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  • Winter Country project in Kyiv
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    Winter Country project in Kyiv
    KYIV, UKRAINE - DECEMBER 28, 2024 - People enjoy ice skating at the Expocenter of Ukraine (VDNG) hosting the 10th Winter Country project, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. (Ukrinform/POLARIS) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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  • Winter Country project in Kyiv
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    Winter Country project in Kyiv
    KYIV, UKRAINE - DECEMBER 28, 2024 - A woman captures herself ice skating at the Expocenter of Ukraine (VDNG) hosting the 10th Winter Country project, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. (Ukrinform/POLARIS) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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  • Winter Country project in Kyiv
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    Winter Country project in Kyiv
    KYIV, UKRAINE - DECEMBER 28, 2024 - People enjoy ice skating at the Expocenter of Ukraine (VDNG) hosting the 10th Winter Country project, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. (Ukrinform/POLARIS) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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  • Winter Country project in Kyiv
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    Winter Country project in Kyiv
    KYIV, UKRAINE - DECEMBER 28, 2024 - An entertainer in a snowman costume shakes hands with ice skaters at the Expocenter of Ukraine (VDNG) hosting the 10th Winter Country project, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. (Ukrinform/POLARIS) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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  • Winter Country project in Kyiv
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    Winter Country project in Kyiv
    KYIV, UKRAINE - DECEMBER 28, 2024 - People enjoy ice skating at the Expocenter of Ukraine (VDNG) hosting the 10th Winter Country project, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. (Ukrinform/POLARIS) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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  • 'I want to push the limits': 'quad god' Ilia Malinin on his mission to save figure skating - and do a quintuple.
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    'I want to push the limits': 'quad god' Ilia Malinin on his mission to save figure skating - and do a quintuple.
    At 19, Malinin is the only person in history to land a quadruple axel - a four-and-a-half-revolution jump - in competition, and he thinks he can go further.

    Ilia Malinin, a 19-year-old Virginia native and American competitive figure skater, poses for a portrait at SkateQuest in Reston, VA, on Tuesday, April 16, 2024. Malinin won his first world title at the 2024 World Figure Skating Championships. Malinin trains at SkateQuest and is coached by Malinin’s parents, Tatiana Malinina and Roman Skornyakov, who are former international competitors for Azerbaijan.

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  • 'I want to push the limits': 'quad god' Ilia Malinin on his mission to save figure skating - and do a quintuple.
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    'I want to push the limits': 'quad god' Ilia Malinin on his mission to save figure skating - and do a quintuple.
    At 19, Malinin is the only person in history to land a quadruple axel - a four-and-a-half-revolution jump - in competition, and he thinks he can go further.

    Ilia Malinin, a 19-year-old Virginia native and American competitive figure skater, poses for a portrait at SkateQuest in Reston, VA, on Tuesday, April 16, 2024. Malinin won his first world title at the 2024 World Figure Skating Championships. Malinin trains at SkateQuest and is coached by Malinin’s parents, Tatiana Malinina and Roman Skornyakov, who are former international competitors for Azerbaijan.

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  • 'I want to push the limits': 'quad god' Ilia Malinin on his mission to save figure skating - and do a quintuple.
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    'I want to push the limits': 'quad god' Ilia Malinin on his mission to save figure skating - and do a quintuple.
    At 19, Malinin is the only person in history to land a quadruple axel - a four-and-a-half-revolution jump - in competition, and he thinks he can go further.

    Ilia Malinin, a 19-year-old Virginia native and American competitive figure skater, spins off ice with his skate boots at SkateQuest in Reston, VA, on Tuesday, April 16, 2024. Malinin won his first world title at the 2024 World Figure Skating Championships. Malinin trains at SkateQuest and is coached by Malinin’s parents, Tatiana Malinina and Roman Skornyakov, who are former international competitors for Azerbaijan.

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  • 'I want to push the limits': 'quad god' Ilia Malinin on his mission to save figure skating - and do a quintuple.
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    'I want to push the limits': 'quad god' Ilia Malinin on his mission to save figure skating - and do a quintuple.
    At 19, Malinin is the only person in history to land a quadruple axel - a four-and-a-half-revolution jump - in competition, and he thinks he can go further.

    Ilia Malinin, a 19-year-old Virginia native and American competitive figure skater, demonstrates his moves at SkateQuest in Reston, VA, on Tuesday, April 16, 2024. Malinin won his first world title at the 2024 World Figure Skating Championships. Malinin trains at SkateQuest and is coached by Malinin’s parents, Tatiana Malinina and Roman Skornyakov, who are former international competitors for Azerbaijan.

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  • 'I want to push the limits': 'quad god' Ilia Malinin on his mission to save figure skating - and do a quintuple.
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    'I want to push the limits': 'quad god' Ilia Malinin on his mission to save figure skating - and do a quintuple.
    At 19, Malinin is the only person in history to land a quadruple axel - a four-and-a-half-revolution jump - in competition, and he thinks he can go further.

