{"id":20362,"date":"2026-04-14T06:46:56","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T06:46:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/?p=20362"},"modified":"2026-04-14T06:46:56","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T06:46:56","slug":"ilia-malinin-and-mone-chiba-completely-stole-the-moment-at-stars-on-ice-osaka-2026-with-a-heartwarming-duet-to-youve-got-a-friend-in-me-turning-the-performance-into-pure-fe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/?p=20362","title":{"rendered":"Ilia Malinin and Mone Chiba completely stole the moment at Stars on Ice Osaka 2026 with a heartwarming duet to \u201cYou\u2019ve Got a Friend in Me,\u201d turning the performance into pure feel-good magic from the very first seconds."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12\">\n<div class=\"mg-header mb-30\">\n<h1 class=\"title\"><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"single-main-content row\">\n<div class=\"col-lg-9 col-md-8\">\n<div class=\"mg-blog-post-box\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/flashnewswave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Frame-Thumb-23.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flashnewswave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Frame-Thumb-23.jpg 650w, https:\/\/flashnewswave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Frame-Thumb-23-300x162.jpg 300w\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"351\" \/><\/p>\n<article class=\"small single p-3\"><ins class=\"982a9496\" data-key=\"07709f998cf05ef88546b4661380ac68\"><\/ins><\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">Ilia Malinin and Japan\u2019s Mone Chiba stole the show at the\u00a0<strong>Stars on Ice 2026<\/strong>\u00a0tour stop in Osaka with a charming pair exhibition to the Disney classic\u00a0<strong>\u201cYou\u2019ve Got a Friend in Me\u201d<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">The unlikely pairing \u2014 the powerful American \u201cQuad God\u201d and the elegant Japanese skater \u2014 delivered a fun, light-hearted routine filled with playful lifts, synchronized movements, and genuine chemistry that had the audience smiling throughout.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cf.preview.redd.it\/new-pair-chiba-malinin-and-other-fun-japan-soi-pics-v0-uvj947xv90tg1.jpg?width=640&amp;crop=smart&amp;auto=webp&amp;s=9d008bcb2453ac7483f490297f6e4e4d909f921f\" alt=\"r\/IliaQuadg0dMalinin - New Pair Chiba\/Malinin (and other fun Japan SOI pics)\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-4\"><\/div>\n<p dir=\"auto\">Fans were quick to praise the duo\u2019s adorable performance, with many calling it one of the highlights of the entire Stars on Ice Japan tour. The routine perfectly matched the upbeat and friendly energy of the song, showcasing a completely different side of both skaters compared to their usual competitive programs.<\/p>\n<div class=\"y40ojjU3\"><\/div>\n<p dir=\"auto\">Backstage photos and videos also showed Ilia Malinin, Mone Chiba, and other skaters (including Amber Glenn) enjoying the tour together, adding to the warm, celebratory atmosphere of the event.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cf.preview.redd.it\/new-pair-chiba-malinin-and-other-fun-japan-soi-pics-v0-chfapwgx90tg1.jpg?width=640&amp;crop=smart&amp;auto=webp&amp;s=775ea6cee99c35b0084fb5ebd442d29c77d004ca\" alt=\"r\/IliaQuadg0dMalinin - New Pair Chiba\/Malinin (and other fun Japan SOI pics)\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-5\"><\/div>\n<p dir=\"auto\">This fun collaboration is part of the ongoing\u00a0<strong>Stars on Ice 2026<\/strong>\u00a0Japan shows, which bring together top international and Japanese skaters for post-season exhibitions.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">The Osaka performance has already gone viral among figure skating fans, with many requesting more pair numbers like this in future ice shows.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cf.preview.redd.it\/new-pair-chiba-malinin-and-other-fun-japan-soi-pics-v0-q5yqdmhod0tg1.jpeg?width=1080&amp;format=pjpg&amp;auto=webp&amp;s=cb87e71bdf5cba235e454eea7ec5439749d06a09\" alt=\"CDN media\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"4QimoUgo\"><\/div>\n<p dir=\"auto\">Have you seen Ilia Malinin and Mone Chiba\u2019s \u201cYou\u2019ve Got a Friend in Me\u201d routine yet? What did you think of their pairing?<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ilia Malinin &amp; Mone Chiba Pair Performance Stars on Ice 2026\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UYj-cCPLlQs?feature=oembed\" width=\"\u201c350&quot;\" height=\"\u201c235&quot;\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-origwidth=\"563\" data-origheight=\"1000\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ilia Malinin and Japan\u2019s Mone Chiba stole the show at the\u00a0Stars on Ice 2026\u00a0tour stop in Osaka with a charming pair exhibition to the Disney classic\u00a0\u201cYou\u2019ve Got&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":20363,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20362","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20362","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=20362"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20362\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20364,"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20362\/revisions\/20364"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/20363"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=20362"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=20362"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=20362"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}