Malinin is back, and on course for third world title

Ilia Malinin performs during the men's short program of the 2026 ISU Figure Skating World Championships in Prague on Thursday
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PRAGUE –
American Ilia Malinin banished the ghosts of his disastrous Olympics on Thursday, skating into the lead after ​the men's short program at the World Championships a month after ‌a shock ‌eighth-place finish in Milan.The 21-year-old "Quad God" opened with a ​huge quadruple flip, followed up with a quadruple lutz, and delighted the crowd with a backflip to record a personal best 111.29 points, putting ⁠him on track for a third successive world title."I was definitely coming back to ⁠prove to myself that (the Olympic result) was a one-time thing," Malinin said
"But now I realize this is much more than just ​skating, it's being able to ⁠go and enjoy and have fun.

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