![]() “I was really grateful that I was able to get out there.” “I was definitely relieved after the performance, especially after some boot malfunctions the past few weeks,” said Malinin, who went back to an old pair this week. Upon hearing his scores, Malinin flashed a black-and-gold towel that read ‘Quad God’ – his all-too-fitting nickname. The 19-year-old Grand Prix Final champion, performing his Malagueña program, opened with an effortless quad toe loop, then landed the quad lutz-triple toe combo, before making a triple axel look like a skip across the ice. In the men’s event earlier Friday, Ilia Malinin made one of the toughest combinations in skating look easy and was rewarded with 108.57 points, giving him the biggest lead after a short program under the current scoring system in nationals history. Levito finished with 200.68 points, falling to third behind Josephine Lee, whose winning free skate gave her the silver medal. But just the shock that all my hard work has paid off.” “It was definitely not the performance I would have liked to have had tonight, and I know both Isabeau and I are capable of so much more.
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