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Ilia Malinin missed out on a medal in a stunning and dramatic men's figure skating final at the Winter Olympics today. The 21-year-old American fell twice in his final free skate to score 156.33 and finish eighth as Mikhail Shaidorov of Kazakhstan won gold.
In what turned out to be a shocking finish to the men's free skate finals, USA's Ilia Malinin failed to medal at the 2026 Winter Olympics after falling twice during his routine. Malinin was overcome with emotions after what was a catastrophic routine filled with errors, but took the loss in stride saying he'll use this as a learning opportunity.
"I blew it," he said to NBC after placing eighth
Eleven-time Olympic medalist Simone Biles showed up Friday to watch Ilia Malinin compete for the men's figure skating gold medal.
Following multiple stumbles in his program, Malinin lost 72 points botching several jumps including his signature quadruple axel stumbling his way to a shocking 8th place finish in the event with Mikhail Shaidorov of Kazakhstan winning the gold.
American figure skater Amber Glenn didn't fall, so why did her score plummet? An "invalid element" turned a clean skate into Olympic heartbreak.
Here's a snippet of reactions on Ilia Malinin's shocking loss in men's figure skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics from social media.
In the biggest sporting shock of these Winter Olympics, Ilia Malinin – “the Quad God” – literally crumbled in the men’s figure skating to finish only eighth.
Ilia Malinin was supposed to dominate the men’s figure skating final on Friday to win his first individual Olympic medal. The “Quad God” was widely considered the favorite to win first place at the event,
American figure skating sensation Ilia Malinin fell twice in a disastrous free skate that sent him tumbling all the way off the podium at the Milan Cortina
Ilia Malinin struggled to hold back tears as he fell twice during the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics figure skating finals. The 21-year-old figure skating prodigy took eighth place in the finals, shocking fans and leaving them heartbroken for him.