Jul 28
a supercut of 18 year old ilia only getting critical questions and no congratulations after winning his first nationals in 2023, and jason defending him with his LIFE.
this is an unusual press conference, bizarre even. all three of them up there got 177 in the free skate, and ilia would have won outright over torgs if not for the fact that he received a time violation deduction. and yet he's the only one who receives zero positive or congratulatory comments from the journalists.
#ilia malinin#jason brown#usnats23#it seems pointed#the quad god didn't live up to their expectations and must therefore be punished#the elephant in the room being 2022 usnats and ilia not going to beijing#and now after such promise he disappointed them all#like hello. his first senior season. in which he landed the quad axel#like so what that he had a flop free after a great short#happens to the best of them#you can still fucking say well done. congrats on your first national title.#seriously if he was an 18 yo footballer getting these questions after winning a title it would've been a multi-day news cycle in the uk