HR 366 — Commending Ilia Malinin.

SESSION INTRODUCEDENROLLED 23106763DHOUSE IRESOLUTION HOUSOfferedNO. February 20, 2023 N Commending Ilia Malinin.

––––––––––366 TE Patrons––Seibold,Commending Convirs-Fowler, Guzman, Hope, Lopez, Maldonado, Murphy, Rasoul, Shin, SimondsR Subramanyam, Ware and Watts O –––––––––– WHEREAS, Ilia Malinin,Malinin. a world-class figure skater and senior at George C.

MarshallN HighR SchDolAgreed Centerto inby Santhe Jose,House California,of onDelegates, JanuaryFebruary 29,21, 2023;2023 WHEREAS, Ilia Malinin, a world-class figure skater and senior at George C.

andigureMarshall SkatingHigh ChampionshipsSchool atO thein SAPFalls UChurch, WHEREAS,won Ilia Malinin first took to the icegold inmedal 2010at under the guidanceToyota ofU.S. his parents, Tatiana Malinina and Roman Skorniakov, who both skated in the Olympics for Uzbekistan;

currently,Figure heSkating CChampionships representsat the WashingtonSAP FigureL SkatingCenter Clubin andSan trainsJose, atCalifornia, SkateQueston inJanuary Reston;29, 2023;

and EL WHEREAS,Malinina Iliaand MalininRoman sawSkorniakov, earlywho successboth onskated hisin rise to figure skating stardom, becoming the 2016Olympics U.S.for Uzbekistan;

nationalcurrently, juvenilehetiana champion,E represents the 2017Washington U.S.Figure Skating Club and trains at SkateQuest in Reston;

and WHEREAS, Ilia Malinin saw early success on his rise to figure skating stardom, becoming the 2016 D national novice bronze medalist;

and 2017 U.S.

natWHEREAS,WHEREAS, Ilia Malinin currently holds world junior records for the men's short program, free skate, and combined score following his performances at the 2022 World Junior Figure Skating Championships,ChaWHEREAS, whereprior heto claimedhis thevictory goldat medalthe by2023 aU.S. margin of nearly 42 points;

andFigure WHEREAS,Skating priorChampionships, toIlia hisMalinin victoryplaced first at several international senior-level competitions, including the 20232022 Grand Prix of Espoo, the 2H22 CS U.S.

International Figure Skating Championships,Classic, Iliaand Malininthe placed2022 firstSkate atAmerica, severalwhere internationalhe senior-levelbecame competitions, including the 20223 Grandyoungest Prixmen's ofchampion Espoo,in the 2022history CSof U.S.the event;

International Figure Skating Classic, and the6 2022 Skate America, where he became the youWHEREAS, Ilia Malinin is famously the first and only skater to land a quadruple axel in R international competition, a maneuver that involves four and a half revolutions and that is wid6lywidely R regarded as the most difficult jump in figure skating;

he accomplished the feat for the first time at the 2022 CS U.S.

and WHEREAS, Ilia Malinin was named to the Time100 Next list by Time magazine in September 2022 in recognition of his role as an emerging leader in the world of figure skating and as one who will have a tWHEREAS,transformative throughinfluence hison tremendous dedication and hard work, as well as the unwaveringfuture support of his parents, coaches, and fans, Ilia Malinin has risen to the topsport; of men's figure skating, garnering the esteem and respect of all Virginians;

now,and therefore,WHEREAS, bethrough ithis RESOLVEDtremendous bydedication theand Househard ofwork, Delegates,as Thatwell Iliaas Malinin hereby be commended for winning the 33unwavering goldsupport medalof atesteem theand 2023respect Toyotaof U.S.all Virginians;

now, therefore, be ithe top of men's figure skating, garnering the RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, That Ilia Malinin hereby be commended for winning the gold medal at the 2023 Toyota U.S.

and, be it 34for RESOLVEDpresentation FURTHER,to ThatIlia theMalinin Clerkas an expression of the House of DelegatesDelegates' prepareadmiration afor copyhis of this resolution 36 accomplishments and best wishes in his future competitions.usecompetitions. of Delegates' admiration for his 2