    Ilia Malinin, a 19-year-old Virginia native and American competitive figure skater, demonstrates his moves at SkateQuest in Reston, VA, on Tuesday, April 16, 2024. Malinin won his first world title at the 2024 World Figure Skating Championships. Malinin trains at SkateQuest and is coached by Malinin’s parents, Tatiana Malinina and Roman Skornyakov, who are former international competitors for Azerbaijan.

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  • 'I want to push the limits': 'quad god' Ilia Malinin on his mission to save figure skating - and do a quintuple.
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    'I want to push the limits': 'quad god' Ilia Malinin on his mission to save figure skating - and do a quintuple.
    At 19, Malinin is the only person in history to land a quadruple axel - a four-and-a-half-revolution jump - in competition, and he thinks he can go further.

    Ilia Malinin, a 19-year-old Virginia native and American competitive figure skater, poses for a portrait with his skate boots at SkateQuest in Reston, VA, on Tuesday, April 16, 2024. Malinin won his first world title at the 2024 World Figure Skating Championships. Malinin trains at SkateQuest and is coached by Malinin’s parents, Tatiana Malinina and Roman Skornyakov, who are former international competitors for Azerbaijan.

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  • 'I want to push the limits': 'quad god' Ilia Malinin on his mission to save figure skating - and do a quintuple.
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    'I want to push the limits': 'quad god' Ilia Malinin on his mission to save figure skating - and do a quintuple.
    At 19, Malinin is the only person in history to land a quadruple axel - a four-and-a-half-revolution jump - in competition, and he thinks he can go further.

    Ilia Malinin, a 19-year-old Virginia native and American competitive figure skater, poses for a portrait with his skate boots at SkateQuest in Reston, VA, on Tuesday, April 16, 2024. Malinin won his first world title at the 2024 World Figure Skating Championships. Malinin trains at SkateQuest and is coached by Malinin’s parents, Tatiana Malinina and Roman Skornyakov, who are former international competitors for Azerbaijan.

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  • 'I want to push the limits': 'quad god' Ilia Malinin on his mission to save figure skating - and do a quintuple.
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    'I want to push the limits': 'quad god' Ilia Malinin on his mission to save figure skating - and do a quintuple.
    At 19, Malinin is the only person in history to land a quadruple axel - a four-and-a-half-revolution jump - in competition, and he thinks he can go further.

    Ilia Malinin, a 19-year-old Virginia native and American competitive figure skater, poses for a portrait with his skate boots at SkateQuest in Reston, VA, on Tuesday, April 16, 2024. Malinin won his first world title at the 2024 World Figure Skating Championships. Malinin trains at SkateQuest and is coached by Malinin’s parents, Tatiana Malinina and Roman Skornyakov, who are former international competitors for Azerbaijan.

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  • 'I want to push the limits': 'quad god' Ilia Malinin on his mission to save figure skating - and do a quintuple.
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    'I want to push the limits': 'quad god' Ilia Malinin on his mission to save figure skating - and do a quintuple.
    At 19, Malinin is the only person in history to land a quadruple axel - a four-and-a-half-revolution jump - in competition, and he thinks he can go further.

    Ilia Malinin, a 19-year-old Virginia native and American competitive figure skater, poses for a portrait with his skate boots at SkateQuest in Reston, VA, on Tuesday, April 16, 2024. Malinin won his first world title at the 2024 World Figure Skating Championships. Malinin trains at SkateQuest and is coached by Malinin’s parents, Tatiana Malinina and Roman Skornyakov, who are former international competitors for Azerbaijan.

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  • 'I want to push the limits': 'quad god' Ilia Malinin on his mission to save figure skating - and do a quintuple.
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    'I want to push the limits': 'quad god' Ilia Malinin on his mission to save figure skating - and do a quintuple.
    At 19, Malinin is the only person in history to land a quadruple axel - a four-and-a-half-revolution jump - in competition, and he thinks he can go further.

    Ilia Malinin, a 19-year-old Virginia native and American competitive figure skater, poses for a portrait at SkateQuest in Reston, VA, on Tuesday, April 16, 2024. Malinin won his first world title at the 2024 World Figure Skating Championships. Malinin trains at SkateQuest and is coached by Malinin’s parents, Tatiana Malinina and Roman Skornyakov, who are former international competitors for Azerbaijan.

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  • 'I want to push the limits': 'quad god' Ilia Malinin on his mission to save figure skating - and do a quintuple.
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    'I want to push the limits': 'quad god' Ilia Malinin on his mission to save figure skating - and do a quintuple.
    At 19, Malinin is the only person in history to land a quadruple axel - a four-and-a-half-revolution jump - in competition, and he thinks he can go further.

