In a shocking twist at the 2026 Winter Olympics, American figure skater Ilia Malinin​ didn't make it to the podium after falling twice during the free skate. Kazakhstan's Mikhail Shaidorov took home the gold.

The "Quad God" didn't look anything like himself. Ilia Malinin fell twice did not fully complete other elements of his typically unbeatable routine.

Ilia Malinin missed out on a medal in a stunning and dramatic men's figure skating final at the Winter Olympics today. The 21-year-old American fell twice in his final free skate to score 156.33 and finish eighth as Mikhail Shaidorov of Kazakhstan won gold.

That is the magnitude of Ilia Malinin’s implosion during the men’s free skate Friday night, when the heavily favored American figure skater fell twice in a nightmarish performance and missed the podium entirely as he plummeted to eighth place.

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Ilia Malinin was overheard indicating he would have skated better had he competed at the 2022 Olympics.

Ilia Malinin could not overcome negative thoughts and mistakes Friday, costing him a figure skating gold medal at the Winter Olympics.

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