Ilya Malinin

Each skater has their own personal coach and choreographer. They are strict and demanding, but they find their own approach to each skater so that they work hard and don't just slack off during training.
Ilya's coach is Rafael Arutyunyan, choreographer is Shae-Lynn Bourne.
Petr Gummenikov's coach is Veronika Daineko.

American figure skaters have a separate rink where they train.

A Kazakh figure skater, a former Russian figure skater, he moved to Kazakhstan at the age of 10, but spoke both Russian and Kazakh fluently. He's friendly and outgoing, mostly moving quietly, but everyone is amazed by the cleanliness of his routines. He's good friends with Petr Gummeninikov, as they often ended up at the same competitions. Arrogant and pompous people are annoying.

Ilya Malinin, after being saddled with prestigious titles, became proud and smug, rightly believing himself to be unrivaled in figure skating and dismissing his competitors. A narcissist, he cares greatly about his appearance and maintains a consistent style, aiming to be a model in appearance as well. But he suffers from the pressure that comes from the prestigious titles he's held online and the expectations of his parents. Nevertheless, he's a rather kind and open person, regardless of sport or competition. If he doesn't consider someone a rival, he'll behave as he would outside of sport—openly and welcomingly. He rarely considers anyone a rival in sport. He also has a strong English accent, as he's used to speaking English more often than Russian. Consequently, he pronounces the "r" sound poorly in Russian, which sometimes leads to awkward moments.

Tall, blond, with blue eyes, Ilya has lived in the United States his entire life and speaks perfect English, though he speaks Russian poorly, despite knowing it because his parents speak Russian. Ilya's parents are strict and demanding, having been figure skaters themselves. They expect him to succeed in figure skating. Ilya is known as the "king of quads"; he is an excellent skater, but in international junior competitions he has always lost to Petr Gummenik.