    Ilia Malinin, a 19-year-old Virginia native and American competitive figure skater, poses for a portrait at SkateQuest in Reston, VA, on Tuesday, April 16, 2024. Malinin won his first world title at the 2024 World Figure Skating Championships. Malinin trains at SkateQuest and is coached by Malinin’s parents, Tatiana Malinina and Roman Skornyakov, who are former international competitors for Azerbaijan.

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  • 'I want to push the limits': 'quad god' Ilia Malinin on his mission to save figure skating - and do a quintuple.
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    'I want to push the limits': 'quad god' Ilia Malinin on his mission to save figure skating - and do a quintuple.
    At 19, Malinin is the only person in history to land a quadruple axel - a four-and-a-half-revolution jump - in competition, and he thinks he can go further.

    Ilia Malinin, a 19-year-old Virginia native and American competitive figure skater, poses for a portrait at SkateQuest in Reston, VA, on Tuesday, April 16, 2024. Malinin won his first world title at the 2024 World Figure Skating Championships. Malinin trains at SkateQuest and is coached by Malinin’s parents, Tatiana Malinina and Roman Skornyakov, who are former international competitors for Azerbaijan.

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    'I want to push the limits': 'quad god' Ilia Malinin on his mission to save figure skating - and do a quintuple.
    At 19, Malinin is the only person in history to land a quadruple axel - a four-and-a-half-revolution jump - in competition, and he thinks he can go further.

    Ilia Malinin, a 19-year-old Virginia native and American competitive figure skater, poses for a portrait at SkateQuest in Reston, VA, on Tuesday, April 16, 2024. Malinin won his first world title at the 2024 World Figure Skating Championships. Malinin trains at SkateQuest and is coached by Malinin’s parents, Tatiana Malinina and Roman Skornyakov, who are former international competitors for Azerbaijan.

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  • 'I want to push the limits': 'quad god' Ilia Malinin on his mission to save figure skating - and do a quintuple.
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    'I want to push the limits': 'quad god' Ilia Malinin on his mission to save figure skating - and do a quintuple.
    At 19, Malinin is the only person in history to land a quadruple axel - a four-and-a-half-revolution jump - in competition, and he thinks he can go further.

    Ilia Malinin, a 19-year-old Virginia native and American competitive figure skater, poses for a portrait at SkateQuest in Reston, VA, on Tuesday, April 16, 2024. Malinin won his first world title at the 2024 World Figure Skating Championships. Malinin trains at SkateQuest and is coached by Malinin’s parents, Tatiana Malinina and Roman Skornyakov, who are former international competitors for Azerbaijan.

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  • 'I want to push the limits': 'quad god' Ilia Malinin on his mission to save figure skating - and do a quintuple.
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    'I want to push the limits': 'quad god' Ilia Malinin on his mission to save figure skating - and do a quintuple.
    At 19, Malinin is the only person in history to land a quadruple axel - a four-and-a-half-revolution jump - in competition, and he thinks he can go further.

    Ilia Malinin, a 19-year-old Virginia native and American competitive figure skater, demonstrates a jump as he poses for a portrait at SkateQuest in Reston, VA, on Tuesday, April 16, 2024. Malinin won his first world title at the 2024 World Figure Skating Championships. Malinin trains at SkateQuest and is coached by Malinin’s parents, Tatiana Malinina and Roman Skornyakov, who are former international competitors for Azerbaijan.

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  • 'I want to push the limits': 'quad god' Ilia Malinin on his mission to save figure skating - and do a quintuple.
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    'I want to push the limits': 'quad god' Ilia Malinin on his mission to save figure skating - and do a quintuple.
    At 19, Malinin is the only person in history to land a quadruple axel - a four-and-a-half-revolution jump - in competition, and he thinks he can go further.

    Ilia Malinin, a 19-year-old Virginia native and American competitive figure skater, poses for a portrait at SkateQuest in Reston, VA, on Tuesday, April 16, 2024. Malinin won his first world title at the 2024 World Figure Skating Championships. Malinin trains at SkateQuest and is coached by Malinin’s parents, Tatiana Malinina and Roman Skornyakov, who are former international competitors for Azerbaijan.

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  • 'I want to push the limits': 'quad god' Ilia Malinin on his mission to save figure skating - and do a quintuple.
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    'I want to push the limits': 'quad god' Ilia Malinin on his mission to save figure skating - and do a quintuple.
    At 19, Malinin is the only person in history to land a quadruple axel - a four-and-a-half-revolution jump - in competition, and he thinks he can go further.

    Ilia Malinin, a 19-year-old Virginia native and American competitive figure skater, demonstrates a jump at SkateQuest in Reston, VA, on Tuesday, April 16, 2024. Malinin won his first world title at the 2024 World Figure Skating Championships. Malinin trains at SkateQuest and is coached by Malinin’s parents, Tatiana Malinina and Roman Skornyakov, who are former international competitors for Azerbaijan.

