EVERETT, Washington — To start the previous Olympic cycle, Ilia Malinin announced his presence on the senior international stage by winning 2022 Skate America with the first quadruple Axel in Grand Prix figure skating history.
To start this new Olympic cycle, he won Skate America for a fourth time, but this time without the quad Axel as he challenges himself artistically more than ever before.
Malinin, the three-time world champion who was eighth at the Olympics, topped Friday's short program and was second in Saturday's free skate to win in his first event of the season.
He totaled 284.31 points, winning by 9.58 over Daniel Grassl of Italy…
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