{"id":681,"date":"2026-02-23T20:09:11","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T20:09:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vibes15.com\/?p=681"},"modified":"2026-02-23T20:09:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T20:09:11","slug":"ilia-malinin-was-captured-looking-completely-stunned-while-watching-alysa-liu-deliver-a-gold-medal-winning-performance-his-visible-shock-and-awe-highlighted-the-extraordinary-technical-and-artistic-l","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vibes15.com\/?p=681","title":{"rendered":"Ilia Malinin was captured looking completely stunned while watching Alysa Liu deliver a gold-medal-winning performance. His visible shock and awe highlighted the extraordinary technical and artistic level she achieved on the ice. This viral moment of one skating phenom marvelling at another has quickly become a highlight of the competition."},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"relative z-10\">\n<h4 class=\"my-2.5 text-darkGrey font-group-gigantic\">Ilia Malinin\u2019s Stunned Reaction Watching Alysa Liu\u2019s Gold Medal Performance<\/h4>\n<div class=\"article-intro mb-4 text-darkGrey font-group-big md:font-group-normal lg:font-group-big\">The \u201cQuad God\u201d is blown away watching the 20-year-old Liu take home gold after his Olympic disaster at the Milano Cortina Games.<\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex items-center justify-between text-grey font-group-tiny\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center\">Matt Ryan<span class=\"inline-block mx-1\">|<\/span><time datetime=\"2026-02-19T22:51:36Z\">20 hours ago<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-0 md:mb-9 relative mx-0\">\n<figure>\n<div class=\"overflow-hidden bg-lightGrey\" data-lead-image=\"true\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_542,w_5388,h_3030\/c_fill,w_360,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fmmsport%2Fthe_athlete_lifestyle_on_si%2F01khw0g5bpj4hdg784hz.jpg 1x, https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_542,w_5388,h_3030\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fmmsport%2Fthe_athlete_lifestyle_on_si%2F01khw0g5bpj4hdg784hz.jpg 2x, https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_542,w_5388,h_3030\/c_fill,w_1080,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fmmsport%2Fthe_athlete_lifestyle_on_si%2F01khw0g5bpj4hdg784hz.jpg 3x\" media=\"(max-width: 719px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_542,w_5388,h_3030\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fmmsport%2Fthe_athlete_lifestyle_on_si%2F01khw0g5bpj4hdg784hz.jpg 1x, https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_542,w_5388,h_3030\/c_fill,w_1440,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fmmsport%2Fthe_athlete_lifestyle_on_si%2F01khw0g5bpj4hdg784hz.jpg 2x, https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_542,w_5388,h_3030\/c_fill,w_1440,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fmmsport%2Fthe_athlete_lifestyle_on_si%2F01khw0g5bpj4hdg784hz.jpg 3x\" media=\"(max-width: 1079px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_542,w_5388,h_3030\/c_fill,w_1080,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fmmsport%2Fthe_athlete_lifestyle_on_si%2F01khw0g5bpj4hdg784hz.jpg 1x, https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_542,w_5388,h_3030\/c_fill,w_2160,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fmmsport%2Fthe_athlete_lifestyle_on_si%2F01khw0g5bpj4hdg784hz.jpg 2x, https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_542,w_5388,h_3030\/c_fill,w_2160,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fmmsport%2Fthe_athlete_lifestyle_on_si%2F01khw0g5bpj4hdg784hz.jpg 3x\" media=\"(min-width: 1080px)\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"undefined w-full w-full\" title=\"Feb 10, 2026; Milan, Italy; Ilia Malinin of the United States of America competes in men's singles short program during the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games at Milano Ice Skating Arena.\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_542,w_5388,h_3030\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/ImagnImages\/mmsport\/the_athlete_lifestyle_on_si\/01khw0g5bpj4hdg784hz.jpg\" alt=\"Feb 10, 2026; Milan, Italy; Ilia Malinin of the United States of America competes in men's singles short program during the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games at Milano Ice Skating Arena.\" width=\"5388\" height=\"3030\" \/><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex items-center gap-4 ml-1 pb-2 mt-4 md:m-3 text-grey font-group-tiny\" data-lead-image=\"true\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center gap-4 ml-1 pb-2 mt-4 md:m-3 text-grey font-group-tiny\" data-lead-image=\"true\"><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption>Feb 10, 2026; Milan, Italy; Ilia Malinin of the United States of America competes in men\u2019s singles short program during the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games at Milano Ice Skating Arena. | James Lang-Imagn Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"viewablity-block\">\n<div class=\"article-content\">\n<p id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\">Before the Milano Cortina Games began,\u00a0Ilia Malinin\u00a0was favored to be the U.S. figure skating gold medalist for the men with\u00a0Alysa Liu\u00a0a dark horse for the women. While the \u201cQuad God\u201d Malinin failed in his biggest moment, Liu put on the performance of her life to become an Olympic champion.