Ilia Malinin: podcast appearances and interviews

Ilia Malinin, born on December 2, 2004, is an American Olympic figure skater known for his achievements in international competition. He is a gold medalist in the team event at the 2026 Olympic Games and has secured the title of World champion three times in 2024, 2025, and 2026. Malinin has also won the Grand Prix Final three times consecutively from 2023 to 2025 and has earned seven Grand Prix gold medals along with four Challenger Series gold medals. Domestically, he has claimed the U.S. national championship four times from 2023 to 2026. At the junior level, he was the 2022 World Junior champion, earning two Junior Grand Prix gold medals and setting the world junior record for both the men's free skate and combined score. Malinin holds current records in the men's free skate for both junior and senior categories. He is recognized for being the only skater to successfully land a fully rotated quadruple Axel in international competition, a feat performed at the 2022 CS U.S. International Classic and repeated since. His accomplishments in the sport have earned him recognition, including a spot on Time magazine's Time 100 Next List in September 2022. Nicknamed the