American figure skating sensation Ilia Malinin fell twice in a disastrous free skate that sent him tumbling all the way off the podium at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Friday night, allowing Mikhail Shaidorov of Kazakhstan to claim a stunning gold medal.

Ilia Malinin enters the Olympic men’s free skate as the clear favorite, and he holds a strong lead after the short program. On Friday night at the Milan

Ilia Malinin needed only a mediocre performance to add individual gold to his team gold medal. Instead he was fighting back tears after one of the worst nights of his career.

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.

The gold medal in Men’s Figure Skating was Ilia Malinin’s for the taking. Taking to the ice for the final routine of the night in the men’s free skate, the path was clear for an easy evening, prompting Tara Lipinski and Johnny Weir to opine whether or not Malinin would really deliver his high-difficulty performance,

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.

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.

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.