February 13, 2026
US Figure Skater Malinin Falls Twice in Free Skate, Drops to 8th as Kazakhstan’s Shaidorov Claims Olympic Gold
‘I blew it,’ Malinin said afterward. ‘That’s honestly the first thing that came to my mind.’
TL;DR
- Ilia Malinin fell twice during his free skate at the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics.
- Malinin dropped from first place after the short program to eighth overall.
- His performance ended a two-plus year unbeaten streak spanning 14 competitions.
- Mikhail Shaidorov of Kazakhstan won the gold medal with 291.58 points.
- Shaidorov's victory secured Kazakhstan's first gold medal of the Winter Games.
- Yuma Kagiyama of Japan won silver, and Shun Sato took bronze.
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