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-4\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\">The 21-year-old Malinin was expected to win gold after building what seemed like an insurmountable lead after the short program. He\u2019d unfortunately fall twice, and with it his dreams of not only an Olympic gold, but a medal at all in the individual event.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mm-ad-placeholder-tout_d_1_4\" class=\"mm-slot-content\">\n<div id=\"tout_d_1_4_slot0_slot1\" data-gpid=\"\/23162276296\/fannation_onsi\/lifestyle\/si.com\/tout_d_1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"overflow-hidden bg-lightGrey undefined\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fmmsport%2Fthe_athlete_lifestyle_on_si%2F01khw0x76yjtw96394tr.jpg 1x, https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fmmsport%2Fthe_athlete_lifestyle_on_si%2F01khw0x76yjtw96394tr.jpg 2x, https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fmmsport%2Fthe_athlete_lifestyle_on_si%2F01khw0x76yjtw96394tr.jpg 3x\" media=\"(max-width: 719px)\" \/><source 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https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fmmsport%2Fthe_athlete_lifestyle_on_si%2F01khw0x76yjtw96394tr.jpg 3x\" media=\"(min-width: 1080px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"undefined w-full w-full\" title=\"Ilia Malini\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/ImagnImages\/mmsport\/the_athlete_lifestyle_on_si\/01khw0x76yjtw96394tr.jpg\" alt=\"Ilia Malini\" width=\"0\" \/><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex items-center gap-4 text-grey font-group-tiny m-3\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center gap-4 text-grey font-group-tiny m-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption>Ilia Malinin couldn\u2019t hide his emotions after failing to medal at the Milano Cortina Games. | James Lang-Imagn Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"inline-text-4\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\">Both Malinin and Liu did team up for a gold medal in the combined team skate earlier in the Winter Olympics.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-5\"><\/div>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"overflow-hidden bg-lightGrey undefined\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_232,y_0,w_2918,h_4377\/c_fill,w_360,ar_2:3,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fmmsport%2Fthe_athlete_lifestyle_on_si%2F01khw0m2jynzmex4j7pv.jpg 1x, https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_232,y_0,w_2918,h_4377\/c_fill,w_720,ar_2:3,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fmmsport%2Fthe_athlete_lifestyle_on_si%2F01khw0m2jynzmex4j7pv.jpg 2x, https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_232,y_0,w_2918,h_4377\/c_fill,w_1080,ar_2:3,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fmmsport%2Fthe_athlete_lifestyle_on_si%2F01khw0m2jynzmex4j7pv.jpg 3x\" media=\"(max-width: 719px)\" \/><source 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https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_232,y_0,w_2918,h_4377\/c_fill,w_1440,ar_2:3,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fmmsport%2Fthe_athlete_lifestyle_on_si%2F01khw0m2jynzmex4j7pv.jpg 2x, https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_232,y_0,w_2918,h_4377\/c_fill,w_1440,ar_2:3,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fmmsport%2Fthe_athlete_lifestyle_on_si%2F01khw0m2jynzmex4j7pv.jpg 3x\" media=\"(min-width: 1080px)\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"undefined w-full w-full\" title=\"Alyssa Li\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_232,y_0,w_2918,h_4377\/c_fill,w_720,ar_2:3,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/ImagnImages\/mmsport\/the_athlete_lifestyle_on_si\/01khw0m2jynzmex4j7pv.jpg\" alt=\"Alyssa Li\" width=\"2918\" height=\"4377\" \/><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex items-center gap-4 text-grey font-group-tiny m-3\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center gap-4 text-grey font-group-tiny m-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption>Feb 8, 2026; Milan, Italy; Alysa Liu of the United States of America celebrates after winning gold in the team figure skating event during the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games at Milano Ice Skating Arena. | James Lang-Imagn Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"inline-text-7\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\">But Friday was all about Liu\u2019s performance in\u00a0that bold gold dress, delivering the first women\u2019s Team USA gold in figure skating since 2002 with Sarah Hughes did it in Salt Lake City.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" 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