Ilia Malinin stumbled under Olympic pressure as underdog Mikhail Shaidorov captured gold in a shocking Olympic men’s figure skating final at Milano-Cortina 2026.

In a shocking twist at the 2026 Winter Olympics, American figure skater Ilia Malinin​ didn't make it to the podium after falling twice during the free skate. Kazakhstan's Mikhail Shaidorov took home the gold.

Ilia Malinin missed out on a medal in a stunning and dramatic men's figure skating final at the Winter Olympics today. The American, 21, fell twice in his final free skate to score 156.33 and finish eighth as Mikhail Shaidorov won gold.

Ilia Malinin skated for a gold medal Friday, Feb. 13, at the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics. He fell twice, though, and finished fourth.

Stream every moment and every medal of the 2026 Milan Cortina Games on Peacock. Read more NBC News coverage of the Olympics and the athletes competing. After scoring five goals in the second period, the United States women cruised past Italy,

Team USA figure skating sensation Ilia Malinin entered Friday as an overwhelming favorite to take home gold in the men’s free skate at the 2026 Winter Olympics. Unfortunately, things did not go as planned.

Ilia Malinin failed to medal in the biggest surprise of the 2026 Winter Olympics to date. The two-time reigning world champion had a disastrous free skate in which he fell and failed to deliver on a handful of technical aspects.

We saw a major upset in the men's singles free skate final at the 2026 Winter Olympics on Friday. While American skater Ilia Malinin was widely expected to win the gold in the event, he fell off the podium after a mistake-filled routine, which had a high ...

Kazakhstan’s Mikhail Shaidorov claimed gold, while Japan’s Yuma Kagiyama took silver and Japan’s Shun Sato won bronze.