In a shocking twist at the 2026 Winter Olympics, American figure skater Ilia Malinin​ didn't make it to the podium after falling twice during the free skate. Kazakhstan's Mikhail Shaidorov took home the gold.

According to USA Today's Christine Brennan, Malinin will be back on the ice Saturday to skate in the exhibition gala at the Olympics, a chance for the world's best competitors to put on a show for fans once more.

Ilia Malinin is the biggest story of the Winter Olympics for all of the wrong reasons as questionable ice conditions continue to plague the United States.

Team USA figure skater Ilia Malinin, nicknamed the “Quad God,” missed the podium after the men’s free skate at the 2026 Winter Olympics in a shocking upset that saw him finish in eighth place. Malinin,

If you missed Ilia Malinin's Olympics free skate performance in the men's figure skating competition, this is where you can watch the replay.

Figure skating fans watching the highly anticipated silver medal-winning performance from Madison Chock and Evan Bates at the Winter Olympics may have noticed something in their performance: his hand touched the ice.