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, 21, was the gold-medal favorite after finishing the short program in first place earlier this week, but the mistakes began almost as soon as he hit the ice for the free skate on Friday, February 13. After completing his first jump, a quadruple flip, Malinin attempted a quadruple axel but managed only a single. He went on to fall twice and botched several other jumps, including a quad loop that t...

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