US EditionIlia Malinin Hints at 'Inevitable Crash' Amid Olympic Pressure and Online Hate in Social Media Post
Ilia Malinin cited Olympic pressure and persistent online hate as factors behind his two falls and eighth-place finish, despite a 14-event winning streak, he said.
- A social media post Monday by Ilia Malinin, U.S. figure skater, hinted at an `inevitable crash` amid Olympic pressure and online hate, using a black-and-white image of distress.
- Citing `vile online hatred`, Malinin described the pressure of the Olympics and `invisible battles` that attacked his mind.
- Technical errors during the free program saw him bail a quad axel, fall twice, and finish in eighth after helping the U.S. team secure gold. Malinin said he faced an `inevitable crash` amid pressure.
- He is expected to skate the exhibition gala on Saturday, and he hugged and congratulated surprise Olympic gold medalist Mikhail Shaidorov of Kazakhstan after the event.
- Having been unbeaten in 14 events over more than two years, Malinin, son of Olympic skaters Tatiana Malinina and Roman Skorniakov, is expected to chase a third world title next month in Prague.
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After his fiasco at the Winter Olympics, figure skating exceptional Ilia Malinin talks about "online hats" and the invisible battles of the exceptionals, which seem to have hit him hard as top favorites.
He was the top-avorite in the freestyle – then Ilia Malinin fell several times and missed a medal. Now the 21-year-old has expressed himself about pressure and hemes. And a performance still hinted at these games.
US figure skater hints at ‘inevitable crash’ amid Olympic pressure and online hate in social media post
Ilia Malinin posted a video on social media juxtaposing images of his many triumphs with a black-and-white image of the U.S. figure skater with his head buried in his hands.
Malinin hints at 'inevitable crash' amid pressure
Ilia Malinin posted a video on social media juxtaposing images of his many triumphs with a black-and-white image of the U.S. figure skater with his head buried in his hands, and a caption hinting at an "inevitable crash" amid the pressure of the Olympics.
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