Now, his emotional performance is going viral, as are his poignant words about the close friends lost to the tragedy.

Ilia Malinin walked toward the ice for his free skate at the world championships with the swagger of a conquering hero.

Ilia Malinin dazzled with six quadruple jumps, including a quadruple Axel, in his closing free skate Saturday to win his ...

Ilia Malinin dazzled with ... on the podium with a total of 278.19. Malinin reinforced his status as the man to beat with the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics less than a year away.