The American superstar handled his loss with grace.

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.

Shaidorov completed one of the biggest upsets in figure skating history Friday night at the Milano Ice Skating Arena.

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 claimed gold, while Japan’s Yuma Kagiyama took silver and Japan’s Shun Sato won bronze.

American skater Ilia 'Quad God' Ilia Malinin fell short of the podium while the US women's curling team made history.

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 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.

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