Ilia Marinin landed the best jump in figure skating history in one program and won her first world title.
The 19-year-old American performed a quad axel, quad Lutz, quad loop, quad Salchow, plus a quad Lutz (combined with a triple flip), quad toe loop (combined with a triple toe), and even a tackle. did. He ended an unprecedented four-minute free skate with a triple Lutz and triple Axel combo.
He became the second athlete after 2022 Olympic champion Nathan Chen to land six quads in one skate, but Chen was unable to land all six cleanly and was the most He never even attempted the quadruple axel, which is a difficult quadruple rotation.
“When I got to the starting point, I knew this could be the best skate of my life, or it could go horribly wrong,” Mullin said. He had planned to do six quads in his free skate in previous competitions, but was unable to land them all cleanly. .
The world of figure skating: result
He broke Chen's free skating world record (227.79 points) and earned a total of 333.76 points for the two programs, beating Olympic silver medalist Yuma Kagiyama of Japan by 24.11 points.
“The last few weeks have been a huge challenge for me to overcome both mentally and physically,” Marinin reiterated after Thursday's short program, where she finished third. “I was also thinking about whether or not I should participate in the world championships.”
Marinin had a positive run grade on all of his jumping passes. He is the only skater to ever land a clean, fully rotated quad axel, and he has done it seven times in the past two full seasons of competition.
“I didn’t even know what was going on (while skating),” he said. “I was just flying through the program.”
He capped off a rapid rise to the top of the sport, from ninth place on his Senior World Championship debut in 2022 to third last year and now gold.
Marinin has been skating for many years with perhaps the most important skate in his life – finishing last at the World Championships.
Before that, Kagiyama had a near-perfect free skate, jumping three quadruples before falling after landing a big triple axel.
“I plan to fight (Marinin) for many years to come,” the 20-year-old Kagiyama said, according to an interpreter. “When we meet him at the next tournament, if we both give 100%, I don't think I can beat him. … I hope I can hone my skating skills and do everything so I can catch up with him.” We will strive to obtain a GOE (grade of execution) for these elements.
France's Adam Hsiao Him Hua jumped from 19th place after the short program to win the bronze medal.
He entered this season ranked third in the world for best total score, landing four quads in his free skate and receiving a two-point deduction for an illegal backflip (although he did (did not affect ranking).He also performed a backflip They won the European Championship in January.
Two-time defending champion Shoma Uno of Japan dropped from the lead to fourth overall after the short program.
In the free skate, he fell on the first quad loop and used his hands on the ice to save the other two jump landings. Uno matched his worst performance in his past nine Olympic or World Championship appearances.
He was followed by two-time U.S. Olympian Jason Brown, who again took first place without a quadruple jump.
The 29-year-old elder statesman had the highest artistic score (his trademark) and made only one total jump mistake between the two programs – an axel at the end of the free skate.
Ysabeau Levitt's silver medal on Friday gave the United States a top two finish in the same world in the men's and women's events for the first time since 2003 (Michelle Kwan, Timothy Goebel).
Madison Chock and Evan Bates' gold medals earlier Saturday gave the United States two titles in a single world championship for the first time since 1996 (Kwan, Todd Eldridge).
The next season of figure skating is scheduled to begin in earnest with the opening of the Grand Prix series in October.
Marinin hinted at the idea of attempting his first quadruple jump in competition. He was able to attempt to land all four of his quads of six different types in his one free skate.
What will the aptly nicknamed “Quadg0d” do next?
“I think we need to know that. We'll leave it for a surprise,” he told the Bell Center crowd. “But everyone, please look forward to next season.”
Madison Chock and Evan Bates are world champions again and are undefeated this season.
