Malinin collapses, Shaidorov wins gold
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Ilia Malinin, the runaway favorite, suffered a catastrophic free skate at the Milano Ice Skating Arena at the Olympics, falling repeatedly and finishing eighth as Mikhail Shaidorov won gold.
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by Elisa Perego
According to Sky sports Italy Grassl considered not competing in the men's figure skating long programme in view of severe gastrointestinal problems. He spoke of "food poisoning". The event was marred by many errors, including the shocker defeat of superstar I. Malinin
February 14, 2026 at 11:17 PM
According to Sky sports Italy Grassl considered not competing in the men's figure skating long programme in view of severe gastrointestinal problems. He spoke of "food poisoning". The event was marred by many errors, including the shocker defeat of superstar I. Malinin
The other angle in the story was the opinion among skating fans like myself that only a perfect Kagiyama, or a charging Sato, could deny a less than perfect Malinin. No one saw Shaidorov coming. He wasn’t supposed to be the story. Yet somehow, the skating gods aligned perfectly for him.
February 14, 2026 at 3:29 AM
The other angle in the story was the opinion among skating fans like myself that only a perfect Kagiyama, or a charging Sato, could deny a less than perfect Malinin. No one saw Shaidorov coming. He wasn’t supposed to be the story. Yet somehow, the skating gods aligned perfectly for him.