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“He showed up, explained the worst moment of his skating life — repeatedly across multiple interviews.”
Analyzed on 2026-08-22T05:05:37+00:00 · Last updated 2026-08-22
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He showed up, explained the worst moment of his skating life — repeatedly across multiple interviews.
Extracted from: Ilia Malinin squanders his prime Olympic hope: ‘I just felt like I had no control’ , The New York Times
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“In the kiss-and-cry area, Malinin seemed to say that if USA Figure Skating, the national governing body, had sent him to the 2022 Winter Games in Beijing and given him Olympic experience after he finished second at that year’s national championships — instead, he was passed over at age 17 — Friday’s failure wouldn’t have happened.“It’s not easy,” he said.Later, he appeared shocked when speaking with NBC.“I was not expecting that,” he said. “I felt like going into this competition I was so ready. But I think, maybe, I was too confident that it was going to go well.””
See How Ilia Malinin Fell From Podium in 2026 Men’s Figure Skating Final
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