Ilia Malinin is an American figure skater. Malinin, who was born in Fairfax, Virginia, United States on December 2, 2004, has won the World Championships twice in 2024 and 2025, the Grand Prix Final twice in 2023 and 2024, and the U.S. national championship once in 2025, as of June 2025. He has won two golds at the Junior Grand Prix and was the World Junior champion in 2022.
Malinin is the first and only skater to do the most difficult leap in figure skating, the fully turned quadruple axel, in an international competition. He achieved the feat at the 2022 U.S. International Classic and replicated the feat for his senior Grand Prix debut a month later at Skate America. Malinin, who is included in the Guinness Book of World Records following his first triple, has received the ISU Skating Awards 2023: Special Achievement in his career.
Ilia Malinin Parents
Ilia Malinin's parents are Roman Skorniakov and Tatiana Malinina, as per reports.
Who is the father of Ilia Malinin?
Roman Skorniakov is the father of Ilia Malinin. Roman, who was a Russian-born figure skater, primarily competed for Uzbekistan. He initially participated for Russia but, he changed to Uzbekistan in 1996. As of June 2025, Roman is employed in Reston, Virginia, United States as a skating coach and has Sarah Everhardt, a Four Continents medalist, as one of his pupils, as per reports.
Who is the mother of Ilia Malinin?
Tatiana Malinina is the mother of Ilia Malinin. Tatiana is a Russian-Uzbek figure skater who competed for Uzbekistan during her professional career. She won the 1999 Grand Prix Final, the 1999 Four Continents, the NHK Trophy twice (1998, 2001), and the Uzbek national championship 10 times (1993–2002), as per reports.
What nationality is Ilia Malinin's parents?
Roman Skorniakov and Tatiana Malinina are both Uzbek nationals.
FAQs on Ilia Malinin
A. Ilia Malinin's parents were born in the USSR but are Uzbek nationals.
A. Yes, Ilia Malinin's parents are former skaters and represented Uzbekistan.
A. Ilia Malinin was born on December 2, 2004.
