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.

Ilia Malinin is seeking to build on a long list of Olympic gold medal winners in the event.

Ilia Malinin did not hold back on Team USA following one of the biggest upsets in Olympic history on Friday night.

Ilia Malinin announces next career steps after fall-ridden Olympics program cost U.S. figure skating star gold medal originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Ilia Malinin isn't going to wait long to get back on the ice.

MILAN (AP) — Ilia Malinin need only to have looked into the stands on Friday night, where Nathan Chen watched as the American figure skating sensation known as the “Quad god” fell apart in his Olympic free skate,

Ilia Malinin tumbled out of medal contention after two falls, as Kazakhstan’s Mikhail Shaidorov claimed Olympic gold.

Team USA figure skating sensation Ilia Malinin entered Friday as an overwhelming favorite to take home gold in the men’s free skate at the 2026 Winter Olympics. Unfortunately, things did not go as planned.

Ilia Malinin skated for a gold medal Friday, Feb. 13, at the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics. He fell twice, though, and finished fourth.

Team USA’s Ilia Malinin fell short of earning a medal in men's figure skating after a shaky free skate routine at the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics on Friday.

Like her brother, Ilia Malinin's sister is also a nationally ranked figure skater

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