Honorary vice-president of the International Skating Union (ISU), Alexander Lakernik, told that the American Ilya Malinin will attempt a quadruple axel at the World Figure Skating Championships.
The competitive part of the tournament in Montreal (Canada) will take place from March 20 to 23. Malinin won an ISU Grand Prix stage, the series finals and the U.S. Figure Skating Championships this season.
— Malinin is a contender for victory. Why is Adam Xiao Him Fa called the main rival, why not Japanese skaters? I’m not against the French, but there are also Japanese – Shoma Uno, Yuma Kagiyama. There are rivals there. I don’t know if he will jump a quadruple axel in the program; I think he’ll try. Maybe I’ll go to Montreal,” Lakernik told .
Russian athletes will miss the tournament due to the decision of the International Skating Union.
Source : MatchTV
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