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Russian figure skater Ilia Malinin wins World Championship gold after Olympic setback in Prague.

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On March 28, four-time world champion and "four-times god" of ice skating Ilia Malinin secured the title at a gala-style event following his dramatic performance against an Olympian trauma backdrop that overshadowed previous games with controversy surrounding Russian athletes' participation under neutral flags or bans due to geopolitical tensions.

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    Ilia Malinina won the World Figure Skating Championships in Prague with a gold medal.
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    Malinina overcame her Olympic failure to achieve this new world championship title on March 28, as reported by multiple German news outlets including Weltklasse and Der Spiegel.
March 28, 16:38 "Weltklasse-Kur" in Prague awards world championship gold to figure skating star Ilia Malinin following an Olympic drama.

Ilia Malinina won the World Championship title in Prague, securing her fourth gold medal after a dramatic Olympic failure.

— [Mar 28, 16:30] Weltklasse-Kür in Prag: WM-Gold fu̯ Eiskunstlaufstar Malinin nach Olympia-Drama (Faz)

Following the disappointment at the Olympics where she finished second to her sister Kamila Valieva due to a positive doping test, Ilia Malinina successfully defended her title and became World Champion.

— [Mar 28, 16:30] Nach Olympia-Fiasko: Eiskunstlauf-Star Malinin holte erneut den WM-Titel (Kurier.at)

"Four-time God" of figure skating Ilia Malinina is on her way to World Championship gold in a gala rather than drama.

— [Mar 28, 15:49] Eiskunstlauf-WM-Gold für 'Vierfach-Go'tt' Malinin (Tagesspiegel.de)

"Four-time God" of figure skating Ilia Malinina is on her way to World Championship gold in a gala rather than drama.

— [Mar 28, 15:49] Eiskunstlauf-WM-Gold für 'Vierfach-Go'tt' Malinin (Newsfeed.zeit.de)

"Four-time God" of figure skating Ilia Malinina is on her way to World Championship gold in a gala rather than drama.

— [Mar 28, 15:49] Eiskunstlauf-WM-Gold für 'Vierfach-Go'tt' Malinin (Stuttgarter-Zeitung.de)