r/IliaQuadg0dMalinin

Pretty much what the title says.

I have seen people say that m we are setting him up for failure when he is not going to beat Ilia and others say that Ilia will have to watch out from now on.

In my opinion, at least, I think Rio won't beat him. He is just turning senior and Ilia has been winning events by a 20-30 point difference.

I have heard people debate that Rio is the whole package. Which in a way I don't disagree? Like he definitely has better step sequences than Ilia but honestly components do nothing. Rio might beat Ilia at components but Ilia wins overall due to his technical.

Even if Rio gets a 4A (easier said than done) ilia has been doing it consistently for around 3 years now and it's not even worth that many points. So from Rio's part not that worth it really, he will most likely have many/some failed attempts for a jump that is just 1 point higher than the 4Lz.

It just feels Ilia is way ahead of everyone else. (The quad-quad combos in practice. The hinted quints) And even if Rio progresses so will Ilia. It's not like Rio will get better and Ilia will stay the same.

Am I biased here? Thoughts?

X - @iliamalininbr

As far as i’m aware, all skaters competing in the senior Grand Prix Series kinda have to be there? 😭 but it’s ilia so who knows 💔

Sorry for the low effort post. What happened to The Ilia Society? I feel like I'm going crazy?? I can't find their twitter account.

Ilia is live on twitch!!

Twitch stream leaks aside, how long will we have to wait until either the program music is announced or his ISU/USFS bio updates to display the music? could we be waiting into october or even november?

From Ilia’s earlier stream, he mentioned Kao would come visit him on August 17th. It’s unclear if that meant Kao was departing or arriving on that date. Either way, it’s almost been a full day now😾

Of course, Ilia and Kao are entitled to their own privacy and they are under no obligation to post any snaps or photos. Still, as you can imagine, fans are really curious about Kao’s trip to Virginia. Even if they do not share anything online, I’m pretty sure Kao will get asked about this trip in interviews once he heads back home.

Alright, this thread is open. If anyone has any updates regarding Kao and Ilia, feel free to drop them here so we can know. Thanks a lot😸

Since we all know Ilia can't be trusted . . .

I know he said in a live a few months ago that he wasn't doing any challenger events. But I believe I also heard him say on Sunday that Skate America might or might not be his first skate.

With the assumption that he is skipping Champs Camp, wouldn't him picking up a challenger make more sense? I'm still learning and new to all of this, but wouldn't he want to put his stuff out in front of someone to get feedback - so if he would need to change something, he would have the time to do that?

I know Skate America is still 2 months away so he has plenty of time to perfect everything, I'm just so curious about how it all works.

I saw this video a few days ago and found it really interesting. Jackie breaks down how the new rules on jumping passes and changes in base values for other elements might affect different disciplines. Based on this, it seems we should expect that Ilia's scores could be lower this season. I knew losing a combo would an issue but it seems that the male singles skaters will be most affected, especially those who jump high value combos, which is a big focus for Ilia.

The whole video is interesting but the part specific to Ilia starts around 6:00 minutes in.

After the recent twitter controversy over his Ina Bauer and whether it sucked or not, it got me to thinking. Who in the men’s field right now is doing this move? I am aware of Yuma and Jun but who else. Is this a skill that is hard to do therefore not many men are doing it or am I just missing it. Also, I think Ilia has a great baure!