American figure skater Ilya Malinin took second place at the ISU Grand Prix in France.
The athlete who was in the lead after the short program scored 304.68 points at the end of the competition.
After the free program, he was ahead of Frenchman Adam Xiao Him Fa, who received a total of 306.78 points from the judges. The third place was taken by the representative of Japan Yuma Kagiyama – 273.14 points.
Malinin was born in the United States to the family of Russian figure skaters Tatyana Malinina and Roman Skornyakov. They performed at union and Russian tournaments, and then represented Uzbekistan.
Grand Prix of the 2023/2024 figure skating season. 3rd step. Angers (France)
Men. Final position
1. Adam Xiao Him Fa (France) – 306.78 points
2. Ilya Malinin (USA) – 304.68
3. Yuma Kagiyama (Japan) – 273.14
4. Lucas Brichgi (Switzerland) – 263.43
5. Camden Pulkinen (USA) – 230.84.
Source : MatchTV
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