Malinin Attends Pairs Event, Will Compete at World Championships

Malinin Attends Pairs Event, Will Compete at World Championships
Ilia Malinin of Team United States competes during the Men Single Skating on day seven of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games at Milano Ice Skating Arena in Milan, Italy, on Feb. 13, 2026. Amanda Perobelli/Reuters
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MILAN–Ilia Malinin was in the stands for the Olympic figure skating pairs competition on Sunday, two days after his shock poor performance in the men’s free skate left the runaway favourite for the event off the podium.

Malinin practised at the Milano Ice Skating Arena earlier in the day and will compete at next month’s world championships in Prague, according to the NBC broadcast.