US EditionAfter 'Olympic Curse' Hits Ilia Malinin in His Free Skate, the 'Quad God' Sets His Sights on Future
Malinin fell twice in the free skate, ending his two-year unbeaten streak and finishing eighth, while Shaidorov earned his career-best 291.58 points for gold, officials said.
- On Friday, Ilia Malinin fell twice in the men's free skate at Milano Ice Arena, finishing eighth and off the podium, allowing Mikhail Shaidorov to claim gold.
- After the skate, Malinin acknowledged overwhelming nerves and described the problem as `definitely mental`, adding `I was not expecting that`.
- In the free skate, Malinin doubled a planned quad loop, fell on a quad lutz stopping a combination, and downgraded the final jumping pass, finishing with 264.49 points and ending a two-plus year unbeaten streak.
- Tearful after the skate, Malinin told reporters `I think obviously I should take the stuff that I learned from here and use it to my knowledge to see what I can do in the future for this to not happen`, vowing to rebound.
- Mikhail Shaidorov, who started the night sixth, produced a career-best 291.58 to win gold while NBC will re-air the men's free skate at 7:30 p.m. CT.
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