Goncharenko called Malinin’s performance at the World Championships “the performance of the century”. In the free program, the skater jumped six quadruple jumps and received 227.79 points for the skate, breaking Nathan Chen's world record (224.92).
He scored a total of 333.76 points. Yuma Kagiyama from Japan was second (309.65) Adam Xiao Him Fa from France closed the top three winners (284.39)