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  • 'I want to push the limits': 'quad god' Ilia Malinin on his mission to save figure skating - and do a quintuple.
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    'I want to push the limits': 'quad god' Ilia Malinin on his mission to save figure skating - and do a quintuple.
    At 19, Malinin is the only person in history to land a quadruple axel - a four-and-a-half-revolution jump - in competition, and he thinks he can go further.

    Ilia Malinin, a 19-year-old Virginia native and American competitive figure skater, demonstrates a jump at SkateQuest in Reston, VA, on Tuesday, April 16, 2024. Malinin won his first world title at the 2024 World Figure Skating Championships. Malinin trains at SkateQuest and is coached by Malinin’s parents, Tatiana Malinina and Roman Skornyakov, who are former international competitors for Azerbaijan.

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  • 'I want to push the limits': 'quad god' Ilia Malinin on his mission to save figure skating - and do a quintuple.
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    'I want to push the limits': 'quad god' Ilia Malinin on his mission to save figure skating - and do a quintuple.
    At 19, Malinin is the only person in history to land a quadruple axel - a four-and-a-half-revolution jump - in competition, and he thinks he can go further.

    Ilia Malinin, a 19-year-old Virginia native and American competitive figure skater, moves his skate boots at SkateQuest in Reston, VA, on Tuesday, April 16, 2024. Malinin won his first world title at the 2024 World Figure Skating Championships. Malinin trains at SkateQuest and is coached by Malinin’s parents, Tatiana Malinina and Roman Skornyakov, who are former international competitors for Azerbaijan.

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    'I want to push the limits': 'quad god' Ilia Malinin on his mission to save figure skating - and do a quintuple.
    At 19, Malinin is the only person in history to land a quadruple axel - a four-and-a-half-revolution jump - in competition, and he thinks he can go further.

    Ilia Malinin, a 19-year-old Virginia native and American competitive figure skater, poses for a portrait at SkateQuest in Reston, VA, on Tuesday, April 16, 2024. Malinin won his first world title at the 2024 World Figure Skating Championships. Malinin trains at SkateQuest and is coached by Malinin’s parents, Tatiana Malinina and Roman Skornyakov, who are former international competitors for Azerbaijan.

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    'I want to push the limits': 'quad god' Ilia Malinin on his mission to save figure skating - and do a quintuple.
    At 19, Malinin is the only person in history to land a quadruple axel - a four-and-a-half-revolution jump - in competition, and he thinks he can go further.

    Ilia Malinin, a 19-year-old Virginia native and American competitive figure skater, poses for a portrait at SkateQuest in Reston, VA, on Tuesday, April 16, 2024. Malinin won his first world title at the 2024 World Figure Skating Championships. Malinin trains at SkateQuest and is coached by Malinin’s parents, Tatiana Malinina and Roman Skornyakov, who are former international competitors for Azerbaijan.

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    'I want to push the limits': 'quad god' Ilia Malinin on his mission to save figure skating - and do a quintuple.
    At 19, Malinin is the only person in history to land a quadruple axel - a four-and-a-half-revolution jump - in competition, and he thinks he can go further.

    Ilia Malinin, a 19-year-old Virginia native and American competitive figure skater, poses for a portrait at SkateQuest in Reston, VA, on Tuesday, April 16, 2024. Malinin won his first world title at the 2024 World Figure Skating Championships. Malinin trains at SkateQuest and is coached by Malinin’s parents, Tatiana Malinina and Roman Skornyakov, who are former international competitors for Azerbaijan.

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    'I want to push the limits': 'quad god' Ilia Malinin on his mission to save figure skating - and do a quintuple.
    At 19, Malinin is the only person in history to land a quadruple axel - a four-and-a-half-revolution jump - in competition, and he thinks he can go further.

    Ilia Malinin, a 19-year-old Virginia native and American competitive figure skater, receives a custom Hershey’s chocolate in celebration of his world championship at SkateQuest in Reston, VA, on Tuesday, April 16, 2024. Malinin won his first world title at the 2024 World Figure Skating Championships. Malinin trains at SkateQuest and is coached by Malinin’s parents, Tatiana Malinina and Roman Skornyakov, who are former international competitors for Azerbaijan.

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    'I want to push the limits': 'quad god' Ilia Malinin on his mission to save figure skating - and do a quintuple.
    At 19, Malinin is the only person in history to land a quadruple axel - a four-and-a-half-revolution jump - in competition, and he thinks he can go further.

    Ilia Malinin, a 19-year-old Virginia native and American competitive figure skater, receives a custom Hershey’s chocolate in celebration of his world championship at SkateQuest in Reston, VA, on Tuesday, April 16, 2024. Malinin won his first world title at the 2024 World Figure Skating Championships. Malinin trains at SkateQuest and is coached by Malinin’s parents, Tatiana Malinina and Roman Skornyakov, who are former international competitors for Azerbaijan.

