'Quad God' Ilia Malinin falls twice, finishes eighth place after shocking performance

Ilia Malinin had a wide way to the golden medal connected Friday nighttime – but that’s wherefore thing is played connected paper.

The 21-year-old American skating phenom, who has been nicknamed the "Quad God" for his astonishing leaping ability, failed to medal aft being the dense favourite to triumph gold, finishing successful eighth place.

Malinin connected connected a quad-flip to commencement but past settled for a azygous axel. He past had a treble loop alternatively of a quad loop, which was not precisely what helium had hoped for. 

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Ilia Malinin of the United States reacts aft competing successful the men's singles skating connected time 7 of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games astatine Milano Ice Skating Arena successful Milan, Italy, connected Feb. 13, 2026. (Sarah Stier/Getty Images)

It was each downhill from there. Malinin past fell connected a quad lutz effort and past fell connected different leap soon after.

While connected the bench, Malinin said that if helium had been successful Beijing 4 years ago, helium would not person skated arsenic poorly arsenic helium did. Malinin was 17 erstwhile helium was near disconnected the roster for veterans, and it’s wide that it was a intelligence battle.

"I was not expecting that," Malinin said. "Honestly, I can’t process what conscionable happened."

'I blew it."

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