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Malinin Falls Twice, Shaidorov Triumphs

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Ilia Malinin, the overwhelming U.S. favorite, fell twice in the Olympic free skate in Milan and slipped to eighth place, while Kazakhstan’s Mikhail Shaidorov claimed the gold.

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by Dean Giustini

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The other angle in the story was the opinion among skating fans like myself that only a perfect Kagiyama, or a charging Sato, could deny a less than perfect Malinin. No one saw Shaidorov coming. He wasn’t supposed to be the story. Yet somehow, the skating gods aligned perfectly for him.
February 14, 2026 at 3:29 AM

by Robert Black

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Ha ha ha holy shit, Ilia finished *15th* in the free skate itself
February 14, 2026 at 12:08 AM

by Robert Black

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So

Mikhail Shaidorov, who just won the Olympics, has thereby assured a spot in the exhibition gala

He skates his exhibition program..... in a giant panda costume youtu.be/xuMte7aJR58?...
Mikhail SHAIDOROV KAZ - grand prix final exhibition gala 2024
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February 14, 2026 at 12:00 AM

by Julian Ku

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Der Standard
Figure skating star Malinin completely unexpectedly misses a medal; gold goes to Schaidorow

Figure skating star Malinin completely unexpectedly misses a medal; gold goes to Schaidorow.

Figure skating star Malinin completely unexpectedly misses a medal; gold goes to Schaidorow
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El Pais
Ilia Malinin's fall disrupts Milan's ice

The favorite falls twice, and Kazakh Mikhail Shaidorov is crowned champion.

Ilia Malinin's fall disrupts Milan's ice
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ABC
Batacazo en los Juegos Olímpicos: el peor día para Ilia Malinin, con caídas, fallos y octavo

Se queda frío el pabellón. Se esperaba con ganas la actuación final de Ilia Malinin, tanta había sido la expectación, las cabriolas, la exhibición, lo inverosímil, el desafiar la lógica con sus patines. Pero en el momento en el que ya casi le colgaban la medalla de oro, los nervios, la decepción, la frustración. El peor día de las dos últimas temporadas para la estrella del patinaje artístico actual, dos veces campeón del mundo. Y el mejor para el kazajo Mikhail Shaidorov, que partía quinto y termina como campeón olímpico. Con plata para Kagiyama y bronce para Sato. Hay arte, hay espectáculo, hay fluidez, sincronía, precisión, fuerza, velocidad y destreza. Y con Ilia Malinin el patinaje artístico había entrado en otra dimensión: la exhibición, la locura, romper las normas en pos de un 'show'' que él ha convertido casi en rutina. Con 21 años, el estadounidense acumulaba dos temporadas como el referente en cualquier pista a la que sale y que conquistaba con su forma de entender este deporte. Una

Batacazo en los Juegos Olímpicos: el peor día para Ilia Malinin, con caídas, fallos y octavo
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La Repubblica
The fall of star Malinin: gold slips away in figure skating, tears remain

Incredible finish in the men's singles event: the American makes a huge mistake and finishes eighth. Gold to Kazakh Michail Shaidorov, silver to Yuma Kagiyama, Carolina Kostner's pupil.

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El Mundo
Ilia Malinin's drama: two falls leave the Quad God without a medal

The American finishes eighth, with 264.49, far from the podium, which is occupied by Shaidorov, Kagiyama and Sato. Read.

Ilia Malinin's drama: two falls leave the Quad God without a medal
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Aftenposten
The top favorite crushed after failing in the Olympic final: 'I've never seen him look so bad'

Ilia Malinin (21) fell twice and finished eighth.

The top favorite crushed after failing in the Olympic final: 'I've never seen him look so bad'
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Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
Liveblog Olympia 2026: figure skating star Malinin falls multiple times and misses a medal

Big drama around gold contenders +++ Curling men win thriller against Italy +++ Lindsey Vonn shares video message from the hospital +++ all Olympics 2026 news in the live blog.

Liveblog Olympia 2026: figure skating star Malinin falls multiple times and misses a medal
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The Guardian
Ilia Malinin falls twice as Kazakhstan’s Shaidorov stuns field for Olympic gold

Heavy US favorite falls twice in the free skate Kazakhstan’s Mikhail Shaidorov claims shock title For nearly two years, Ilia Malinin has made men’s figure skating feel predictable in the most spectacular of ways. On Friday night on the southern outskirts of Milan, the Olympic Games reminded the sport, and perhaps Malinin himself, that predictability is never guaranteed on its biggest stage. The overwhelming favorite entering the free skate, the 21-year-old American instead saw the Olympic title slip away to Kazakhstan’s Mikhail Shaidorov after an error-strewn performance that will go down among the biggest shocks in figure skating history. Continue reading. . .

Ilia Malinin falls twice as Kazakhstan’s Shaidorov stuns field for Olympic gold
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Süddeutsche Zeitung
Surprise in figure skating: Malinin crashes and finishes only in eighth place

The big favorite falters in the free program: Ilia Malinin makes too many mistakes in the Olympic figure skating final and finishes in eighth place. The Kazakh Michail Schaidorow is crowned Olympic champion.

Surprise in figure skating: Malinin crashes and finishes only in eighth place
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Le Figaro
Olympics 2026: Mikhail Shaidorov's improbable coronation, and the collapse of Adam Siao Him Fa and Ilia Malinin

At the end of a night that will go down in figure skating history, the 21-year-old Kazakh won Olympic gold, ahead of two Japanese skaters. The American favorite and the French skater, meanwhile, finished well behind.

Olympics 2026: Mikhail Shaidorov's improbable coronation, and the collapse of Adam Siao Him Fa and Ilia Malinin
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On a night filled with mistakes all over the ice, with many men’s figure skaters wondering what might have been, Canada’s Stephen Gogolev delivered a personal best performance.

The 21-year-old met the moment every time he took to the Olympic ice.

And he finished 5th.
February 13, 2026 at 10:03 PM

by Ian Campbell

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I have been to the Ramstore shopping mall where Mikhail Shaidorov learned to skate—it’s really surreal to see an ice rink inside a mall—so this is a pretty big day for me, too.
February 13, 2026 at 10:03 PM

by David Darmofal

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Shocking Olympic figure skating result. Shocking.
February 13, 2026 at 10:01 PM

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Mikhail Shaidorov, an iconic braces-wearing Olympic champion
February 13, 2026 at 10:00 PM
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