“If someone had told me 15 years ago that in 2025 someone would land seven quadruple jumps, I wouldn’t have believed it! And I’m more than sure that 5S will happen in the near future!” Plushenko on Malinin
Evgeni Plushenko believes that American figure skater Ilia Malinin has not yet shown his maximum at the Grand Prix Final.
original source: Telegram
Two-time Olympic champion Evgeni Plushenko believes Ilia Malinin will land a quintuple jump in the near future and says Malinin has not yet reached his full potential. Here’s a translation of his comments.
Malinin won the competition in Nagoya, landing seven quadruple jumps and setting a new world record (238.24) in the free skate.
“Ilia Malinin is making history at 21 years old with a world record at the Grand Prix Final. Seven quadruple jumps. He said it – he did it!
A new world record – 238.24. I saw that the previous record was 228.97 – also his. He beat it by almost 10 points! It’s fantastic.
He is now on a different technical level from all his competitors! And this is not yet his maximum.
I know his parents well, who raised a very good young man. Ilia definitely knows how to make the impossible possible!
If someone had told me 15 years ago in Vancouver 2010 – when I said at a press conference that the future belonged to quads – that in 2025 someone would land seven quadruple jumps, I wouldn’t have believed it!
Back then, after my performance, the ISU increased the value of quadruple jumps. And that pushed figure skating forward at a tremendous speed.
The main question everyone is asking: what’s next? Will Ilia land a quintuple – will he? Absolutely – and it will be a 5S! And I am more than sure it will happen in the near future!
Go for it, champion! God bless you with health! Keep making history!” Plushenko posted on his Telegram channel.
Related topics: Evgeni Plushenko, Ilia Malinin
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