Team Japan settled for silver behind the U.S. in the team figure skating event as a stunning comeback bid fell just short. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2026/02/09/figure-skating-team-final/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #olympics #us #teamjapan #kaorisakamoto #iliamalinin #shunsato #rikumiura #ryuichikihara
US figure skating star Ilia Malinin was upstaged on his Olympic debut on Saturday as Japan's Yuma Kagiyama led the men's short program in the team event to keep the pressure on defending champion the United States. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2026/02/08/malinin-japan-team-skating/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #olympics #iliamalinin #yumakagiyama #2026milanocortinaolympics
In figure skating, music is not simply accompaniment — it is the emotional engine of the program, shaped by pacing and physical timing of every element with the potential of electrifying an arena. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2026/02/01/kagiyama-figure-skating-music/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #olympics #yumakagiyama #iliamalinin #turandot #christophertin #2026milanocortinaolympics
One day after capturing a fourth straight U.S. title in St. Louis in dominant fashion, skating's "Quad God" is officially headed to his first Olympics, where he will headline a powerful U.S. team. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2026/01/12/malinin-leads-us-olympic-team/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #olympics #iliamalinin #2026milanocortinaolympics #maximnaumov #vadimnaumov #evgeniashishkova #amberglenn #alysaliu #isabeaulevito #madisonchock #evanbates
Japan’s top figure skaters have plenty of potential to win medals at the Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics, but will have to contend with a resurgent United States as well as Russian athletes. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2026/01/08/figure-skating-milano-cortina/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #olympics #2026milanocortinaolympics #kaorisakamoto #yumakagiyama #rikumiura #ryuichikihara #aminakai #monechiba #shunsato #adeliiapetrosian #petrgumennik #alysaliu #iliamalinin
Figure skater Ilia Malinin says he hopes to compete at three Olympic Games, starting with Italy in February, as he continues the rapid rise that has made him the gold medal favorite at the upcoming Milano Cortina Games. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2025/12/30/ilia-malinin-olympics-target/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #olympics #iliamalinin #milanocortinaolympics
Ilia Malinin showed why he is the red-hot favorite for Olympic gold by winning the Grand Prix Final on Saturday, overtaking home favorite Yuma Kagiyama. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/12/07/more-sports/us-double-grand-prix-final/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #iliamalinin #grandprixfinal #yumakagiyama #shunsato #kaorisakamoto #monechiba #aminakai #alysaliu
United States figure skater Ilia Malinin can burnish his credentials as the red-hot favorite for Olympic gold when he faces his rivals at the Grand Prix Final in Japan this week. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/12/02/more-sports/malinin-olympic-preperations/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #iliamalinin
Ilia Malinin won the French Grand Prix in Angers on Sunday, dethroning three-time defending champion Adam Siao Him Fa of France, who finished second. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/10/20/more-sports/ilia-malinin-wins-french-grand-prix/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #iliamalinin #frenchgrandprix #guillaumecizeron #laurencefournierbeaudry
Kaori Sakamoto and U.S. figure skater Ilia Malinin will headline the Olympic season opener at the elite ISU Grand Prix de France in Angers starting Friday, looking to lay the groundwork for gold at the Winter Olympics. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/10/16/more-sports/kaori-sakamoto-grand-prix-assignments/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #kaorisakamoto #iliamalinin #yumakagiyama #isugrandprixseries
