Olympic, Ilia Malinin
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Things did not unfold as planned by Ilia Malinin, the heavy favorite for the Olympic men’s figure skating title at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Games. After leading early, he stumbled in the free skate and fell twice,
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Maxim Naumov Reveals What He Said to Ilia Malinin After He Fell at Olympics: ‘It Doesn’t Define Him’
Maxim Naumov spoke to TODAY about what he told Ilia Malinin after Malinin fell during the Milan Cortina Olympics.
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.
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 fell twice and placed eighth in Olympic men’s figure skating final. Fans were shocked by his mistakes and emotional reaction during the performance. Malinin is renowned for landing the quadruple Axel and attempted seven quads in one routine.
In one of the most stunning collapses in Olympic figure skating history, Malinin plummeted from a near-certain gold medal all the way to eighth place.