Ilia Malinin ponders what's next after Olympic fall:
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Malinin’s Fall Shakes Up Olympic Figure Skating PodiumAfter two falls, Malinin dropped off the podium at the 2026 Winter Olympics, with Shaidorov claiming a surprising gold medal.
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- Ilia Malinin, the favorite for gold, fell twice during his free skate, causing him to miss a medal at the 2026 Winter Games.
- Mikhail Shaidorov of Kazakhstan delivered a standout performance to capture the unexpected Olympic gold.
- Despite the setback, Malinin showed sportsmanship by congratulating Shaidorov immediately after the event.
- At 21, Malinin remains the reigning world champion and a leading contender for the 2030 Winter Olympics.
The pressure of the Olympics really gets you. People say there’s an Olympic curse, that the Olympic gold medal favorite is always going to skate bad at the Olympics.— Ilia Malinin discusses the pressure associated with the Olympics and the challenges faced by favorites.
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