Ilia Malinin missed out on a medal in a stunning and dramatic men's figure skating final at the Winter Olympics today. The 21-year-old American fell twice in his final free skate to score 156.33 and finish eighth as Mikhail Shaidorov of Kazakhstan won gold.

Ilia Malinin stumbled under Olympic pressure as underdog Mikhail Shaidorov captured gold in a shocking Olympic men’s figure skating final at Milano-Cortina 2026.

Ilia Malinin failed to medal in the biggest surprise of the 2026 Winter Olympics to date. The two-time reigning world champion had a disastrous free skate in which he fell and failed to deliver on a handful of technical aspects.

Team USA figure skating sensation Ilia Malinin entered Friday as an overwhelming favorite to take home gold in the men’s free skate at the 2026 Winter Olympics. Unfortunately, things did not go as planned.

Kazakhstan's Mikhail Shaidorov wins Olympic gold in men's figure skating, taking the podium with two Japan skaters after Ilia Malinin meltdown.

Malinin’s incredible performance in the Free Skate on Sunday helped give the United States its second straight Olympic gold in the Team Event, narrowly squeaking by the strong Japanese squad. Kagiyama actually posted a better score than Malinin in the Short Program late last week.

US star Ilia Malinin suffered the biggest upset of the Winter Olympics on Friday as the overwhelming favourite for the men's figure skating title fell twice to finish off the podium, with Mikhail Shaidorov of Kazakhstan taking a surprise gold.

When it comes to the Winter Olympics, figure skating is always one of the most anticipated, most-watched events of the two-week extravaganza. That is once again the case with the 2026 Milan-Cortina Games.

The Men's Figure Skating at the 2026 Milan Winter Olympics has another free skate schedule for Friday, Feb. 13.

United States figure skating sensation Ilia Malinin was finally beaten in a dramatic men's singles competition on Friday, finishing eighth overall after an error-strewn free skate routine at the 2026 Winter Olympics.

Biles said she's "just really excited to watch" the athletes competing in men's figure skating

Eleven-time Olympic medalist Simone Biles showed up Friday to watch Ilia Malinin compete for the men's figure skating gold medal.