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  • 'I want to push the limits': 'quad god' Ilia Malinin on his mission to save figure skating - and do a quintuple.
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    'I want to push the limits': 'quad god' Ilia Malinin on his mission to save figure skating - and do a quintuple.
    At 19, Malinin is the only person in history to land a quadruple axel - a four-and-a-half-revolution jump - in competition, and he thinks he can go further.

    Ilia Malinin, a 19-year-old Virginia native and American competitive figure skater, wears his skate boots at SkateQuest in Reston, VA, on Tuesday, April 16, 2024. Malinin won his first world title at the 2024 World Figure Skating Championships. Malinin trains at SkateQuest and is coached by Malinin’s parents, Tatiana Malinina and Roman Skornyakov, who are former international competitors for Azerbaijan.

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  • 'I want to push the limits': 'quad god' Ilia Malinin on his mission to save figure skating - and do a quintuple.
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    'I want to push the limits': 'quad god' Ilia Malinin on his mission to save figure skating - and do a quintuple.
    At 19, Malinin is the only person in history to land a quadruple axel - a four-and-a-half-revolution jump - in competition, and he thinks he can go further.

    Ilia Malinin, a 19-year-old Virginia native and American competitive figure skater, wears his skate boots at SkateQuest in Reston, VA, on Tuesday, April 16, 2024. Malinin won his first world title at the 2024 World Figure Skating Championships. Malinin trains at SkateQuest and is coached by Malinin’s parents, Tatiana Malinina and Roman Skornyakov, who are former international competitors for Azerbaijan.

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  • Glide Riverside Ice Rink in London, UK.Glide Riverside Ice Rink in London, UK.
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    Glide Riverside Ice Rink in London, UK.Glide Riverside Ice Rink in London, UK.
    Glide at Battersea Power Station, London’s only riverside ice rink, is back from Friday 10th November 2023 until Sunday 7th January 2024. Battersea Power Station, London, UK. December 11, 2023.

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  • Glide Riverside Ice Rink in London, UK.Glide Riverside Ice Rink in London, UK.
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    Glide Riverside Ice Rink in London, UK.Glide Riverside Ice Rink in London, UK.
    Glide at Battersea Power Station, London’s only riverside ice rink, is back from Friday 10th November 2023 until Sunday 7th January 2024. Battersea Power Station, London, UK. December 11, 2023.

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  • Glide Riverside Ice Rink in London, UK.Glide Riverside Ice Rink in London, UK.
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    Glide Riverside Ice Rink in London, UK.Glide Riverside Ice Rink in London, UK.
    Glide at Battersea Power Station, London’s only riverside ice rink, is back from Friday 10th November 2023 until Sunday 7th January 2024. Battersea Power Station, London, UK. December 11, 2023.

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  • Glide Riverside Ice Rink in London, UK.Glide Riverside Ice Rink in London, UK.
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    Glide Riverside Ice Rink in London, UK.Glide Riverside Ice Rink in London, UK.
    Glide at Battersea Power Station, London’s only riverside ice rink, is back from Friday 10th November 2023 until Sunday 7th January 2024. Battersea Power Station, London, UK. December 11, 2023.

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  • Glide Riverside Ice Rink in London, UK.Glide Riverside Ice Rink in London, UK.
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    Glide Riverside Ice Rink in London, UK.Glide Riverside Ice Rink in London, UK.
    Glide at Battersea Power Station, London’s only riverside ice rink, is back from Friday 10th November 2023 until Sunday 7th January 2024. Battersea Power Station, London, UK. December 11, 2023.

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  • Fans came to mourn Adam Johnson but amid the flowers and tears were fears and defiance
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    Fans came to mourn Adam Johnson but amid the flowers and tears were fears and defiance
    Three weeks after Johnson's death during a game for Nottingham Panthers, Britain's tight-knit ice hockey community has found itself in an uncomfortable spotlight.

    The flowers have been spreading like pooling water outside the National Ice Centre, one bunch after another, red, pink, purple, white, yellow and blue, most wrapped in Cellophane or paper, many with handwritten notes attached. Rest in peace, Always our 47, Thank you Adam.

    The pile grew five, 10, 20 yards square; so big, in the end, that the Nottingham Panthers put up railings and set a steward to watch over it. Last Saturday bunches were still arriving in a steady trickle, new blooms on top of older.

    Ollie Betteridge, a British forward for Nottingham Panthers, wearing a neck guard, holds a sign after the Adam Johnson memorial match between Nottingham Panthers and Manchester Storm that was held in honor of the Nottingham player at the Motorpoint Arena on November 18th 2023 in Nottingham, UK.

