After Ilia Malinin fell short in a result few expected, his parents and younger sister posted an emotional video message that immediately captured attention. Instead of analyzing scores or questioning judging, they looked straight into the camera with something far more personal.
Ilia Malinin comes from a family of Olympic skaters, including his parents Tatiana Malinina and Roman Skorniakov. Though they were both born in Russia, Malinin’s parents competed for Uzbekistan at the 1998 Nagano and...
