An Ilia Malinin Story... Aspen Jones is America's biggest pop star, invited to perform at the Winter Olympics. Just another flawless moment in her carefully controlled career. Until she sees the person she tried to forget. The guy she can't get out of her head, even after 2 years of not seeing him. Ilia Malinin. Once, they were something undefined. Late nights, almost-love, and feelings neither of them dared to name. Now, he's chasing Olympic gold, and she's trapped in the pressure of perfection, but being this close again brings everything back. What starts as avoidance turns into stolen moments, lingering tension, and a connection neither of them ever really let go of. Because this time, falling for each other isn't simple. It could cost them everything.

They say that in figure skating, if you stare at your partner's blades, you'll eventually fall. You have to look at the horizon, they tell you. You have to trust that he is there without checking. "Don't fall, Kate," he whispered. "I won't if you don't," I replied. That was our first promise. Our first lie. I didn't know that thread would become a chain. I didn't know that for the next ten years, my every breath would depend on his.

Leonor Santos, a Portuguese sports psychologist that received the offer to work with Washington Figure Skating Club. After an awkward encounter with Alysa Liu, she and Leonor go to the rink for her presentation. Everything is going rather smooth until she bumps into someone. Side notes: this is a story from fan to fan and the personalities might not match to the person itself. English is not my mother language so I might do some spelling mistakes, so feel free to warn me about those so I can correct them!

Bellamy Alexander has spent her entire career fighting to be taken seriously. People see the blonde hair, blue eyes, and perfect smile before they see the medals around her neck. Bellamy stopped caring a long time ago. Let them underestimate her. She'll beat them anyway. Ilia Malinin doesn't underestimate anyone. Quiet off the ice and lethal on it, Ilia lives for one thing only: winning. While Bellamy thrives in the spotlight, Ilia avoids it at all costs. The only thing they have in common is Team USA and a rivalry so intense the entire skating world talks about it. Every competition becomes a battle. Every practice turns personal. Every glare lasts too long. Bellamy thinks Ilia is arrogant. Ilia thinks Bellamy is impossible. Then Olympic season pushes them closer than ever before. Underneath the arguments and bruised egos, Bellamy starts seeing the boy behind Ilia's cold exterior. Ilia starts realizing Bellamy's confidence hides cracks nobody else notices. And somewhere between fierce competition, late-night practices, and years of unresolved tension, hatred starts feeling dangerously close to something else.

IN WHICH iskra saprykina finds her way back to olympic ice after four years ...and maybe... also gets the boy of her dreams along the way

To the rest of the world, Ilia Malinin is the "Quad God," a gravity-defying force of nature on the ice. To me, he was just the guy who caught my eye from across the barrier during a late-night practice session in Japan. What started as a shared, silent nod of respect turns into a secret world of blue-light messages and midnight voice notes. As I follow the Grand Prix circuit, I'm just another face in the crowd of thousands. But behind the scenes, my phone is buzzing with his nervous pre-competition thoughts and post-win adrenaline. Navigating the distance between the spectator stands and the kiss-and-cry area is harder than any jump, especially when the line between "fan" and "something more" begins to blur under the arena lights. Author's Disclaimer & Content Warning Fiction & Reality: This is a work of fanfiction. While it features a fictionalized version of Ilia Malinin and other public figures in the skating world, all dialogue, private situations, and romantic plotlines are entirely products of my imagination. I do not claim to know these individuals personally, and this story is not intended to be a reflection of their real-life personalities, private lives, or relationships. Age & Maturity Rating: This book is intended for Mature Audiences (18+). It falls under the New Adult category. Please be advised that this story may contain: Strong language and adult themes. Suggestive situations and explicit romantic content (spice). All main characters are depicted as legal adults (Reader: 18 / Ilia: 21). Respect the Sport: While I am a huge fan of the figure skating community, some technical aspects or event schedules may be altered for the sake of the plot. This story is written for entertainment and to celebrate the passion of the sport!

