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Ilia Malinin’s catastrophic free skate: ‘I blew it.’

New York Times - World Human InterestNews ReportEN 2 min read 100% complete by Victor Mather, Doug Mills and Vincent AlbanFebruary 13, 2026 at 11:39 PM
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Ilia Malinin, the favorite in the men's figure skating event known for his quad jumps, finished in eighth place after a disastrous free skate on Friday, February 13, 2026. Malinin, who is the only skater to land a quad Axel in competition, backed out of two quad jumps and fell on two others, completing only three of his planned seven quads. He attributed his poor performance to being "too confident." Mikhail Shaidorov of Kazakhstan won the gold medal, landing five quads in his routine. Yuma Kagiyama and Shun Sato of Japan secured the silver and bronze medals, respectively. The event took place during an unspecified competition.

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I blew it.

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The gold was won by Mikhail Shaidorov of Kazakhstan.

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Malinin backed out of two quad jumps and fell on two more.

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Ilia Malinin finished in eighth place.

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Malinin suggested he was perhaps too confident.

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NBC 30% Scott Hamilton 40% United States 40% Japan 60% Kazakhstan 60% Shun Sato ×270% Mikhail Shaidorov ×270% Yuma Kagiyama ×270% Ilia Malinin ×590%

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ilia malinin 100% figure skating 100% free skate 90% quad jumps 80% quad axel 70% yuma kagiyama 60% shun sato 60% mikhail shaidorov 60% sports 40%

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Kazakhstan

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