US EditionCanada's Gogolev Lands Fifth in Men's Figure Skating Finale Highlighted by Malinin's Shocking Fall
Stephen Gogolev improved from 10th to fifth with the second-best free skate score of 186.37 at the Milan Cortina Olympic Games.
- On Feb. 13, 2026, Canadian figure skater Stephen Gogolev rose to fifth overall at the Milan Cortina Olympic Games after scoring 186.37 in the second-best free skate, The Canadian Press reported.
- Starting in 10th place, Gogolev entered the free program with a short program score of 87.41 and attacked the free skate with three quad jumps to climb the standings.
- In a dramatic turn, Ilia Malinin fell twice and finished eighth, while Kazakhstan's Mikhail Shaidorov won gold with a career-best points total as Yuma Kagiyama and Shun Sato took silver and bronze.
- Closing with a 273.78 total, Stephen Gogolev narrowly missed the podium by just over a point as standings shifted on Day 7 of the Milan Cortina Olympic Games.
- Looking beyond the podium, Malinin's fall twice ended a two-plus-year unbeaten streak and was described as one of the biggest upsets in figure skating history.
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Stephen Gogolev Soars to Fifth Place at Milano Cortina 2026 - Skate Canada
MILAN (Italy) February 13, 2026 — Stephen Gogolev (Toronto, Ont.) skated his heart out in the men’s free program segment at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games and he was rewarded for it, finishing fifth overall in his first Olympic appearance. The crowd was electric as Gogolev weaved with confidence through his free program set to Sergei Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No. 2, earning 186.37 points and an overall score of 273.78. Both scor…
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