From The Atlantic.

When Ilia Malinin reaches the apex of a vertical leap, he is spinning at 350 revolutions per minute—about the same as a kitchen stand mixer or the marine engine of an oil tanker, Sally Jenkins reports.

Jenkins spoke with Malinin ahead of the Winter Olympics to learn more about how the 21-year-old figure skater is transforming his sport—and what he’s planning next.

Read more from The Atlantic’s March issue: https://theatln.tc/ldMaIQI4

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