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The text message that popped up on Nathan Chen’s phone underscored the enormity of the moment, its arrival shortly after the American figure skater had won his long-awaited gold medal with a soaring free skate at the 2022 Beijing Olympics.
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American superstar and 2026 Olympic men's gold medal favorite Ilia Malinin peforms a backflip in his short program.
Men's figure skating favorite Ilia Malinin is widely tipped to break reigning champion Nathan Chen's world record score of 335.30 at the 2026 Winter Olympics. - Matthew Stockman/ On the men's side, "Quad God" Ilia Malinin and the world champion ice dance duo of Madison Chock and Evan Bates lead the charge for Team USA in figure skating.