Ilia Malinin showed why he is red-hot favourite for Olympic gold by winning the Grand Prix Final with a world-record free skate score after landing an incredible seven quads on Saturday.
World champion Alysa Liu made it an American double in Nagoya, coming from behind to win the women's competition.
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