{"id":709,"date":"2026-02-25T03:05:05","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T03:05:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vibes15.com\/?p=709"},"modified":"2026-02-25T03:05:05","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T03:05:05","slug":"at-the-gala-for-milano-cortina-2026-ilia-malinin-didnt-just-skate-he-unloaded-everything-hed-been-carrying-moving-to-fear-by-nf-he-stepped-onto-the-ice-w","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vibes15.com\/?p=709","title":{"rendered":"At the gala for Milano Cortina 2026, Ilia Malinin didn\u2019t just skate\u2014he unloaded everything he\u2019d been carrying. Moving to \u201cFear\u201d by NF, he stepped onto the ice with his hoodie up and a phone in his hand, acting out the noise that never seems to stop\u2014the comments, the headlines, the pressure to be perfect. 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Following an individual event that saw him \u201cshattered\u201d by the pressure, finishing a shock 8th after entering the free skate with the lead, Malinin delivered a routine to\u00a0<b data-path-to-node=\"3\" data-index-in-node=\"313\">NF\u2019s \u201cFear\u201d<\/b>\u00a0that felt like a public autopsy of his own mental state.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"3\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/1b89770f844e37de96ca757eb72adc2d05cc0965\/544_0_5632_4507\/master\/5632.jpg?width=465&amp;dpr=1&amp;s=none&amp;crop=none\" alt=\"Ilia Malinin performs to Fear as he completes cathartic Olympic gala routine | Winter Olympics 2026 | The Guardian\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-5\"><\/div>\n<hr data-path-to-node=\"4\" \/>\n<h3 data-path-to-node=\"5\"><b data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">THE \u2018SAVAGE\u2019 REALITY OF DIGITAL NOISE<\/b><\/h3>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"6\">Dressed in a grey hoodie with the word \u201cFear\u201d printed upside down and frayed jeans, Malinin didn\u2019t start with a jump. He started with a flinch.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"7\">As the \u201cdigital noise\u201d of the arena speakers mimicked social media alerts and the \u201cclatter\u201d of paparazzi cameras, Malinin mimed scrolling through his phone, his face illuminated by the cold blue light of a screen. It was a \u201cvisceral\u201d representation of the scrutiny that analysts say led to his \u201cinevitable crash\u201d on the ice just one week prior.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"8\">\u201cThe noise, the media, the environment\u2014it was overwhelming,\u201d Malinin told reporters, his voice more measured than it had been all month. \u201cI wanted to show that we are human beings. We aren\u2019t robots.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"8\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/98LsvKRJwy4\" width=\"350\" height=\"235\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-origwidth=\"350\" data-origheight=\"235\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr data-path-to-node=\"9\" \/>\n<h3 data-path-to-node=\"10\"><b data-path-to-node=\"10\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">SIDEBAR: THE ANATOMY OF A CATHARSIS<\/b><\/h3>\n<table data-path-to-node=\"11\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>The Element<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>The Action<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>The \u2018Daily Mail\u2019 Verdict<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"11,1,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"11,1,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">The Prop<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"11,1,1,0\">A glowing smartphone<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"11,1,2,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"11,1,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Modern Horror!<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"11,2,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"11,2,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">The Choreography<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"11,2,1,0\">Flinching from \u201cflashbulbs\u201d<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"11,2,2,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"11,2,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Raw Vulnerability!<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"11,3,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"11,3,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">The Technicals<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"11,3,1,0\">Quad Jump + Backflip<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"11,3,2,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"11,3,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Still The King!<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"11,4,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"11,4,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">The Ending<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"11,4,1,0\">Putting on headphones<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"11,4,2,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"11,4,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">The Power of Silence!<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"11,5,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"11,5,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">The Result<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"11,5,1,0\">Standing Ovation<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"11,5,2,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"11,5,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Total Redemption!<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<hr data-path-to-node=\"12\" \/>\n<h3 data-path-to-node=\"13\"><b data-path-to-node=\"13\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">\u2018RIPPING OFF THE BANDAGES\u2019<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/1y6v8DkSpJJAU9XPc5HPSNk8hI4=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(2891x0:2893x2)\/GettyImages-2262338911-4d1edba5e6dd4aec9c6426edfd1b5b47.jpg\" alt=\"Ilia Malinin Makes Powerful Return to Olympic Ice at Figure Skating Gala\" \/><\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"14\">The performance reached its crescendo when Malinin, eyes hidden beneath his hood, suddenly \u201cdetonated\u201d into a massive quadruple jump followed by his signature\u00a0<b data-path-to-node=\"14\" data-index-in-node=\"159\">backflip<\/b>, landing on one foot with a precision that had eluded him during the medal rounds.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"15\">It was the sight of a man \u201cripping off emotional bandages\u201d in real-time. By the time he mimed putting on headphones for the final bars of the song\u2014plunging the entire arena into a \u201ccharged, heavy silence\u201d\u2014there wasn\u2019t a dry eye in the house.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"16\">While\u00a0<b data-path-to-node=\"16\" data-index-in-node=\"6\">Mikhail Shaidorov<\/b>\u00a0of Kazakhstan may have taken the individual gold with his \u201cKung Fu Panda\u201d charm, Malinin took home something perhaps more valuable: his humanity. As he put it himself, the boy who arrived in Milan is \u201cdust,\u201d but the man who left the ice last night looks ready to build something new.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"17\"><b data-path-to-node=\"17\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Was Ilia\u2019s \u2018Fear\u2019 routine the most honest moment in Olympic history, or was it a \u2018harrowing\u2019 reminder that we expect too much from our young stars?<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MILAN, ITALY\u00a0\u2014 For two years, he was the \u201cQuad God\u201d\u2014a technical machine who seemed impervious to the laws of physics and the weight of expectation. But last night at the\u00a0Milano Ice Skating Arena,\u00a0Ilia Malinin\u00a0finally let the mask slip. 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