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He came almost out of nowhere to snag silver, behind gold medalist Nathan Chen, and signaled his promise as a future star.
Four years ago, Malinin skated the performance of his then 17-year-old life at the U.S. Championships.
The Quad God finished eighth, punctuating a rocky Olympic debut.
Only two-time Olympic champion Dick Button won on his first try, back in 1948.
The last six American men who won Olympic gold did so in their return trip.
It’s the lowest the top American man has finished at the Olympics since Jason Brown took ninth in the 2014 Sochi Games.
He’s the only one who tries.
His explosive athleticism, his skating form, his composure, it all failed him — creating one of the great upsets for which sports is known for producing.
By the time he took the ice Friday, he needed only a 183.43 to become the Olympic champion, having seen his opponents tumble all over the ice.
Five days ago, he managed a 200.03 in the free skate during the team event, which was low for him.
He is the world record-holder for the same event, having scored 238.24 on the same general four-minute routine this past December.
He spoke calmly, having found his composure.
Figure skating functions as a habitat for heartbreak.
He had squandered the gold medal.
He didn’t hide behind his agony.
He didn’t run from his embarrassment.
Ilia Malinin buried his face in his black fabric-covered hands for a few seconds.
He showed up, explained the worst moment of his skating life — repeatedly across multiple interviews.
How many rotations is that?
At the Winter Olympics, Kira Kimura of Japan won the men’s big air snowboarding competition after hitting a switch backside 1980 weddle.
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