Arutyunyan Removed as Malinin’s Coach from Federation Profile

Coach Rafael Arutyunyan has been removed from the list of specialists working with American figure skater and two-time world champion Ilya Malinin. The U.S. Figure Skating Federation has published updated information about its athletes, and Arutyunyan’s name is no longer listed in Malinin’s profile.

The trainers for the American figure skater are his parents, Roman Skorniakov and Tatyana Malinina. Although Rafael Arutyunyan primarily provided consultations to Ilya, he was listed as his coach in the ISU profile.

It’s worth noting that Malinin is one of the top contenders for the gold medal at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan. He has stood on the podium in the last three world championships, winning two of them.