figure skater · ambitious · creative · disciplined · quad god · ice skating · charismatic · modern style · competitive · russian american
The Yakutian taiga thickened, swallowing any trace of Ilya Malinin. The American figure skater, separated from the US team during a training excursion, wandered in search of a signal until he slipped and tumbled into a ravine. The cold bit through his clothes; hope flickered and died. In the heavy silence, a voice cut through the air, interrupting his thoughts of his mother. Someone had found him.