Athletics
Malinin leads Skate America after short program tribute to victims of 2025 plane crash
Ilia Malinin opened his Grand Prix campaign at Skate America by securing the top spot in the men's short program with 96.74 points, performing a routine dedicated to victims of a 2025 aviation tragedy. Sota Yamamoto followed in second place with 91.29 points, while Donovan Carrillo rounded out the top three with 86.49 points.
In the pairs competition, Minerva Fabienne Hase and Nikita Volodin took the lead with 72.71 points, narrowly ahead of Alisa Efimova and Misha Mitrofanov at 71.85, with Oxana Vouillamoz and Tom Bouvart sitting in third at 70.63.
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