Malinin bounces back from Olympic collapse with third straight world skating gold
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Diane FALCONER Sat, 28 March 2026 at 10:55 pm UTC·3 min read US figure skating star Ilia Malinin won a third straight men's gold at the world championships on Saturday, one month after his spectacular meltdown at the Winter Olympics. Malinin led all the way to take the title with a winning margin of 22.73 points over Japanese rival Yuma Kagiyama after the free skate. Japan's Shun Sato took bronze.Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement "It's done. That's it," said an emotional Malinin after his performance in Prague. "My expectation was to finish my free programme in one piece and that has definitely happened." The 21-year-old told reporters that he...