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<\/picture>\nIlia Malinin of the United States falls during the men\u2019s single skating at the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games at Milano Ice Skating Arena Feb. 13, 2026, in Milan, Italy.\u00a0(Jamie Squire\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Afterward, Malinin\u00a0reposted several TikToks, including one with the message, \u201cSometimes I wish something bad would just happen to me so I don\u2019t have to do it myself.\u201d<\/p>\n
Another video had the message, \u201cYour little boy is tired mom.\u201d<\/p>\n
Malinin also shared posts from \u201cHealing Letters,\u201d an account that writes messages in a book. One said, \u201cWhen I get home and step into my room and my eyes start watering because no one knows how hard I\u2019m truly trying.\u201d<\/p>\n
Another one said, \u201cNothing hurts more than trying your best and still not being good enough,\u201d and the book was slammed shut.<\/p>\n
U.S. Figure Skating did not immediately respond to a request for comment after fans showed concern and support throughout the comments.<\/p>\n
\u201cYOU DID SO WELL ILIA, YOU ARE INCREDIBLE!!!!! I LOVE YOU,\u201d one user wrote.<\/p>\n
\u201cIlia \ud83d\ude41 I Hope he is okay\u2026\u201d added another.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou are still a champion, Ilia Malinin One result doesn\u2019t define your talent or your strength. We\u2019re proud of you no matter what place you take. Keep going \u2013 your time to shine is always ahead. You are the best,\u201d one more said.<\/p>\n
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<\/picture><\/div>\nIlia Malinin of the United States reacts to his disastrous routine after he fell twice during the men\u2019s singles skating-free skating competition at the Milano Ice Skating Arena at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympic Games 2026 Feb. 13, 2026, in Milan, Italy. (Tim Clayton\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Malinin admitted\u00a0his mind was pretty cluttered\u00a0as he took the ice.<\/p>\n
\u201cI just had so many thoughts and memories flood right before I got into my starting pose, and almost, I think, it maybe overwhelmed me a little bit. I\u2019ve been through a lot in my life, a lot of bad and good experiences,\u201d Malinin told reporters.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo, I just feel like it\u2019s the pressure of especially being that Olympic gold medal hopeful. It was just something I can\u2019t control now.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe pressure of the Olympics, it\u2019s really something different, and I think not a lot of people understand that. They only understand that from the inside and going into this competition, especially today, I felt really confident, really good,\u201d he added. \u201cBut it really just went by so fast I did not have time to process.\u201d<\/p>\n
When his routine started Friday, Malinin connected on a quad flip to start but then settled for a single axel. He then had a double loop instead of a quad loop. He fell on a quad Lutz attempt and then fell on another jump shortly after. He scored 156.33 points, a far cry from the world record of 238.24 he set in December and the 200-point mark he routinely hits in the free skate.<\/p>\n
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<\/picture><\/div>\nIlia Malinin of the United States leaves the ice after competing in men\u2019s single skating during the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games at Milano Ice Skating Arena Feb. 13, 2026, in Milan, Italy. (Jamie Squire\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Mikhail Shaidorov of Kazakhstan won the gold with a total score of 291.58, a personal best. His score of 198.94 in Friday\u2019s free skate was also the highest of his career. Yuma Kagiyama of\u00a0Japan\u00a0got the silver, and Shun Sato, Kagiyama\u2019s teammate, came away with the bronze.<\/p>\n
Malinin, who posts total scores in the 300s regularly, settled for just 264.49 points. His personal best is 333.81.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Fans are concerned after it was revealed that videos with vulnerable messages were reposted by\u00a0\u201cQuad God\u201d Ilia Malinin\u00a0on TikTok. The 21-year-old had a clear path to win the men\u2019s singles skating gold medal Friday night, but after\u00a0falling twice,\u00a0he settled for eighth place. Malinin was blunt about his performance when speaking to NBC afterward, saying simply, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":617,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-616","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\n