With the team competition starting first, the physical and emotional cost can ripple right on through into the individual ones.

Team USA figure skating sensation Ilia Malinin was riding high after helping to lift the United States to gold in the team overall competition at the 2026 Winter Olympics. He then entered the individual competition as the overwhelming favorite.

Maxim Naumov spoke to TODAY about what he told Ilia Malinin after Malinin fell during the Milan Cortina Olympics.

Both Ilia Malinin and Simone Biles have seen themselves fall from grace and been put through a lot mentally. For the gymnast, it was back at the Tokyo Olympics as the weight of expectation caused a temporary disconnect between her mind and body (twisties),

Following the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, top skaters like Ilia Malinin and Alysa Liu lead the "Stars on Ice" U.S. tour.

Ilia Malinin skated toward Olympic gold until his final performance unraveled the myth and revealed the human underneath.

Klæbo ties fellow Norwegian skiers Bjørn Dæhlie, Marit Bjørgen and Ole Einar Bjørndalen with eight career gold medals. He could soon hold the record all by himself with the men's 4 x 7.5km relay, men's team sprint and 50km mass start still left on his competition schedule.