Who are Ilia Malinin’s Parents? What We Know About Olympic Legends Tatiana and Roman

Did you know Ilia Malinin’s parents are former Olympians? Meet Tatiana and Roman, the couple behind the world’s best skater.

Who is Ilia Malinin, the back-flipping 'Quad God' figure skater whose catastrophic final skate was the biggest shock of the Winter Olympics?

Malinin is the son of two Russian-born Olympic figure skaters, Tatiana Malinina and Roman Skorniakov, who competed for Uzbekistan at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan, and the 2002 Olympics in Salt Lake City. They later moved to Virginia, where Ilia was born in 2004. He started skating at age 6.

Meet Ilia Malinin's Parents-The US Figure Skater's Mom & Dad Are Winter Olympics Alums

Competing in the Winter Olympics is more than just a dream for Ilia Malinin - it's a family tradition. His parents, Tatiana Malinina and Roman Skorniakov, are both former Olympic figure skaters as well,

All About Olympic Figure Skater Ilia Malinin’s Parents, Former Olympians Tatiana Malinina and Roman Skorniakov

Ilia Malinin's parents, Tatiana Malinina and Roman Skorniakov, were also Olympic figure skaters

Ilia Malinin's competition for individual Olympic gold is his 'inner self'

Ilia Malinin is expected to cement his place in the pantheon of Winter Olympics stars Friday night if he wins the men's individual gold medal.
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Meet Ilia Malinin's parents: How ex-Soviet figure skaters raised USA's breakout Olympic star

Both parents figure skated for Uzbekistan.

Who's last US man to win Olympic figure skating gold?

Seven Americans have won Olympic gold in men's singles figure skating, the last time coming in Beijing in 2022.