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Ilia Malinin Sets World Record at Grand Prix Final

12/7/2025

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Malinin's Record Triumph

Ilia Malinin, a U.S. figure skater, won gold at the Grand Prix Final in Nagoya, Japan, setting a world record with seven quadruple jumps, including a quadruple Axel, totaling 332.29 points.
Japan's Yuma Kagiyama and Shun Sato won silver and bronze.
Alysa Liu (U.S. figure skater) won gold with 222.49, while Ami Nakai and Kaori Sakamoto took silver and bronze.
Liu's victory marks a comeback after a two-year hiatus.

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Liu's Grand Prix Victory

Alysa Liu of the United States won Grand Prix Final gold in Japan, narrowly defeating Nakai Ami.
This win marks Liu's second international medal in 2025 as she trains for the Olympics.
Liu returned to skating after a retirement despite a federal investigation into her father's activism during 1989 Tiananmen Square protests.
Liu dethroned Kaori Sakamoto at World Championships, establishing herself as a Team USA leader ahead of Milano-Cortina Olympics.

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Malinin's Record Triumph

Ilia Malinin, a U.S. figure skater, won gold at the Grand Prix Final in Nagoya, Japan, setting a world record with seven quadruple jumps, including a quadruple Axel, totaling 332.29 points.
Japan's Yuma Kagiyama and Shun Sato won silver and bronze.
Alysa Liu (U.S. figure skater) won gold with 222.49, while Ami Nakai and Kaori Sakamoto took silver and bronze.
Liu's victory marks a comeback after a two-year hiatus.

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