{"id":842,"date":"2026-03-03T02:48:36","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T02:48:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vibes15.com\/?p=842"},"modified":"2026-03-03T02:48:36","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T02:48:36","slug":"this-didnt-feel-like-a-gala-it-felt-like-a-public-meltdown-turned-masterpiece-ilia-malinins-furious-milano-cortina-return-turns-gala-night-into-p","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vibes15.com\/?p=842","title":{"rendered":"\u201cTHIS DIDN\u2019T FEEL LIKE A GALA \u2014 IT FELT LIKE A PUBLIC MELTDOWN TURNED MASTERPIECE\u201d\u2014 Ilia Malinin\u2019s Furious Milano Cortina Return Turns Gala Night Into Pure Theatre as He Battles Invisible Pressure, Then Detonates a Quad Jump and Backflip So Daring It Felt Like a Warning to the Entire Skating World! Milano Cortina 2026 didn\u2019t just witness a performance \u2014 it witnessed an eruption. 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She performed a duet with a 3D projection that was meant to describe the journey of athletes, beginning with their first steps in their sport to the point at which \u201ctalent finds its home, merging with the skater,\u201d and they ultimately \u201cdraw the very best from it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Amber Glenn, who helped the US defend its Olympic team gold medal, performed to That\u2019s Life by Lady Gaga. The lyrics could hardly have been more fitting for the three-time and reigning national champion, who bounced back from a major mistake in her short program that cost her a shot at an individual medal by laying down one of the best free skates of her career.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"slot-body-end\" class=\"dcr-8ty69v\">\n<div class=\"dcr-oadkbb\">\n<section class=\"dcr-vxrady\">\n<div class=\"dcr-1ms23da\">\n<div class=\"dcr-12xsd97\">\n<div class=\"dcr-1puddky\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ilia Malinin delivers powerful skate in Exhibition Gala\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/98LsvKRJwy4\" width=\"990\" height=\"557\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-origwidth=\"990\" data-origheight=\"557\"><\/iframe>Just over one week after his hopes of an individual gold medal fell short, Ilia Malinin made a triumphant return to Olympic ice at the annual figure skating exhibition gala.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ffswooEd\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-3\"><\/div>\n<p>Malinin, 21, gave a powerful performance on Saturday, Feb. 21 set to \u201cFear\u201d by NF, which he\u2019d previously teased would be focused on mental health. The athlete said after his disappointing final skate on Feb. 13 that he\u2019d been overcome with \u201cnegative thoughts\u201d just before starting, which had made it hard for him to focus and ultimately landed him an eighth-place finish.<\/p>\n<p>During Saturday\u2019s program, he skated in a sweatshirt, and started by symbolically batting away the pings and comments in his music, which represented the negative impact of social media on his mental health. Once the music wrapped following his performance, which included his signature backflip, he appeared overcome with emotion as he soaked in the roaring applause.<\/p>\n<p>Malinin had previously told fans what to expect from the gala in an Instagram post on Feb. 16.<\/p>\n<div class=\"5McfRpa5\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cOn the world\u2019s biggest stage, those who appear the strongest may still be fighting invisible battles on the inside,\u201d he wrote. \u201cEven the happiest memories can end up tainted by the noise. Vile online hatred attacks the mind and fear lures it into the darkness, no matter how hard you try to stay sane through the endless insurmountable pressure.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-6\"><\/div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ilia Malinin performance to Fear at the Olympics Exhibition Gala\u2728#winterolympics #figureskating\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kjJY9yhh_Do?feature=oembed\" width=\"563\" height=\"1000\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-origwidth=\"563\" data-origheight=\"1000\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The gala is a post-competition tradition that features the podiums of all three completed figure skating events, plus other notable names from all over the world. This year\u2019s gala includes Malinin, Alysa Liu, Amber Glenn, Madison Chock and Evan Bates, Ellie Kam and Danny O\u2019Shea, Mikhail Shaidorov and Guillaume Cizeron and Laurence Fournier Beaudry.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/HBtK8AcbgAAFFj1.jpg\" alt=\"Ilia Malinin with Madison Chock and Evan Bates at the rehearsal for the exhibition gala of the 2026 Olympic Winter Games yesterday.\" \/><\/p>\n<p>There are no judges and no medals at stake, so skaters are encouraged to get creative and have fun with their programs. Malinin and his teammates also performed a group program together earlier in the night.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with PEOPLE several days after the final, Malinin said that he was leaving his Olympic experience with newfound wisdom, having gained more in defeat.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/HBoozFqWgAEVaZC.jpg\" alt=\"ilia malinin at the rehearsals today for the gala \ud83d\udc97\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think honestly, you learn more from losing than you do winning, so I think I\u2019m definitely gonna be able to learn a lot from this so I can come back better and stronger and really just know what I was up against,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s one thing to experience the Olympics for the first time, but it\u2019s another to go again and know what\u2019s gonna happen and really know how to prepare yourself better.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"An emotional performance by Ilia Malinin at the #FigureSkating Gala! \u2728\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7nU0mZb2nXw?feature=oembed\" width=\"563\" height=\"1000\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-origwidth=\"563\" data-origheight=\"1000\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>He also opened up about supporting his teammate Amber Glenn, whose own individual skate got off to a shaky start with her short program (Though she later redeemed her performance with a stellar free skate).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alysa Liu followed up her gold medal with an upbeat routine on Saturday.\u00a0Photograph: Qian Jun\/MB Media\/Getty Images The opening act featured former Italian figure skater Carolina Kostner, who won a bronze medal at the 2014 Winter Games. 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