𝟎𝐈. 𝐃𝐎𝐍'𝐓 𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐆𝐄𝐓 𝐀𝐁𝐎𝐔𝐓 𝐌𝐄! ━━ Cecília has always dreamed of making it to the Winter Olympics - she just never imagined she would feel so out of place once she finally got there. After years of grueling training on ice that barely existed back home, she earns a spot to represent Brazil in Milan. Far from the spotlight, with no crowd cheering her on, no impressive credentials to her name, and very few people who truly believe in her - the childhood dream she fought so hard for begins to feel far more daunting than she ever expected. Meanwhile, center stage, Ilia Malinin is the name on everyone's lips. The gold medal favorite, effortlessly charismatic, with a legion of fans at his feet - he is everything Cecília once dreamed of becoming. What she never anticipated, however, was that a series of shared practice sessions and near-accidental encounters would slowly begin to close the distance between her and the man they call the God of Quads.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ 𝐈𝐋𝐈𝐀 𝐌𝐀𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐈𝐍  𝐅𝐓.  𝐅𝐄𝐌𝐀𝐋𝐄!𝐎𝐂 𝐂𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐑 𝐁𝐘 @𝐀𝐒𝐀𝐏𝐎𝐄 𝐅𝐀𝐍𝐅𝐈𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 +𝟏𝟖 𝐀𝐒𝐀𝐏𝐎𝐄 © 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔.

August Carter is not a skater. She's not in Milan to watch the olympics. She's not like any girl Ilia has ever dated; not graceful, not cold, not even particularly polite. To make matters worse, she's never even heard of him. But maybe that's the kind of person he needs. ⋆｡°✩ or; Ilia finds a place of safety in a small café with an aspiring singer, and keeps coming back.

⁀➷ 𝐄𝐃𝐆𝐄𝐒 𝐎𝐅 𝐘𝐎𝐔 ⛸️❄️💫 ❪ 𝐹𝐸𝑀 𝒪𝒞 𝒳 𝐼𝐿𝐼𝒜 𝑀𝒜𝐿𝐼𝒩𝐼𝒩 ❫ 𝐃𝐔𝐀𝐋 𝐏𝐎𝐕𝐒! ﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌ "𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘰𝘯," 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘪𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴, "𝘐'𝘮 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶." "𝘐'𝘥 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘶𝘱 𝘪𝘧 𝘪𝘵 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘬𝘢𝘺." ﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌ ❝ 𝒶𝓉 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝑒𝓃𝒹 𝑜𝒻 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝒹𝒶𝓎, 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝒽𝑒𝒶𝓇𝓉 𝓌𝒶𝓃𝓉𝓈 𝓌𝒽𝒶𝓉 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝒽𝑒𝒶𝓇𝓉 𝓌𝒶𝓃𝓉𝓈 ❞ ꒰⛸️ ꒱༄ ✧･ﾟ· 𝙁𝙍𝙄𝙀𝙉𝘿𝙎 𝙏𝙊 𝙇𝙊𝙑𝙀𝙍𝙎 ✧･ﾟ·༄ ꒰⛸️ ꒱

Masen Gray is twenty-two, brilliant, and wildly out of place. After finishing her doctorate in psychology at record speed, she expects a future built on research, prestige, and control. Instead, a favor from her well-connected father lands her in the last place she belongs, working as the newest publicist and media specialist for the International Skating Union. Masen knows human behavior. She knows pressure, image management, ambition, and ego. She knows nothing about skating. She can't tell a lutz from a loop, refuses to step on the ice after a childhood fall, and enters the elite figure skating world armed with sharp wit, sharper instincts, and a South African accent no one ever places correctly. Then she meets Ilia Malinin. Olympian. Three-time world champion. Global sensation. On the ice, Ilia is fearless, commanding, and untouchable. Off the ice, he is shy, reserved, unexpectedly soft, and far more playful than the world sees. As Masen manages interviews, scandals, travel, and the constant circus surrounding elite competition, she finds herself drawn to the one person she absolutely cannot want. Because ISU personnel are forbidden from dating skaters. What begins as teasing glances and accidental tension grows into a dangerous secret neither of them knows how to stop. Across packed arenas, late-night flights, world championships, Olympic pressure, and the relentless spotlight of international sport, Masen and Ilia must choose between the rules that protect their careers and the feelings threatening to destroy their restraint. She was hired to protect the image. She never expected to risk her own heart.