American Ilia Malinin broke his own men's free skate world record to win gold at Skate Canada International in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, on Sunday.

The two-time world champion's spectacular performance earned him 228.97 points in the segment and he clinched victory by a massive margin of 76 points with an overall total of 333.81.

The crowd at SaskTel Centre leapt to their feet after the self-proclaimed "Quad God" delivered another masterful performance that included six gravity-defying quadruple jumps and a crowd-pleasing backflip.

The 20-year-old, who will be the favouite to win the gold medal at February's Milano Cortina Winter Olympics, surpassed his previous free skate mark of 227.79 set at the 2024 world championships. However, he fell short of Nathan Chen's combined total record of

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