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Asher Hill & Kaetlyn Osmond are back to bring you the top stories from Skate Canada International, the 3rd stop of the Grand Prix Series. Canadian skaters collected 2 gold and 1 bronze medal, Ilia Malinin skated to the highest free program score ever and Mone Chiba kept Japan’s women on top of the podium. CBC | Sports News

Ilia Malinin proved just how far ahead of his figure skating rivals he is ahead of the Winter Olympics. He says he still has a “lot more” room to improve. CBC | Sports News

Reigning world champion Ilia Malinin delivered a season-best short program on Thursday night, giving the young American star a slim lead over Japan’s Yuma Kagiyama in what has quickly become a two-man race to this year’s title. CBC | Sports News

World champion Ilia Malinin won Skate America on Sunday for the third consecutive year, altering his free skate on the fly after an early mistake and punctuating the program with a backflip that had been banned in competition until this season. CBC | Sports News

Ilia Malinin stood in the centre of the ice at Credit Union of Texas Event Center as stuffed animals thrown from the crowd fell around him, and raised his arms to both soak in the spotlight and almost sheepishly acknowledge the adulation. CBC | Sports News

American figure skater Ilia Malinin began his Grand Prix season at the top of the standings at Skate America. He began the defence of his title with a brilliant short program Friday night to put a huge gap between himself and the rest of the field. CBC | Sports News