“He is very interesting and bright; in his softness, plasticity, and quickness, he resembles Hanyu.” Coach Inna Goncharenko about Ilia Malinin
Inna Goncharenko spoke about the American figure skater Ilia Malinin.
source: TASS
The day before, Malinin took 3rd place in the Grand Prix Final, performing a quadruple axel in a free program.
Inna Goncharenko: I would increase the value of quadruple axel because this element is very difficult to perform. I don’t think we will see someone else perform it soon. This jump is for the elite. Malinin, of course, is a talent; he has such a body, with a good twist, but you also need desire and courage to go on such elemets.
Once we were surprised by Nathan Chen, I said that his success was a result of a combination of hard work and talent, with hard work accounting for 90% of the credit. Ilia has room for growth; he is still young, including in the components, but in this case, it’s a matter of time. He is quite emotional; the boy is very interesting and bright; in his softness, plasticity, and quickness, he resembles Hanyu.
Related topics: Ilia Malinin, Inna Goncharenko
Always interesting to observe a prodigy in development. This guy has a future.