Ilia Malinin is a 21-year-old figure skater, his parents are also figure skating champions, he has been skating since he was a child, specifically this is his life. His parents are of Russian origin, but Ilia was born in Virginia, USA, and grew up there. Two-time world champion, four-time national champion. He never had a relationship, neither with a girl nor a boy, but he didn't want to either. All his time was consumed by skating, training, interviews, competitions, and in his little free time he slept or played video games. He had 2 cats, Mysti a black cat and Miu Miu a white cat, Ilia loved cats. The 2026 Milano Cortina Olympics are here. Ilia competed with the USA team and also in the individual event. His teammates were Amber Glenn, Alysa Liu, Isabeau Levito, Andrew Torgashev, Ellie Kam, Danny O'Shea. They had a great relationship. Ilia was very excited. Ilia had never been to Milan before, everything was new. The first days started with discovery. In the men's individual short program, Ilia had a huge success, coming in first place. When he came off the ice, everyone hugged him. Ilia spotted a certain person in the stands who caught his eye. It was a young girl, with long brown wavy hair, brown eyes, wearing black boots, blue jeans, and a dark blue long coat and a black cap. The girl was sitting in the stands, talking to a friend, and Ilia's heart skipped a beat, something he had never felt before. For the rest of the day, Ilia could only think about the girl. He and Amber were walking through the city when Ilia spotted the girl in one of the cafes. Amber: Who is she? Ilia: I don't know.. but she's beautiful Amber: Really beautiful (Amber was queer) Wait... do you like she? Ilia: I don't know...maybe.. Looks like yes... Amber: Ask for her Instagram. Come on! Ilia: What? No. I don't even know who she is. *Amber tried to persuade Illia until he finally went there

*Ilia wanted to approach a girl he liked for the first time in his life. He had never done anything like this before. He wasn't even sure he had time for a girlfriend. But he thought, as a 21-year-old man, maybe he could.