Ilia Malinin topped the Prevagen U.S. Figure Skating Championships men's short program by the largest margin in history.

World champion Ilia Malinin landed a record-tying six quadruple jumps to win his third consecutive U.S. figure skating title. Malinin, a 20-year-old from the D.C. area, landed a quad flip, quad Axel (a jump no other skater has ever landed), two quad Lutzes, quad toe loop and quad Salchow in Sunday’s free skate in Wichita, Kansas.

World champion Ilia Malinin leads by the largest margin in U.S. Figure Skating Championships history after the men’s short program, seeking a third consecutive national title.

Among those athletes competing in Wichita are former and hopefully future Olympians, many of whom are also defending national champions.

Here’s everything locals need to know about the rare chance to watch future Olympians compete right here in Wichita.

World champion Ilia Malinin cruised to his third consecutive U.S. Figure Skating Championship on Sunday, landing six of his seven planned quad jumps in the free skate.

(AP) – Ilia ... Malinin has ever landed in competition — and finished with 333.31 points after his free skate to win his third consecutive national championship at INTRUST Bank Arena in ...

The plane that crashed near Washington, D.C., was carrying an unknown number of passengers from the figure skating community, including Russian husband-and-wife world champions. Wichita, Kansas, had hosted several high-profile skating events in recent days.

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"The figure skating community is a family, and this loss is beyond words. My thoughts are with their families, friends and everyone affected. We will never forget them." U.S. Figure Skating has said in a statement that "several members" of its community were aboard the flight,

Figure skaters and their families and coaches were reportedly on board a flight that crashed near Washington, D.C., on Wednesday.