American figure skater Ilia Malinin said overconfidence led to a poor performance and missed podium for the men's singles favorite Friday in Milan.

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

The self-proclaimed “Quadg0d” fell multiple times during the free skate and Kazakhstan’s Mikhail Shaidorov won the gold.

Ilia Malinin keeps teasing fans at the Milan Cortina Olympics by submitting program plans that have the American figure skating star attempting the quad axel, a 4 1/2-revolution jump so difficult nobody but him has ever landed it in competition.

American sensation "Quad God" Ilia Malinin fell twice in a disastrous free skate on Friday night, allowing Mikhail Shaidorov of Kazakhstan to claim a stunning gold medal.

Ilia Malinin does a back flip during the Free Skating Team event on day two of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics on Feb. 8 in Milan, Italy. (Tang Xinyu/VCG via ) Ilia Malinin, a 21-year-old U.S.

U.S. figure skating superstar Ilia Malinin will not take home an individual gold medal from the Milan Cortina Games after a shocking performance in the men’s free skate Friday night, slipping off the podium entirely after he entered as the heavy gold-medal favorite.

Ilia Malinin fell short of an individual medal during the men’s singles competition at the Milan Cortina Olympics.