Ilia Malinin, Olympic and inevitable crash
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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.
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),
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.
U.S figure skater Ilia Malinin grabbed headlines for all the wrong reasons on Friday at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics. The “Quad God” won his first Olympic gold medal on Feb. 8 after he helped lead Team USA to victory in the team event.
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.