US Figure Skating Championships 2025: Final Results, Highlights and Reaction
January 27, 2025
Ilia Malinin won his third consecutive title at the 2025 U.S. Figure Skating Championships on Sunday at Intrust Bank Arena in Wichita, Kansas.
He earned a total of 333.31 points, defeating runner-up Andrew Torgashev by 46.82 points, marking the third-largest margin of victory in U.S. Championships history, according to NBC Sports' Nick Zaccardi.
"One of the things I would say is maybe that I'm still not at my full potential yet, and that there's a lot bigger of a limit that I can go for," Malinin said, per Zaccardi. "So I think that's something to look forward to worlds."
Championship Men: Free Skate (Top 5)
- Gold: Ilia Malinin — 333.31
- Silver: Andrew Torgashev — 286.49
- Camden Pulkinen — 252.92
- Maxim Naumov — 248.165
- Jimmy Ma — 236.78
Highlights
The 20-year-old landed a record-tying six quadruple jumps during Sunday's free skate, including a quad flip, a quad Axel (the first ever landed by any skater), two quad Lutzes, a quad toe loop and a quad Salchow.
After attempting to become the first-ever skater to land seven quads in a single skate, he fell on his fourth attempt.
NBC Olympics & Paralympics @NBCOlympicsIlia Malinin lands the quad axel on his way to securing his third consecutive U.S. championship. 🤯 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PrevagenUSChamps?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#PrevagenUSChamps</a> <a href="https://t.co/5ypkfKrAON">pic.twitter.com/5ypkfKrAON</a>
NBC Olympics & Paralympics @NBCOlympicsIlia Malinin is attempting to become the first person to EVER cleanly land seven quads in a single program! 🤯<br><br>📺 NBC & Peacock | <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PrevagenUSChamps?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#PrevagenUSChamps</a> <a href="https://t.co/gpApmucx7v">pic.twitter.com/gpApmucx7v</a>
"It wasn't the perfect program that I exactly wanted," Malinin said, per Zaccardi. "But I think it really gives me a good, solid start of what is working in this program and some things I might need to take time to really develop or take away from the program."
Entering Sunday with nearly a 20-point lead and securing a massive win, Malinin wasn't focused on the impressive victory but rather on improving his skating and reaching his highest potential.
"I wouldn't say that I'm really far ahead of everyone else; I think that it's just a slight lead," he said, per the Olympic's Scott Bregman. "Overall, it just comes with me trying to push myself more and more and just try to push my own limit, be my own competitor."
Reactions
KAS @kasmagikasU.S. Figure Skating Championships - Men's Long Program<br><br>Camden Pulkinen and Andrew Torgashev were storytelling wizards, with strong jumps & elegant presentations.<br><br>Ilia Malinin was again dazzling: 17 points for his quad axel alone. "I'm not at my full potential yet …"<br><br>Oh my! <a href="https://t.co/nTlO05ibbl">pic.twitter.com/nTlO05ibbl</a>
Ilia Malinin Daily @TheIliaSocietyThe protocol for Ilia's free skate at 2025 U.S. Championships: <br>4F, 4A, 4Lz, 4Lo<, 4Lz+1Eu+3S, 4T+3T, 4Sq+3A+SEQ <br>TES: 128.18 <br>PCS: 92.04 (CO: 9.21, PR: 9.29, SK: 9.14) <br>Deductions: -1.00 <br>TSS: 219.23 <br>Total event: 333.31 🥇 <a href="https://t.co/DQ4xQz2uHI">pic.twitter.com/DQ4xQz2uHI</a>
Since winning the Grand Prix in France in Nov. 2023, Malinin has triumphed in every competition he's entered, including last year's World Championship and two consecutive Grand Prix Finals. He will be skating in Boston this March as the favorite to defend his title.
The figure skating season continues this week, with the European Championships beginning on Wednesday.
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