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Sometimes there are evolutionary leaps in sport, the arrival of athletes so physically dynamic, they widen the eyes with incredulity: the gymnast Simone Biles thundering in the air, the swimmer Michael Phelps coursing through the water with a wake like an attack boat’s. Malinin is one of these. In December, while refining his routine for his first Olympic Games, in Milan, the 21-year-old figure skater landed seven quadruple jumps in competition, spinning like a weather vane in a windstorm. No other competitor landed more than three. …
摘自《大西洋月刊》(The Atlantic)第337卷 第3期 · 2026年3月3日,Sally Jenkins。仅引用开头一小段供了解文章,版权归原刊所有,全文请阅读原刊。