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The team event gold medal came down to Ilia Malinin, and he put on a thrilling performance to secure the gold medal for Team USA.
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Figure skating shocker: Ilia Malinin falls multiple times in final men's event, misses podium
Friday was set to be a day Ilia Malinin and figure skating fans would remember for a long time. That may remain true, but not for the reason Team USA wanted. The odds-on favorite for the gold medal in the men’s figure skating competition,
MILAN (AP) — Ilia Malinin posted a video on social media Monday juxtaposing images of his many triumphs with a black-and-white image of the U.S. figure skater with his head buried in his hands, and a caption hinting at an “inevitable crash” amid the pressure of the Olympics while teasing that a “version of the story” is coming on Saturday.
No American woman has won an individual figure skating medal since 2006. The U.S. entered these Olympics with a stacked team of Amber Glenn, Alysa Liu and Isabeau Levito, but that trio is in danger of falling off the podium going into Thursday’s free skate.