(251228) — BEIJING, Dec. 28, 2025 (Xinhua) — As the sporting yr attracts to a detailed, right here is Xinhua News Agency’s collection of the world’s high 10 athletes in 2025:
3. Ilia Malinin (United States, determine skating)
Malinin defended his World Championships title and secured his third consecutive crown on the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final. Notably, he grew to become the primary determine skater in historical past to land seven quadruple jumps in a single program on the Grand Prix Final, setting a brand new world report of 238.24 factors within the males’s free skating.
This file picture taken on Dec. 6, 2025 reveals Ilia Malinin of the United States greeting the spectators after the boys’s free skating at ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final 2025 in Nagoya, Japan. (Xinhua/Yue Chenxing)