Figure Skating-Malinin retains world title, Chock and Bates take third straight ice dance win

Mar 29, 2025; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Madison Chock (USA) and Evan Bates (USA)compete in the ice dance free dance during the ISU World Figure Skating Championships at TD Garden. Brian Fluharty-Imagn Images

BOSTON (Reuters) -With a record-equalling six quadruple jumps and an audacious backflip, U.S. figure skater Ilia Malinin captured his second straight world championships title in Boston on Saturday.

Malinin was in the lead after Thursday's short programme and he put the world on notice less than a year to go before the Milano-Cortina Olympics with a stunning display of athleticism in Saturday's free skate for a total score of 318.56.