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Malinin wins third consecutive world figure skating title
Ilia Malinin, nicknamed the "Quad God," claimed his third consecutive figure skating world championship title. Just six weeks after a disastrous skate knocked him off the Olympic podium despite being the gold medal favorite, he bounced back with a series of huge jumps and a backflip to seal the win.
Six weeks after a disastrous skate knocked Olympic gold medal favorite Ilia Malinin off the podium, the "Quad God" reeled off one huge jump after another, and a backflip for good measure, to retain his world championship title for the third year running.