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  • Fans came to mourn Adam Johnson but amid the flowers and tears were fears and defiance
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    Fans came to mourn Adam Johnson but amid the flowers and tears were fears and defiance
    Three weeks after Johnson's death during a game for Nottingham Panthers, Britain's tight-knit ice hockey community has found itself in an uncomfortable spotlight.

    The flowers have been spreading like pooling water outside the National Ice Centre, one bunch after another, red, pink, purple, white, yellow and blue, most wrapped in Cellophane or paper, many with handwritten notes attached. Rest in peace, Always our 47, Thank you Adam.

    The pile grew five, 10, 20 yards square; so big, in the end, that the Nottingham Panthers put up railings and set a steward to watch over it. Last Saturday bunches were still arriving in a steady trickle, new blooms on top of older.

    Play is stopped in the 47th minute for fans to stand and applaud and players to tap the ice with their sticks in memory of Adam Johnson, the no.47 Nottingham Panthers ice hockey player who was killed in an accident during a match last month with the Sheffield Steelers, during a memorial match with Manchester Storm that was held in his honor at the Motorpoint Arena on November 18th 2023 in Nottingham, UK.

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  • Tom Jenkins's best sport photographs of 2023
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    Tom Jenkins's best sport photographs of 2023
    The Guardian and Observer sport photographer selects his favourite images of the year.

    The players form a circle in memory of Adam Johnson, the Nottingham Panthers ice hockey player who was killed in an accident during a match last month with the Sheffield Steelers, just before face-off in a memorial match with Manchester Storm that was held in his honor at the Motorpoint Arena on November 18th 2023 in Nottingham.

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  • Fans came to mourn Adam Johnson but amid the flowers and tears were fears and defiance
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    Fans came to mourn Adam Johnson but amid the flowers and tears were fears and defiance
    Three weeks after Johnson's death during a game for Nottingham Panthers, Britain's tight-knit ice hockey community has found itself in an uncomfortable spotlight.

    The flowers have been spreading like pooling water outside the National Ice Centre, one bunch after another, red, pink, purple, white, yellow and blue, most wrapped in Cellophane or paper, many with handwritten notes attached. Rest in peace, Always our 47, Thank you Adam.

    The pile grew five, 10, 20 yards square; so big, in the end, that the Nottingham Panthers put up railings and set a steward to watch over it. Last Saturday bunches were still arriving in a steady trickle, new blooms on top of older.

    The players form a circle in memory of Adam Johnson, the Nottingham Panthers ice hockey player who was killed in an accident during a match last month with the Sheffield Steelers, just before face-off in a memorial match with Manchester Storm that was held in his honor at the Motorpoint Arena on November 18th 2023 in Nottingham, UK.

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  • Fans came to mourn Adam Johnson but amid the flowers and tears were fears and defiance
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    Fans came to mourn Adam Johnson but amid the flowers and tears were fears and defiance
    Three weeks after Johnson's death during a game for Nottingham Panthers, Britain's tight-knit ice hockey community has found itself in an uncomfortable spotlight.

    The flowers have been spreading like pooling water outside the National Ice Centre, one bunch after another, red, pink, purple, white, yellow and blue, most wrapped in Cellophane or paper, many with handwritten notes attached. Rest in peace, Always our 47, Thank you Adam.

    The pile grew five, 10, 20 yards square; so big, in the end, that the Nottingham Panthers put up railings and set a steward to watch over it. Last Saturday bunches were still arriving in a steady trickle, new blooms on top of older.

    The floral tributes placed outside the arena placed in memory of Adam Johnson, the Nottingham Panthers ice hockey player who was killed in an accident during a match last month with the Sheffield Steelers, before a memorial match with Manchester Storm that was held in his honor at the Motorpoint Arena on November 18th 2023 in Nottingham, UK.

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  • Warm weather melts ice rink
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    Warm weather melts ice rink
    Water ripples on the surface of the ice rink at Hampton Court Palace in south west London. The ice rink has had to close as unseasonably warm weather has melted the ice - with temperatures reaching 15C. Photo credit: Peter Macdiarmid / eyevine

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  • Warm weather melts ice rink
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    Warm weather melts ice rink
    Water ripples on the surface of the ice rink at Hampton Court Palace in south west London. The ice rink has had to close as unseasonably warm weather has melted the ice - with temperatures reaching 15C. Photo credit: Peter Macdiarmid / eyevine

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  • Warm weather melts ice rink
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    Warm weather melts ice rink
    A member of staff walks next to the ice rink at Hampton Court Palace in south west London. The ice rink has had to close as unseasonably warm weather has melted the ice - with temperatures reaching 15C. Photo credit: Peter Macdiarmid / eyevine

