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.
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.
In one of the biggest upsets of the 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan/Cortina d’Ampezzo, Kazakhstan’s Mikhail Shaidorov won the gold medal. The gold for Shaidorov was completely unexpected. This was Kazakhstan’s first medal of the 2026 Olympic Winter Games.
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Mikhail Shaidorov wins historic figure skating Olympic gold for Kazakhstan at Milano Cortina games
Mikhail Shaidorov became Kazakhstan’s first Olympic gold medallist in men’s figure skating after triumphing at the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics 2026.View on euronews
Ilia Malinin was destined for gold, but his shocking performance showed there is no pressure like the Olympics.
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Twenty-one men have won a gold medal in figure skating at the Olympics since 1908. Here's the full list.
When it comes to the Winter Olympics, figure skating is always one of the most anticipated, most-watched events of the two-week extravaganza. That is once again the case with the 2026 Milan-Cortina Games.
2026 Olympic figure skating schedule: The 2026 Winter Olympics are happening now. Here's the full schedule for watching the figure skating. The post 2026 Olympic Figure Skating — Full Schedule on TV appeared first on Heavy Sports.
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