Ilia Malinin congratulates Mikhail Shaidorov
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Mikhail Shaidorov said his Olympic men's figure skating gold proved "nothing is impossible" after shocking US star Ilia Malinin on Friday to make history for Kazakhstan. Surprised by his victory, he paid tribute to Malinin: "He is very important for figure skating,
Ilia Malinin struggled in his free skate, falling twice and bailing on other jumps, finishing in 8th at the 2026 Olympics in a shocking result.