Here’s what top Team USA skaters just said about Utah’s 2034 Winter Games
‘Stars on Ice’ performers who competed in Milan’s Olympics surprised to hear Maverik Center will be the figure skating venue.
American figure skater Jason Brown practices for Stifel Stars on Ice at the Maverik Center in West Valley on Thursday, May 14, 2026. Utah will serve as host of the U. S.
Figure Skating Championships for the first time since 1999, with championship-level competition taking place Jan. 5-10, 2027, at the Maverik Center, the site of the 2002 Olympic Winter Games and the upcoming 2034 Olympic Winter Games. | Laura Seitz, Deseret News For a figure skater known to the world as the “Quad God,” Ilia Malinin seemed pretty down to earth at the Maverik Center in West Valley City, where he and other Team USA stars were set to perform on the same ice that will be used for the sport at the 2034 Winter Games .
Will Malinin, a three-time world champion and an Olympic gold medalist in the figure skating team event known for his quadruple jumps, still be competing then? “I sure hope so. We’ll see how my body holds on to then, but I’m looking forward to being here no matter what,” the 21-year-old told reporters during a break from rehearsing for Thursday night’s Stifel Stars on Ice show.
American figure skater Ilia Malinin practices a quadruple Axel for Stifel Stars on Ice at the Maverik Center in West Valley on Thursday, May 14, 2026. Utah will serve as host of the U. S.
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