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  • Experience: I took hormone-blockers to become an ice-skating champion. When my body started to change, I was advised to take medication to stop it. The drugs backfired – I gained 36kg in six months
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    Experience: I took hormone-blockers to become an ice-skating champion. When my body started to change, I was advised to take medication to stop it. The drugs backfired – I gained 36kg in six months
    Anastasia Kuprinya at the skating ring. Moscow.
    I started ice skating when I was four. Initially, I was just tagging along with my sister, but soon enough the sport became my entire life. In 2004, when I was 10, I won the Moscow Championships and I was a candidate to become a Òmaster of sportÓ Ð a Russian title for international champions who have made valuable contributions to sport. I was told that I had what it took to become a professional and even take part in the Olympics. I didnÕt go to school, because I had to train for up to six hours a day. All of my friends were ice skaters; it was the only thing I knew.
    When I was 12, puberty kicked in. I started menstruating and my body changed rapidly. Even though I was just an average teenager, I knew right away that there would be a chance my body would prevent me from being the best skater I could be. With a bigger body, I would no longer be able to do some of the complicated jumps that are necessary for competitions. Besides, in ice skating, a slim, childish body is the beauty standard. A curvy body is not.
    Training was tough: I had to follow a strict diet. For every kilo I gained, I had to run extra kilometres on top of my usual 15km. My body was being pushed to extremes. I ruined my knees trying to lose weight, but my body never went back to its prepubescent state, despite all the effort.
    At this point, I was advised to take medication that would block the production of hormones: I would stop menstruating, my breasts would stop growing Ð and I would keep my young, slim body. I never questioned it. In Russia, it is widely known that young ice skaters use hormone blockers to keep their bodies from changing. In most cases, taking the hormone blockers works Ð although there are always side-effects, such as problems with your nervous system and your heart, that no one really talks about.
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  • Experience: I took hormone-blockers to become an ice-skating champion. When my body started to change, I was advised to take medication to stop it. The drugs backfired – I gained 36kg in six months
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    Experience: I took hormone-blockers to become an ice-skating champion. When my body started to change, I was advised to take medication to stop it. The drugs backfired – I gained 36kg in six months
    Anastasia Kuprinya at the skating ring. Moscow.
    I started ice skating when I was four. Initially, I was just tagging along with my sister, but soon enough the sport became my entire life. In 2004, when I was 10, I won the Moscow Championships and I was a candidate to become a Òmaster of sportÓ Ð a Russian title for international champions who have made valuable contributions to sport. I was told that I had what it took to become a professional and even take part in the Olympics. I didnÕt go to school, because I had to train for up to six hours a day. All of my friends were ice skaters; it was the only thing I knew.
    When I was 12, puberty kicked in. I started menstruating and my body changed rapidly. Even though I was just an average teenager, I knew right away that there would be a chance my body would prevent me from being the best skater I could be. With a bigger body, I would no longer be able to do some of the complicated jumps that are necessary for competitions. Besides, in ice skating, a slim, childish body is the beauty standard. A curvy body is not.
    Training was tough: I had to follow a strict diet. For every kilo I gained, I had to run extra kilometres on top of my usual 15km. My body was being pushed to extremes. I ruined my knees trying to lose weight, but my body never went back to its prepubescent state, despite all the effort.
    At this point, I was advised to take medication that would block the production of hormones: I would stop menstruating, my breasts would stop growing Ð and I would keep my young, slim body. I never questioned it. In Russia, it is widely known that young ice skaters use hormone blockers to keep their bodies from changing. In most cases, taking the hormone blockers works Ð although there are always side-effects, such as problems with your nervous system and your heart, that no one really talks about.
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  • Experience: I took hormone-blockers to become an ice-skating champion. When my body started to change, I was advised to take medication to stop it. The drugs backfired – I gained 36kg in six months
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    Experience: I took hormone-blockers to become an ice-skating champion. When my body started to change, I was advised to take medication to stop it. The drugs backfired – I gained 36kg in six months
    Anastasia Kuprinya at the skating ring. Moscow.
    I started ice skating when I was four. Initially, I was just tagging along with my sister, but soon enough the sport became my entire life. In 2004, when I was 10, I won the Moscow Championships and I was a candidate to become a Òmaster of sportÓ Ð a Russian title for international champions who have made valuable contributions to sport. I was told that I had what it took to become a professional and even take part in the Olympics. I didnÕt go to school, because I had to train for up to six hours a day. All of my friends were ice skaters; it was the only thing I knew.
    When I was 12, puberty kicked in. I started menstruating and my body changed rapidly. Even though I was just an average teenager, I knew right away that there would be a chance my body would prevent me from being the best skater I could be. With a bigger body, I would no longer be able to do some of the complicated jumps that are necessary for competitions. Besides, in ice skating, a slim, childish body is the beauty standard. A curvy body is not.
