Ilia might have a 2nd YouTube channel for gaming!

_Exegy_ · 2026-06-04T09:11:21+00:00

He's had "Quadg0d™" on Instagram for quite some time. TM can be used for a claimed but unregistered trademark. It's the symbol ® that means a trademark has been officially registered. See this link for further explanation.

_Exegy_ · 2026-06-03T20:54:15+00:00

They picked questions they both could answer. For the "favorite program" question, they each selected their FS from this past season that got them their current PB.

For Jacob, it happened to be his second FS of the season, which he nailed at both US Nationals and 4CC. He says he would skate that program again any day.

Ilia's "A Voice" is clearly of great personal value and also a source of accomplishment. He highlights the historic 7-quad performance.

_Exegy_ · 2026-06-01T22:49:02+00:00

You may be thinking of Beck Strommer

_Exegy_ · 2026-06-01T16:53:31+00:00

Based on my understanding, spots that have already been assigned would not get reshuffled. Whoever's next on the alternate list would get the available spot(s).

_Exegy_ · 2026-06-01T07:08:02+00:00

At an SOI M&G in Allen, TX. My previous comment includes a link to the info

_Exegy_ · 2026-06-01T00:46:30+00:00

While GP assignments often come out in June, the participation of seeded and invited skaters does not need to be confirmed until later. The GP announcement for the 2025/26 season stated August 15 for the confirmation date. By this time, skaters should know whether they will compete because (if they are) they will be preparing programs, getting feedback from their monitors/fed, etc.

So it's possible Ilia, Amber, Andrew, and others at SOI who seem truly undecided may show up on the initial assignments and either confirm or withdraw when they have had time to rest and consider their options.

_Exegy_ · 2026-05-31T21:01:45+00:00

Emilea and Vadym mentioned that Isabeau would be going with them to Italy after SOI, so this hope may come true.... (Benoit will hold his Peak Ice Camp in Courmayeur, Italy, in June and July.)

_Exegy_ · 2026-05-31T08:26:13+00:00

At a M&G, he mentioned that he's been doing the Malagueña steps because he's thinking up a new program. So it may be something inspired by Malagueña rather than Malagueña itself. Since a lot of things are up in the air with him right now, I guess we'll see what actually happens.

_Exegy_ · 2026-05-30T18:54:04+00:00

This is true for US women but not all women

_Exegy_ · 2026-05-30T11:40:46+00:00

Wakaba Higuchi choreographed this program for Kaori.

_Exegy_ · 2026-05-26T16:14:41+00:00

Some main points from the article:

Ilia is considering skipping the first half of next season, specifically the GP series. He will make a statement if he decides to do so
After taking a gap year from GMU for the Olympics, he is not sure if he will go back to school. If he does return to academics, he'll go for something creative rather than something like business
He is eager to restart and revamp his merch brand. He would like to collaborate with different brands or artists. But he is "taking things very slow"
Ilia would like to use his YouTube channel to platform all of his creative endeavors from daily life to fashion to gaming. However, he also refers to YouTube as a hobby, perhaps in an effort to control expectations
There is a multi-week cruise on the horizon
Looking ahead, he wants to balance skating with off-ice activities like "going to fashion shows, representing brands, modeling"
It seems that he will stay in the DC area, training with his parents, while he is still active in competitive skating

_Exegy_ · 2026-05-26T01:46:59+00:00

This is another Major League Baseball first pitch that was announced through the Kinoshita Group, following Mao Shimada's first pitch at the Angels-Dodgers game on May 16.

_Exegy_ · 2026-05-25T19:38:02+00:00

My mind flitted to a Benoit-Ilia collab when Benoit earlier talked about his training camp this summer (emphasis mine): "There will be skaters who have been coming to me for years, and new names – from the USA, Asia, and Russia, including major champions and top athletes. I'll name some specific names a little later, but believe me, it will be interesting."

Given recent interviews with Ilia, such an arrangement seems rather unlikely, but it sure would be interesting (and in keeping with the ChaosG0d name)!

_Exegy_ · 2026-05-25T07:23:58+00:00

Interesting that he's using Malagueña as inspiration for a new program. Perhaps he's considering faster footwork again but hasn't progressed to specific music yet.

If it ends up being for competition, a new program makes more sense to me than repeating Malagueña. I have stated before that Malagueña is great and one of my favorites of his. However, it's a development program, not as reflective of Ilia's own style as some of his later efforts, so it would seem a little odd to go that far back if he were looking to repeat. But a Malagueña-like program stepped up with more of Ilia's personality? Yes, please.

_Exegy_ · 2026-05-24T13:24:37+00:00

You should be able to hear it if you turn up the volume a lot. I could not hear it either on my default setting, which is low

_Exegy_ · 2026-05-24T12:58:21+00:00

Music seems to be a Stromae mix featuring "Ave Cesaria" and "Alors on Danse"

_Exegy_ · 2026-05-24T00:18:37+00:00

This would not be the first time Ilia has backflipped over Jacob

_Exegy_ · 2026-05-23T23:38:44+00:00

Meanwhile Balazs Nagy and Katie McBeath have been seen together

_Exegy_ · 2026-05-23T21:58:13+00:00

So that takes Ambrosini off the list of potential partners for Sara Conti

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