Shun Sato: “I feel a tremendous gap between me and Malinin, almost like we are on different levels now. However, going forward, I think he is someone I need to compete against and beat in the future.”
Shun Sato on winning silver at Skate Canada 2024. original source: Nikkansports / Nikkansports / Nikkansports dd. [...]
Ari Zakarian: “Now, I would call his skating skills a huge credit to Ilia himself because he works on it more than anyone else I’ve ever seen in our sport.”
Ari Zakarian about working with Ilia Malinin. original source: RT View this post on Instagram [...]
Ari Zakarian: “Malinin will greatly surprise fans this sports year. In every appearance on the ice, he does something new.”
Ari Zakarian told that Ilia Malinin will be surprising fans in the new season. original source: MatchTV [...]
Anna Shcherbakova: “I have immense respect for Kaori Sakamoto. Even in the absence of serious competition, it’s important not to lower your own bar, to show the maximum of your capabilities.”
Anna Shcherbakova about Kaori Sakamoto and Ilia Malinin. original source: RBK photo Aleksandr Misyakin / [...]
Ilia Malinin: “I have a goal of staying at the top in every competitions”
Translation of Ilia Malinin's interview for GQ Japan. original source: gqjapan.jp dd. 16th May 2024 by Kana [...]
Anton Sikharulidze: “We would always be happy to welcome Ilia Malinin in the Russian team.”
Anton Sikharulidze has announced that Russia would gladly welcome skater Ilia Malinin. original source: Channel [...]
“It’s an understandable desire of Russian media to see him as a Russian athlete. On the other hand, he’s Russian anyway. Yes, he was born in America, but his roots are here. His mentality, of course, is already American.” Ilia Malinin’s grandfather
Ilia Malinin's grandfather, Valeri Malinin about Ilia's character, World Championships and quintuple [...]
Yuma Kagiyama: “I think Malinin will raise his level in various areas next season, so I have to make a tremendous effort to catch up even a little.”
Yuma Kagiyama about past season and competing with Ilia Malinin. original source: Nikkansports / Hochi News [...]
“Loena Hendricks when she skates well and gives modest interviews.” Evgenia Medvedeva named best skaters of the season
Translation of Evgenia Medvedeva's comments about best skaters of this season. original source: TASS [...]
Ari Zakarian: “Previously, people didn’t even think that it was possible to perform the things that Malinin performs now. And it’s just the beginning. It’s not the limit of his capabilities.”
Translation of Ari Zakarian's comments about Ilia Malinin and development of figure skating. original source: [...]
“The most effective thing was to skate with arms and legs weights during trainings.” Ilia Malinin about working on jumps
Translation of Ilia Malinin's comments about working on jumps. original source: number.bunshun.jp posted 3d April [...]
“The moment I stepped onto the ice, I had a strange feeling that ‘today’s performance would either be the best or worst of my life.'” Ilia Malinin about going for quad axel and winning Worlds
Translation of Ilia Malinin's comments about winning 2024 World Championships. original source: number.bunshun.jp [...]
Shoma Uno: “Malinin is skating in a different dimension from me, and that is an undeniable fact. I was desperate to keep up, but my best effort couldn’t match what is usual for him.”
Translation of Shoma Uno's comments about 2024 World Championships. original source: number.bunshun.jp 27th March [...]
Ilia Malinin: “I decided to go for a quad axel literally when I stepped out onto the ice and got into the starting position.”
Translation of Ilia Malinin's comments about winning at the 2024 World Championships. original source: sports.ru by [...]
Ilia Malinin: “It’s great that I was able to inspire someone to try quad axel. My goal is to advance figure skating, I hope there will be even more successful attempts in the future.”
Translation of Ilia Malinin's comments about quad axel. original source: sports.ru by Maya Bagriantseva [...]
Maria Butyrskaya: “Malinin is also one of ours. He’s not even an American in the literal sense; he represents this country only by territorial indication.”
Translation of Maria Butyrskaya's comments about Ilia Malinin. original source: sport-express.ru View [...]
“As a skater, Adam Siao Him Fa is on a different level than Ilia Malinin. He understands what he’s doing while Ilia still skates like a junior.” Russian ice dancer David Narizny
Russian ice dancer David Narizny shared his opinion on men's single skating. original source: Championat photo [...]
Ekaterina Bobrova: “I have immense respect for Ilia Malinin but I want him to develop a second mark. I want him to come closer to the title of figure skating king.”
Translation of Ekaterina Bobrova's comments about Ilia Malinin. original source: Hod Konkom (Skate Move -ed.) [...]
Shoma Uno: “People who can match Malinin in jumping skills may not appear for several decades. He might reach a level where competitions are no longer interesting.”
Translation of Shoma Uno's comments about Ilia Malinin and his goals to win Worlds this season. original source: [...]
Ilia Malinin: “My goal is to land all six quads in one program.”
Translation of Ilia Malinin's comments about quad axel and goal to perform all six quads in one program. original [...]
“No one in the world has been able to repeat his record yet; there haven’t been any attempts by anyone.” Tatiana Tarasova about Ilia Malinin’s quad axel in the short program
Tatiana Tarasova commented on Ilia Malinin's quad axel at the Grand Prix Final. original source: MatchTV [...]
“But because he is an American, I don’t think it’s worthy of our discussion now. It’s not right. I love my country and I believe that our skaters are still the best.” Irina Slutskaya about Ilia Malinin’s quad axel
Tranlsation of Irina Slutskaya's comment about Ilia Malinin's quad axel. original source: Championat [...]
Elizaveta Tuktamysheva: “Looking at Ilia Malinin now, I believe that a quintuple jump is real.”
Translation of Elizaveta Tuktamysheva's comments regarding quintuple jumps. original source: Elizaveta [...]
“I had hoped to push and evolve the sport, inspiring other skaters as well. However, if I can’t get the judges’ recognition, the risk may not be worth taking.” Ilia Malinin for Japanese media
Translation of Ilia Malinin's comments about his performance at Grand Prix de France and quadruple axel. original [...]