That certainly has become the case for Ilia Malinin at the Prevagen U.S. Championships ... as he heads for a third straight title. The free skate final is Sunday (4 p.m. ET, NBC and Peacock).

WICHITA, KANSAS - JANUARY 26: Ilia Malinin skates in the Championship Men Free Skate during the 2025 ... [+] Prevagen U.S. Figure Skating Championships at Intrust Bank Arena on January 26 ...

Ilia Malinin landed six of his seven planned quad jumps on Sunday, winning his third consecutive U.S. figure skating national championship. AP Photo/Travis Heying Malinin went into the free skate ...

A star-studded group of some of the best U.S. figure skaters of the past and present took the ice in the nation's capital to ...

Ilia Malinin laid in the middle of the ice at the ... in competition — and finished with 333.31 points after his free skate to win his third consecutive national championship at INTRUST Bank ...

Nancy Kerrigan, Kristi Yamaguchi, Scott Hamilton and Brian Boitano are among the skaters participating in the benefit event.

Ilia Malinin laid in the middle of the ice at the ... in competition — and finished with 333.31 points after his free skate to win his third consecutive national championship at INTRUST Bank ...

World champion Ilia Malinin landed a record-tying six quadruple ... quad toe loop and quad Salchow in Sunday's free skate in Wichita, Kansas. He was attempting to become the first skater to ...

Defending World Figure Skating champion Ilya Malinin of Northern Virginia fondly recalled his interactions with some of the ...

Ilia Malinin laid in the middle of the ice at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships on Sunday as everyone else stood in ovation. He has that effect on people.