.38 free skate for a total score of 287.74 on the final day of the U.S. Figure Skating Championships.
Malinin landed three quadruple jumps and retained his 10-point lead over second-place finisher Jason Brown. Andrew Torgashev topped a strong weekend with a bronze medal, recording the highest segment score of the event with 177.78.
But Malinin’s gold-medal free skate was not without flaws. He did doubles on two planned quads midway through his program . . .