    Training was tough: I had to follow a strict diet. For every kilo I gained, I had to run extra kilometres on top of my usual 15km. My body was being pushed to extremes. I ruined my knees trying to lose weight, but my body never went back to its prepubescent state, despite all the effort.
    At this point, I was advised to take medication that would block the production of hormones: I would stop menstruating, my breasts would stop growing Ð and I would keep my young, slim body. I never questioned it. In Russia, it is widely known that young ice skaters use hormone blockers to keep their bodies from changing. In most cases, taking the hormone blockers works Ð although there are always side-effects, such as problems with your nervous system and your heart, that no one really talks about.
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  • Experience: I took hormone-blockers to become an ice-skating champion. When my body started to change, I was advised to take medication to stop it. The drugs backfired – I gained 36kg in six months
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    Experience: I took hormone-blockers to become an ice-skating champion. When my body started to change, I was advised to take medication to stop it. The drugs backfired – I gained 36kg in six months
    Anastasia Kuprinya at the skating ring. Moscow.
    I started ice skating when I was four. Initially, I was just tagging along with my sister, but soon enough the sport became my entire life. In 2004, when I was 10, I won the Moscow Championships and I was a candidate to become a Òmaster of sportÓ Ð a Russian title for international champions who have made valuable contributions to sport. I was told that I had what it took to become a professional and even take part in the Olympics. I didnÕt go to school, because I had to train for up to six hours a day. All of my friends were ice skaters; it was the only thing I knew.
    When I was 12, puberty kicked in. I started menstruating and my body changed rapidly. Even though I was just an average teenager, I knew right away that there would be a chance my body would prevent me from being the best skater I could be. With a bigger body, I would no longer be able to do some of the complicated jumps that are necessary for competitions. Besides, in ice skating, a slim, childish body is the beauty standard. A curvy body is not.
    Training was tough: I had to follow a strict diet. For every kilo I gained, I had to run extra kilometres on top of my usual 15km. My body was being pushed to extremes. I ruined my knees trying to lose weight, but my body never went back to its prepubescent state, despite all the effort.
    At this point, I was advised to take medication that would block the production of hormones: I would stop menstruating, my breasts would stop growing Ð and I would keep my young, slim body. I never questioned it. In Russia, it is widely known that young ice skaters use hormone blockers to keep their bodies from changing. In most cases, taking the hormone blockers works Ð although there are always side-effects, such as problems with your nervous system and your heart, that no one really talks about.
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  • Experience: I took hormone-blockers to become an ice-skating champion. When my body started to change, I was advised to take medication to stop it. The drugs backfired – I gained 36kg in six months
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    Experience: I took hormone-blockers to become an ice-skating champion. When my body started to change, I was advised to take medication to stop it. The drugs backfired – I gained 36kg in six months
    Anastasia Kuprinya at the skating ring. Moscow.
    I started ice skating when I was four. Initially, I was just tagging along with my sister, but soon enough the sport became my entire life. In 2004, when I was 10, I won the Moscow Championships and I was a candidate to become a Òmaster of sportÓ Ð a Russian title for international champions who have made valuable contributions to sport. I was told that I had what it took to become a professional and even take part in the Olympics. I didnÕt go to school, because I had to train for up to six hours a day. All of my friends were ice skaters; it was the only thing I knew.
    When I was 12, puberty kicked in. I started menstruating and my body changed rapidly. Even though I was just an average teenager, I knew right away that there would be a chance my body would prevent me from being the best skater I could be. With a bigger body, I would no longer be able to do some of the complicated jumps that are necessary for competitions. Besides, in ice skating, a slim, childish body is the beauty standard. A curvy body is not.
    Training was tough: I had to follow a strict diet. For every kilo I gained, I had to run extra kilometres on top of my usual 15km. My body was being pushed to extremes. I ruined my knees trying to lose weight, but my body never went back to its prepubescent state, despite all the effort.
    At this point, I was advised to take medication that would block the production of hormones: I would stop menstruating, my breasts would stop growing Ð and I would keep my young, slim body. I never questioned it. In Russia, it is widely known that young ice skaters use hormone blockers to keep their bodies from changing. In most cases, taking the hormone blockers works Ð although there are always side-effects, such as problems with your nervous system and your heart, that no one really talks about.
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  • FEATURE - Weihnachtliches Schlittschuhlaufen auf Kunststoffeisbahn in Mexico City
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    FEATURE - Weihnachtliches Schlittschuhlaufen auf Kunststoffeisbahn in Mexico City
    MEXICO CITY, MEXICO - DECEMBER 16: People seen attends the ecological ice rink made of synthetic ice on the occasion of Christmas celebrations. Glice is the Swedish company responsible for installing the Christmas ice rink which was named as 'Ecologisssima' at Zocalo on December 16, 2019 in Mexico City, Mexico (Photo by Eyepix/Sipa USA) *** Local Caption *** 28490501
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