EVERETT — Figure skating’s “Quad God” won his fourth Skate America title despite placing second in the free-skate Saturday night, but Ilia Malinin’s first place in the short program Friday secured his victory at the Angel of The Winds Arena in the International Skating Union’s first Grand Prix event in the heart of Snohomish County since 2018.
The 21-year-old Malinin has not lost a Grand Prix event, including a final, since he captured silver in France three years ago this month. In addition, Malinin’s gold medal is the ninth for an American in the last ten seasons.
Malinin edged out Italy’s Daniel Grassl, 284.31 to 274.73, for first place after Grassl tallied the high score in the free skate with 188.25. Malinin’s free skate score of 187.57 was second to Grassl. Malinin won Friday’s short program which carried him to the overall victory. Israel’s Tamir Kuperman finished third in the men’s competition with a combined 248.55.
For a complete recap of the men’s, women’s, pairs and ice dance results, click here for the ISU report.
The next ISU Grand Prix event is November 20–22, 2026 for the Finlandia Trophy in Helsinki, Finland. The last of the six ISU Grand Prix qualifiers is the NHK Trophy in Tokyo, Japan from November 27–29. The top ISU qualifiers from this fall’s six events will advance to the December 10–13, 2026 ISU Grand Prix Final in Chongqing, China.